Seems like things haven’t changed since my last, long-ago post. We got home from Mom’s in time for me to attend my seminary class. I’m in an extension program, so my class met four times this past quarter, interspersed with all of my travels. Because of the travel, I was behind on reading and assignments, […]

My apologies for the silence lately. It’s been a CRAZY month, which has left little time for blogging—or much of anything else. At the end of April, we visited our son and DIL in southern CA to celebrate his 24th birthday and our 29th anniversary – same day. Poor planning, as my OB reminded me […]

I want to wish each of you, my readers, a blessed Resurrection Day. May the reality of our Lord’s sacrifice renew your soul and spirit today. May you rest in His provision and His salvation.

Today is the first birthday of  WhyDidntYouWarnMe.com. We posted our first entry on February 12, 2007. Thanks to all of you who have made our first year a success. It’s been fun finding ways to encourage and support your small group ministries.
And congratulations to Edgar Sanchez who is the winner of a copy of Why […]

In my last post, I listed some questions I ask in assessing the effectiveness of any small group I’m leading. The Sower from Bethel Church in Richland, WA, posted a quick assessment tool by Reid Smith. This summary is adapted from his article in Small Group Dynamics, Dec. 2007.
Do people love God more? Experiencing more […]

February 12 is WhyDidntYouWarnMe.com’s first anniversary! That calls for a give-away. I’ll do a drawing on February 12 for a copy of my book. There a four ways to enter:
Enter a comment on any blog post on my site and get one entry.
Add www.whydidntyouwarnme.com/blog to your blogroll and get two entries.
Mention and link to […]

Congratulations to Joy Gray of San Francisco, who won the most recent drawing for a copy of Why Didn’t You Warn Me? How to Deal with Challenging Group Members. Joy won simply by commenting on the blog in November.
My apologies to my newsletter readers. I’ve been rethinking the newsletter, trying to figure out how to […]

As we enter 2008, I want to wish you a very happy and healthy new year. May it be your best yet—a year filled to the brim with joy, health, purpose, and contentment. May the problems and concerns that have plagued you in 2007 melt away in 2008. May you learn more about yourself, your […]

I want to wish a belated Merry Christmas to all of you, my wonderful readers. I hope that you can take time to enjoy time with family and friends.

Have you ever had a group member ask a question you couldn’t answer? (If not, give it a week). Have you ever needed a Scriptural reference for a situation in your group? (If not, pay attention). I just found an interesting site through StumbleUpon. It’s called God’s Yellow Pages and is just a list of […]