by Shane Craven | Jan 30, 2010 | Attitude
Carpe diem is a phrase from a Latin poem by Horace. It is popularly translated as “seize the day.” Carpe means “pick, pluck, pluck off, gather,” but Horace uses the word to mean “enjoy, make use of.” Kind of goes right in line...
by Shane Craven | Jan 20, 2010 | Church Planting
80% do not make it……70% are not self-supporting even after four years. The odds are so against us as in any secular business, simply because of it being a start-up. It takes time, energy, and money to get to critical mass and most just do not have the...
by Shane Craven | Jan 15, 2010 | Tribute
2010 American Idol……….a big congrats to two of the most respectable young men you’ll ever come across. Their proud parents, Steve and Vickie Flockhart, have given them the ability to dream, to envision the impossible, and to go against the...
by Shane Craven | Jan 11, 2010 | Tribute
On losing his dad ten years ago, Vince Gill says, “It cuts like a randle knife, but I learned a few chords on the banjo was the key to life.” What a great song written by Vince Gill about his dad- every word...
by Shane Craven | Dec 29, 2009 | change
2009 comes to a close in a couple of days. I think it is a great time of the year to do private and personal introspection, slowing down just long enough to make sure we are exactly where God would have us be. I am convinced that decisions like Urban Meyer made this...