2nd Annual Golf Outing Tee Sheet Announced
The 2009 tee sheet has been announced for the 2nd Annual Golf Outing. It’s a 4:30 shotgun start at Overland golf course. There are a few spaces available for any last minute registrations. The Garden Party will follow golf and will begin at 6:30pm. There will be a putting contest (using hickory putters), a chipping contest (using a niblick) and several prizes for best dressed, best set of clubs, etc.
Learn more at DenverGolfers.org …
Old School Golf Outing Coming Up
Reserve your spot today for the Old School Golf Outing.
What North American Churches Can Learn from European Church Planters by Kelly McFadden
I’m excited to write that a recent article Kelly wrote was featured on LeadNet.
Below is an excerpt from the report. You can see the featured article on the LeadNet website.
Leaders of the Antioch Movement in the Ukraine still remember the day denominational leaders in that country decided to trade their independent church-planting efforts for a united national plan.
It was the first time since the fall of Communism ushered in religious freedom in the Ukraine that religious leaders had banded together for the purpose of widespread church multiplication.
“We tried to help churches understand that it is our country and we are responsible for it; it is our people and our churches who need to deliver and give birth to other churches,” says Victor Kulbich, who helped train church planters in the country. “And it is our responsibility to bring the Gospel to each man, woman and child and plant the churches. It is a huge vision and we need God’s help.”
The culmination of the collaborative work of the Antioch Movement was when Baptist, Pentecostal and independent church leaders came together to sign a historic plan to . . .
If you have a few minutes read the article on the Leadership Network website. Feel free to rate the article and leave a comment. The more the merrier.
Newest Piper Marie Picture
Our most recent picture of Piper is my favorite.
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Glamour Golf Pictures
We set up some black sheets for pictures of Piper and Campbell decided to jump in with his golf club. Classic.
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Piper Marie McFadden Arrives
Piper joined us on Friday morning. She is doing great and so is Mom.
Piper’s Vitals:
- 7 lbs 13 oz
- 20 inches
- 10:58am MST
- July 10, 2009 (on her official due date)
Check out a few of the pictures from the weekend:
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| Welcome Piper |
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| Campbell Meets Piper |
McFaddenPlace Moved … But You Can’t Tell
You might not know we moved … I guess it’s better to say we switched our hosting at mcfaddenplace. Not significant to any of our readers but it is significant (or maybe not) to Yahoo. Yahoo webhosting stinks! We started there back in 2005 right before we moved to Oxford. We used Yahoo because they had an easy to use “site builder” and hosting was included. Fast forward 4 years, 3 website designs and a switch to wordpress and we’ve outgrown Yahoo. How does someone outgrow Yahoo? Easy, they only have tools for people that don’t want to experiment with new tools … they don’t even allow people to work with the latest and greatest platforms like WordPress.
So, you might notice some new design changes and features. I hope you enjoy.
Nesting, Preparing, and Unforeseen Discovery
There are volumes of books and internet pages dedicated to the woman’s need for “nesting” before a new child comes; yet this past week I experienced the man’s version.
1. I had to build something
I’ve been talking about building cornhole boards for nearly a year and for some reason I decided this holiday weekend it was time. After 4 trips to Home Depot, a few hours reading “how to” articles and countless hours I’m almost done. I haven’t even finished yet … but soon.
2. I had to prepare “my” room
I knew our baby girl would have a wonderful room. Kelly has been working hard on it for months and it is prepared. Beautifully decorated, it’s cozy and welcoming … perfect for our little girl. I on the other hand needed to prepare my sanctuary: the office. I’ve had boxes of books on the ground since last summer and I’ve talked and researched book shelves for that entire time. But last night I got on craigslist (for the 1000th time) and found four 6′ book shelves listed for $10/ea. Could it be true? Could my office finally be complete? Yes. Thank you Craig Newmark for building a tool that would enable me to complete my office for less than $25 (I only bought 2 shelves).
3. Unforeseen Discovery
After dragging the bookshelves into the office I decided to unpack a box of books. These are books I have not seen in a few years. Business books like Good to Great by Jim Collins and branding books by Aaker to spiritual books like Celebration of Disciplines and an Old Testament Commentary. But then I found a book that I purchased years ago but never started … The Imitation of Christ by Thomas A Kempis (b. 1380- d. 1471). A classic that was dusty yet unread. So in my nesting and building I discovered something new which was indeed quite old (written in 1441 and translated hundreds if not thousands of times). So this morning I moved my schedule around and decided to pick it up.
After reading the preface and part of the introduction I knew it wasn’t a coincidence that I “found” this book. I went straight to chapter one and was pleasantly surprised that it was less than 2 pages long. What a gentle start or was it.
Of the Imitation of Christ
“So, it is vanity to seek material wealth that cannot last and to place your trust in it. It is also vanity to seek recognition and status. It is vanity to chase after what the world says you should want and to long for things you should not have, things that you will pay a high price for later on if you get them. It is vanity to wish for a long life and to care little about a good life. It is vanity to focus on ly on your present life and not to look ahead to your future life. It is vanity to live for the joys of the moment and not to seek eagerly the lasting joys that await you. …
…Make ever effort, then, to shift your affections from the things that you can see to the things you cannot see…”
Unforeseen discovery. It was a good morning. More eye opening than the strongest coffee yet more peaceful than anything I could imagine. And so I am reminded to rest in Him.
