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Brad Z. has a growing and glowing web tv show called Church Media Design . He also has been recognized for his work on our IAMMARKED site at Church Relevance where it was added to the top 85 church web sites. Congrats to Brad and well done! sd To learn more about Brad go to: Vinmark Productions.

Read this article from CNN that reveals the plight of thousands of Ethiopian children. I have been reading Ethiopian news with some regularity and have a growing passion for this remarkable and legendary country. I hope to post news that I find interesting from time to time. It is in times like this that I pray the church (that I myself) would sacrificially serve and meet needs. Jesus commanded those of us who call ourselves Christians, in John 13, to love one another as He has loved us. Through this sacrificial love for one another the wider world begins to recognize us as followers of Jesus. It begins with love - love that is active - love that moves. Love is as love does. Is it in me? Lord may it be, sd

Hey. Here are a couple announcements from your Deurty friend. 1. I just started a NING page for Watermark. Check it out and feel free to join here. 2. Tomorrow is Thompson's birthday. (37) See his blog link to the right. 3. We are close to launching our adoption blog - I'll keep you in the loop. 4. I am very excited about our "Because of You" Celebration Sunday. June 8! 5. My wife made an amazing Meat Loaf tonight. She rocks! 6. I am looking for a good summer read - any suggestions? Killing me softly, sd

Vicki's grandfather passed away this weekend at the ripe old age of 103 and a half. He was born in 1904. Imagine what he saw in his life... He was too young for World War 1 and too old for World War 2. James Sergent was a great man of faith, family, and faithfulness. 103 sounds good to me, sd

My buddy Pete shredding the Anthem. sd

I wanted to share with you that Vicki and I are in the front-end of a process to adopt a child from Ethiopia. Where do I begin... Vicki has always been interested in adopting a child and I (being a fella) was a bit more practical and thought it was a great idea... for someone else. But, a few years ago we began to consider adoption on a deeper level. We checked into it a little bit, but then decided to try for another child. We had Willem. He rocks by the way. So, now fast forward a couple years to early 2007. I started to a more in-depth personal study on the good news = "The Kingdom of God." God's Word revealed to me how addicted I am to myself, comfort, control, and financial security. It also opened my heart to people who are hurting and in need of God's love and practical assistance. I also had a lot of opportunity to do a study on God's view of the poor, the widow, the stranger, and the orphan... I finally got around to preaching on the "Kingdo...