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Merry Christmas From The Lehman’s

From Pastor Mark's Blog

No letter this year.  Infographic!

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Christmas 2011 - Lehman Letter infographic and label

Lehman - Christmas Photo - 2011

Dirt Work Started!

From Pastor Mark's Blog

At the end of June we had our ceremonial ground breaking.

This past week – we literally broke some ground!

Look at 1:10 in the video.  Someone tall lent a helping hand.  Kinda.

 

Christmas Present Painted!

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Mark with paintingFor

Christmas my wife bought me a blank canvas.  It was a gift of unique possibilities. 

Abby Pimentel, a skilled artist in our church, had recently started making her paintings available for purchase.  Her specialty: Painting the Word of God.

Life Gives and Takes

From Pastor Mark's Blog

imageWe seem to have reached the age where life stops giving us things and starts taking them away. - Dean Charles Stanforth, character in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Great Sunday–20 Baptisms

From Pastor Mark's Blog

Last Sunday, August 21, was an amazing Sunday in the church we pastor.

300 in attendance at the morning services, and about 300 at an afternoon Water Baptismal Celebration.

Rejoice with me and watch this video.  Hint (Watch all the way through for a fun picture of me!)

Second Guesses

From Pastor Mark's Blog

At age 44 it is most likely that I have more yesterdays than tomorrows.

When I think of time wasted, misspent, and used for things that really don’t matter, I get wondering.

Am I pouring my life into what matters most?

Second guessing past decisions seems at best to be a depressing trip down memory lane, and at worst doubting God’s direction and Lordship over my life.

Instead I am looking forward with anticipation and expectation.  Anticipating God’s voice and expecting his direction/correction if I stray.

Change–Finishing The Sentence

From Pastor Mark's Blog

Having dinner with my wife for our anniversary and the topic of change came up.  We conversed back and forth about where we had lived, etc.

She then started the sentence, “One thing that has changed about you is that . . . “ –> and then I finished the sentence for her.

Not uncommon for married couples, especially for 21 years.  But The look on her face was palpable.  I nailed it. 

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