Vade Mecum

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41212159968240385072011-04-21T18:03:44.115-05:00Vade MecumIt's latin for "go with me." So, COME ON!Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241004047179675737noreply@blogger.comBlogger201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121215996824038507.post-19038369700590881402007-12-07T02:53:00.000-05:002007-12-07T02:55:03.679-05:00Up to Date Blog at Wordpress

My blog is running over at Wordpress, please come for a visit at www.millervillage.wordpress.comThanks, Steve

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241004047179675737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121215996824038507.post-23049982960039788412007-06-25T13:34:00.000-05:002007-06-25T13:37:35.032-05:00I'm blogging at Wordpress, come on over there!

I frequently get viewers who have been referred from this abandoned blog, so I have left you guys this message that just happen to be browsing by:check out my latest at www.millervillage.wordpress.comThanks

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241004047179675737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121215996824038507.post-38952719910705483532007-03-22T09:59:00.000-05:002007-03-22T10:00:29.657-05:00Switching to WordPress

I'm blogging over at WordPress now, so visit me atwww.millervillage.wordpress.com

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241004047179675737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121215996824038507.post-15310256336795140252007-03-19T13:55:00.000-05:002007-03-19T14:26:20.848-05:00Obey

Blogger, the Foulkes family, found our "Obey" video archived at www.centergrovebc.org, and shares it on their blog. We love it too. Once we put it on the website, my kids would watch it on loop for at least 30 minutes straight. Some other pastors and I developed it for a sermon series that played off of the name,"Ebay" EBay...Obey...get it?I decided to put it on my blog too... and uploaded it on

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241004047179675737noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121215996824038507.post-25676217261666092042007-03-19T08:46:00.000-05:002007-03-19T15:43:55.122-05:00Sermons Boring???? Ya gotta be kiddin'!

Recently, I asked what someone thought of a particular sermon..."Boring," came the straight-faced reply, "It was boring."Of course, I thought he was joking...He was not."Boring," but why? Other than simply being that my preaching was in fact boring, there are a myriad of factors to why someone can become bored with a sermon. Why, couldn't even the greatest preachers become bored with a good

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241004047179675737noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121215996824038507.post-57430800523871881332007-03-17T15:54:00.000-05:002007-03-17T16:07:37.456-05:00My Mind

Over the past month I've been reading a popular Bible teacher's bestseller. Here are a few points about my "mind" that I would like to remember and practice:My mind may not be as focused as it could be because it hasn't been disciplined for concentration. Train it, keep at it.My mind may be often confused because I'm trying to figure out the "Why?" behind everything. Am I tempted to disregard

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241004047179675737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121215996824038507.post-71750761395447511552007-03-16T09:07:00.000-05:002007-03-16T09:23:54.970-05:00Christian Perfection

Here's a written exchange I had with a fellow "theologian"--which I think is excellent. He wrote a brief talk about Christians attaining to perfection, and I wrote comments back (in blue caps)."Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect. . . ." Philippians 3:12 It is a snare to imagine that God wants to make us perfect specimens of what He can do; God's purpose is to make

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241004047179675737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121215996824038507.post-2490594834154986002007-03-14T23:10:00.000-05:002007-03-14T23:16:17.864-05:00Echo-location

A year ago I saw something incredible on late night television, a blind person using echo-location. I told some friends, and they wouldn't believe it. Well, here's another guy...just awesome!

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241004047179675737noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121215996824038507.post-35209797474613186192007-03-14T10:23:00.000-05:002007-03-14T10:40:08.767-05:00Why isn't God there?

Preaching through Habakkuk, I find that the Old Testament prophet feels frustrated with what he thinks is God's absence. I've been there, too, wondering why God let's false religions to prosper, hunger to spread, and evil to go unpunished. So, why does God sometimes feel distant and silent just when the world needs Him?Habakkuk would never live to really understand that it was grace that kept

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241004047179675737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121215996824038507.post-90301731845590946822007-03-09T13:25:00.000-05:002007-03-09T13:30:49.309-05:00Kershaw's "Fork in the Road"

A friend told me that he reported on the "fork in the road" back in October. He runs the site, www.seelancaster.com, and here is the breaking news on the story of century...One local resident, that asked that his name (Eddie Adams) not be used said, "I moved here about 10 years ago, I saw it and picked it up and threw it away every day for about a week, I just figured some old timer was playing a

