WHAT ON EARTH…
David Parker
…are WE here for?!? We’re here for COMMUNITY! Community with God…Community with One Another…and Community with Others who don’t know God yet. That answer applies to US, the community that refers to itself as SummitLIFE, as well as to YOU and ME, individually! So…how’s your scorecard looking? Here are some questions we can ask ourselves: Keeping those questions in […]
[don’t] take a stand…
David Parker
…take a walk. When you take a stand, it causes your muscles tighten up, atrophy being the end result. When you take a walk, it ensures that your muscles stay loose and flexible, proving them useful in the moments you need them most. When you take a stand, you expect people to meet you where you’re at. […]
SINCE WHEN…???
David Parker
…is 70% an acceptable goal??? 70%… …is passing…earns the degree…is average…means greater success than failure…puts your team in the playoffs…more than puts the president in the Whitehouse. So, it should be “acceptable”…even admirable, right?!? Heading into SummitLIFE’s Spring LIFEgroup session, we initially discussed how “successful” it would be to have a 70% participation rate among SummitLIFERs. That […]
STOP!!! GOING TO CHURCH…
David Parker
That’s right. STOP!!! STOP “going to” church and START “being a part” of the church. SHIFT your perspective. Now, before you pump your fist in the air and shout, “That’s right!!!” thinking you’ve effectively cleared your Sunday morning schedule (or whenever your church community may gather) for the foreseeable future, allow me to clarify: I’m […]
An EXERCISE in CREATIVITY…
David Parker
…beginning with ONE WORD, which, when visualized is utilized as a catalyst for the next…which is utilized as a catalyst for the next…which is utilized as a catalyst for the next…(ok, you get the picture) to the 20th power. Today’s word is “blue”. On with the exercise (feel free to give it a shot yourself): 1. […]
PERFECTAMUNDO [revisited]
David Parker
Occasionally, I’ll take a few moments to revisit things that I’ve shared in the past. This post comes from all the way back in 2012 and was a pretty popular read in the blogosphere! Though “We’ve come a long way, baby!” this post is still relevant within the Community of SummitLIFE today. Read on… […]
BECAUSE OF YOU…
David Parker
BECAUSE OF YOU… *From Jan. thru Dec. 2013 our weekly attendance has more than DOUBLED!!! (That’s what happens when we choose to live life IN COMMUNITY with God, One Another, & Others who don’t know God yet!) *SummitLIFE has been averaging 25-30 Volunteers every week! *On Sunday, October 24, our Community sponsored TWENTY COMPASSION CHILDREN as […]
LEAPING LORDS, FRENCH HENS, & a PARTRIDGE…
David Parker
OK, I confess… Oftentimes I’m guilty of *deleting* forwarded e-mails without reading them. HOWEVER, I occasionally make exceptions. Today was one of those days. Consider this a Fwd: from me to you! Fwd: The 12 Days of Christmas There is one Christmas Carol that has always baffled me. What in the world do leaping lords, French […]
HIDDEN ELVES, CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS, & LONELY PEOPLE
David Parker
Each year at some point during the holiday season, my mom would hide twelve Christmas elves throughout our living room…pointy noses, rosy-red cheeks, secretive smiles on their faces. The challenge: to locate each of the twelve elves before my sister 🙂 This is just one of many fond memories I have of growing up in a family […]
YOUR VERY FIRST WORDS
David Parker
If you’re a parent, you no doubt remember (or have an idea about) what your child’s first words were. They likely mimicked something similar to, “Ma-mma,” or, more likely, “Da…,” considering it’s the easier of the two to pull off with limited control over those drooly, baby lips! Whatever the words were, I’m sure they […]
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