Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Congratulations to Kevin Janisse


Kevin:

Congratulations on your promotion to 7th degree Black Belt and the inheritor of Kong Shin Bup.

Check out Kevin's class on Martial Arts on Tuesday and Thursday Nights at New Hope.

See more on Kevin's Face Book page
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/profile.php?id=864220491&ref=ts

Monday, August 16, 2010

Oops! Wrong Father!

I love this story. While it does not accurately depict how we are brought into this world it does give a picture of how our true Father is pursuing us and wants a relationship with us.
Dennis

via Lifestream Blog by Wayne on 8/13/10

I heard an incredible story today and I think it is as true for many of us as it is for the person who sent it to me in an email. I quote:

I feel like I’m meeting my Dad for the first time!

My wife’s best friend is a real-life Jerry Springer show. She hadn’t been talking to her dad for a few years, bad situation. He’s a pretty terrible guy. Anyway, she found out a month ago that he isn’t her actual dad, and that her real dad has been trying to find her for 22 years, ever since the one-night stand that produced her. He has prayed for her non-stop since coming to know Jesus along the way.

Once he found her, he and his family immediately came to from a long distance to meet his daughter. She has a new dad! Just like that, everything she thought to be true about her father was completely WRONG and she had a dad! And her newborn, their first, now has a grandfather! Beautiful.

What a story, and I love his take-away from it!. Many of us have been taught that the God of the Bible is a mean, demanding, angry taskmaster and that if we don’t please him horrible things will happen to us. Try as we might to please him, we were never good enough and we end up feeling rejected and all alone. But that isn’t your Father. That’s someone masquerading as him to abuse your love, devour your joy, and destroy your life.

The Father who is really your Father has been searching for you all your life long. He has been closer than your breath, only you may have missed him with all the pretenders. Stop long enough to behold the Father who has always had great affection for you. That’s beautiful too!

Posted via email from Dennis's posterous

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Here's a Man who wants to see how far he can go!


Meet Pat Bolan - new member to New Hope and a real ambitious guy.
"Big high five" Pat.

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