Jude 2

I teach an adult SS class. We have just finished a curriculum that took over two years, closer to three, to complete; I've only taught the class for the last four months or so. The goal when I was asked to teach this class was to bring them into a discipleship curriculum, namely, Multiply. We use Mu...

And, just think. The Lord did all that without using Phil Robertson. I mean, you had the beard before most of us ever heard of him!!

Wonderful milestone, brother. Congrats to you and Shellie.

Tim, I'd love to get together with you and figure this out better. Maybe we could arrange to meet for lunch, on me of course, and you can get me pointed in the right direction? Btw, I've been looking through online services ot help ... legalzoom, startchurch, corporatesole, etc. I'm not sure it's e...

The other day, I shared here how my sister in law's brother had committed suicide last Friday; his funeral was Monday. I also shared that my brother and sister in law are separated and, as far as I am aware at the moment, they have signed a divorce agreement. My brother left her and he is involved w...

A family in Town Creek, AL needs prayer. This is my sister in law's family. My SIL needs prayer, too. My brother has left her for a young woman after 28 years of marriage. Now, her own brother has committed suicide. His funeral is today. He leaves a wife, a son who is a fine young man, and a daughte...

BTW, all churches are automatically tax exempt. However, as with any tax exempt non profit entity, certain types of income generating activity may trigger taxable income. You have to know what your income generation activity will be and whether it will comply with nontaxable CHURCH income before you...

In Alabama, you can be an unincorporated church association and you can be tax exempt under IRS rules as a church. Certain income may be taxable to the entity. Income paid from revenue is taxable to the payee. As a general rule, under $50K in revenue does not require a Form 990, but does require an ...

Not that I am aware. 😀

PA, my prayers for your surgery and all that is connected to it, buddy. Will be praying. Dawgs, I am asking this not to pick on you. You really mean what you say and I appreciate it. But, I am still unclear on what you say. You said that the church system ought to be more business like. Well, I am n...

What IS your view? Just turn over the keys to the kids? I know you don't mean THAT, but what specifically DO you mean? Let 40 year olds take over all leadership? What is this? Logan's Run? (You must be 45 or older to get that. :lol: :lol: ) I am not trying to be smart alecky. But, you have not made ...

Dawgs, respectfully, what does that have to do with it? Everything that makes sense in light of the Word and what is going on in the wide world in the body of Christ is opposed to leadership as elevation of personality. Leadership is clearly drawn as servant hood. And, servant hood is not seeking o...

Dawgs, respectfully, what does that have to do with it? Everything that makes sense in light of the Word and what is going on in the wide world in the body of Christ is opposed to leadership as elevation of personality. Leadership is clearly drawn as servant hood. And, servant hood is not seeking op...

It is interesting that one topic has dominated the thread on the leadership transition within COGOP. And, I've heard it locally, not merely on here. Would COGOP and COG merge? Is now the time? Etc. First, I have wondered why now seems to be the time to so actively imagine such a thing. Is the COGOP ...

It is not just a milestone, but in my family of multiple divorces, it is a miracle. Everyone who has been married for any length of time knows you get remarried, in a sense, every day. New grace. New patience. New affections. New slate. Both directions. So, I'm blessed along with all of you married ...