by Shane Craven | Nov 28, 2008 | Holidays
An old gentlemen once sat around the long thanksgiving dinner table staring at his large family and said, “Look to your left and right because these are the people that will love you and be there for you, all your life, unconditionally.” Nothing more...
by Shane Craven | Nov 26, 2008 | Thoughts
As we roll into a Thanksgiving holiday once again, this year is different, simply because the journey over the last 15 months has been major preparation for launching a new church. We have sooo much going on in a good way and it’s very hard to describe all of...
by Shane Craven | Nov 25, 2008 | Tribute
Dale Griffith was 26 years my senior, but a dear friend of mine. Dale and I had an immediate kinship and did ministry together for a lot of years, trying to help people see that Jesus Christ could change their lives. Dale consulted for us at Mount Rachel Baptist...
by Shane Craven | Nov 25, 2008 | Church Planting
Jerry Falwell always told his church planters to move to town and buy a cemetary plot…in other words, he believed in longevity! He practiced that and his planters practiced that. There’s something about crossing the Rubekon River and not looking back,...
by Shane Craven | Nov 24, 2008 | Giving
During challenging economic times, studies show that God’s people don’t really flinch and continue to “give,” oftentimes more than they were giving. I think people, in general, begin to realize how quickly “it” can come and go and...
