Thoughts and Discussion Needed

Sorry I have not posted much at all. I promise I am going to do a better job of posting and responding to posts now that summer is here.

Two things.

First, just to catch you guys up to what is up with Kristin and I...Kristin is now 5 months pregnant. We are having twins...a boy and a girl. We are open to people purchasing the naming rights to each of the children, within certain boundaries. Just submit a proposal, along with dollar amount and we will get back to you.

Second, and this is the purpose for the title "Thoughts and Discussion Needed", I am giving you a link to a sermon to which you MUST listen. This is one of the most critical issues facing the church, yet we are turning a deaf ear to it.
Voddie Baucham has hit the nail on the head (as usual) and delivers and great message on a subject we must all admit we handle very poorly in our churches.

Please listen and we can discuss it together.

Link:
Click on "listen" on the sermon: "The Centrality of the Home"

I look forward to the discussion we'll have. I'll wait a day or two before posting some questions about the sermon and how we can make some changes in our churches.

-JGray

Husbandry

Big Henk,
I think you are probably not alone in your struggles. I struggle often (sometimes it seems like continuously) with being the head of household. Probably the only ones of us who don't struggle are the professionals like drock, jason, and eric. ha ;)

I find that i am never patient enough, loving enough, or godly enough of a husband. But last time i checked, that is why Christ chose us isn't it. He has chosen the dispicable so that he might be glorified when he accomplishes his work.

Sorry, I gotta go to church. there will definitely be more this afternoon....

Christian Financial Planner?

I recently had a discussion with another Christian Financial Planner about joining the Christian Financial Planners Association (CFPA), and I am not sure how I feel about these Christian professional associations and designations. Here are some questions for everyone to respond to:

Is there a difference in a Christian Financial Planner and a Financial Planner who is a Christian? Does my membership in associations like the CFPA matter to potential Christian clients? What about in your profession (minus D-rock and E-rock)-- is there a sub-culture of Christian practitioners? Do they market themselves to other Christians, and if they do, does it sound like they can help them better than a non-Christian planner?

Questions? Comments? Cheap-shots?