“Online Ministry” As a Career?

Joe | October 7, 2009

To sort of pickup where my last post left off, regarding a line of work that allows me to work from home and be with my family, I ran across a post today over at Church Crunch that talked about a career in online ministry.
The part that really got to me was:
Just imagine: Only a [...]

Fallen Down But Not Destroyed

Joe | October 5, 2009

UPDATE 10/05/09: Welcome from Caffeinated Thoughts!
Last week was tough for me.
I’ve been out of work now for over two months. Most of the time I’ve kept myself busy with looking after my 1.5 year old when my wife needs to attend to our high school home-schooler. I have to say that I really enjoy taking [...]

Job: Tragedy, Repentance & Restoration – Part I

Joe | August 17, 2009

This entry is part 1 of 11 in the series Job: Tragedy, Repentance & Restoration

Last January, I did a brief study on the first chapter of Job called “Where Do You Place Your Faith?”
It seems like whenever you take a stand for something or start reading or doing a study on something in the Bible, you’re tested by it not long afterward.
So many things have come at me and [...]

The Joy and Contentment of Life

Joe | August 12, 2009

I’ve read at least a half dozen books on finding your perfect career or even what you were born to do. In fact, just this past Friday I attended a class at a local community college called “What were you born to do?” I enjoyed the class and I’m eager to dig into the workbook.
On [...]

Is The Lord With You?

Joe | August 7, 2009

Sometimes I think or look back on decisions I’ve made and can see that sometimes God was not with me. What I mean is, I made the decision without the counsel of God or, at the very least, not taking the decision to Him in prayer.
In these past weeks of being unemployed, I’ve gone through [...]

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Joe

I am a born-again Christian who believes the Bible to be the inspired Word of God, the final authority for faith and life, inerrant in the original writings, infallible and God-breathed. I am a husband, father and stepfather who eagerly waits for the return of Jesus, the Meshiach Nagid.