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241004047179675737noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121215996824038507.post-57884287472732651202007-03-07T12:17:00.000-05:002007-03-07T13:08:21.726-05:00Digital Sermons

I would really like to archive my sermons on digital audio. It was suggested to me that I could get a digital recorder and voila!Here's one Friar's recommendation for digitally recording.http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/HowToPodcast.htmHere's another guy who suggests the same equipment.http://www.churchcommunicationspro.com/2006/12/05/digital-audio-recording-kit-for-sermon-podcasting/

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241004047179675737noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121215996824038507.post-78212971734716481392007-03-07T09:42:00.000-05:002007-03-07T10:40:47.896-05:00SPACEPETS?? They Came from Above

Paul Fritz, a contributor of over 1300 sermons on www.sermoncentral.com caught my attention when I read the term "SPACEPETS," while researching. Turns out this heavenly term is an acrostic for applying Biblical truth...far out!To personalize the interpretation and application of any scripture use the following acrostic: S-P-A-C-E-P-E-T-S Sin to ConfessPromise to ClaimAttitude to ChangeCommand to

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241004047179675737noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121215996824038507.post-4184345236899801122007-03-05T08:54:00.000-05:002007-03-05T09:00:55.208-05:00Opening Pandora's Family Tomb

This blogger had me hooked and rolling... Jesus' underwear???"Ah, gentlemen, excuse me. But isn't that a Macy's box."

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241004047179675737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121215996824038507.post-55156587008315628442007-03-05T08:30:00.000-05:002007-03-16T09:39:18.523-05:00Solving the Rubik's Blindfolded

You know that commercial with the guy solving the Rubik's Cube blindfolded? My wife really bursted my bubble last night when she said it was obviously played backwards--that is he is really mixing it up and they reversed the tape. "Obiously?" I became quite suspicious.I went to the net to find the video to put it through my rigorous inspection. Instead of the commercial I found Tyson Mao. Is he

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241004047179675737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121215996824038507.post-33744498041041642132007-03-04T10:29:00.000-05:002007-03-04T10:31:46.941-05:00The Prostitute Who Became a Queen

Here's an illustration that I preached today that made an impact on me...Knowing that you can change doesn’t always motivate you enough to change. Knowing you could stop disobeying God doesn’t mean you will.That’s like a story I heard about a king that decreed in his land that there would be a blanket pardon extended to all prostitutes. Obviously that was great news if you were a prostitute.

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241004047179675737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121215996824038507.post-18373399272535100232007-03-03T21:53:00.000-05:002007-03-05T09:04:35.284-05:00OCD & the Tomb of Christ

I must admit that I have been caught up a little in the drama surrounding the Jesus Family Tomb.I like what was reported by one resident in Jerusalem's East Talpiot district, where the tombs were discovered...Local residents told the BBC News website they were pleased with the attention the tomb has drawn. "It will mean our house prices will go up because Christians will want to live here," one

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241004047179675737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121215996824038507.post-27294910113503803442007-03-03T21:39:00.000-05:002007-03-03T21:46:30.023-05:00Ministry is like herding cats

I love this commercial...

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241004047179675737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121215996824038507.post-59654184217654356512007-03-01T10:04:00.000-05:002007-03-01T10:14:18.345-05:00Meat and Potatoes Sermons

I found this guy, Jim Thomas, out there who is writing for the small rural church. I think he has a great insight to this culture.Practical Preaching RequiredMy best friend is a gourmet chief. He loves fancy restaurants and fine dining, but we live in what he describes as a “feeder” town. There are dining towns and feeder towns. Rural ministries are “feeder” towns when it comes to preaching. They

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241004047179675737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121215996824038507.post-17369154463549197832007-03-01T08:34:00.000-05:002007-03-01T10:04:49.791-05:00Words, if Necessary

I have always liked the idea in the phrase attributed to St. Francis of Assisi, "Preach the gospel and if necessary use words." Why? Because I don't like preaching? Well, maybe, but it is mostly because I have found our actions often speak louder than our sermons. But I have found that the Scripture says that words always necessary for belief. The Romans 10 passage clearly makes preaching

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241004047179675737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4121215996824038507.post-40842524946682035742007-02-28T15:26:00.000-05:002007-02-28T15:30:30.843-05:00Better Never than Late

So, here's my version of more of the same kind of blogging you find all over the net. Maybe this will be of more importance than waste...just maybe.

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