Tag Archives: church

The Priority Of Texting

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Wayne to the Max

Has the urgency of attending to a text message notification tone on your cell phone superseded our desire to focus on where we are or who we are with? I’ve become acutely aware of this phenomenon (perhaps more of an … Continue reading →

Posted in Insights | Tagged ambulance, attention, cell, church, concentrate, concert, distraction, doctor, focus, hospital, interrupt, iPhone, message, Music, pastor, pay, phone, priest, priority, text, urgent, worship | 2 Comments

Angel Tree

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Wayne to the Max

A few weeks ago at The Woodlands Church, Pastor Kerry encouraged us to stop by the Angel Tree on the way out and make a wish come true for lots of local kids. These kids are children up through age … Continue reading →

Posted in Insights, Money, Photography | Tagged angel, bicycle, child, Chirst, christmas, church, CPS, FOTW, gift, give, income, iPhone, iPhone5, Kerry, kids, low, pastor, present, protective, service, toys, tree, Woodlands | 2 Comments

Freud’s Last Session

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Wayne to the Max

I certainly am not qualified to write a critical review of any play or stage production, but I do know what I like and I do recognize excellence when I see it. Last night, Patty and I went to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Insights, Theater, Travel and Destinations | Tagged acting, actor, Alley, atheist, bomb, C, cancer, Christ, christian, church, Churchill, family, father, Freud, God, happy, history, Houston, joy, Lewis, London, Love, Nazi, Neuhaus, play, radio, raid, religion, S, sex, Sigmund, siren, sorrow, Texas, theater, theatre, theist, therapist, therapy, Vienna, war, wine, Winston | Leave a comment

The Nest

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Wayne to the Max

Patty’s little niece, Jenna was making little piles of toilet paper around the house. When her mom asked her what she was doing she said she was making ‘a Jesus nest’. Today at church I saw this nativity scene. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Insights, Photography | Tagged baby, birth, Christ, christmas, church, iPhone, iPhone5, jesus, manger, nativity, nest, paper, toilet | Leave a comment

Wealth Tip #4

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Wayne to the Max

Giving. It’s one of the more baffling pieces of building wealth, but the act of giving is a part of gathering wealth. Give it away and you surprisingly get more. I’ve written about this before in the Paradox of Service, … Continue reading →

Posted in Money, Uncategorized | Tagged 10%, Bible, cancer, card, CEO, Christ, church, credit, diabetes, donation, executive, finance, financial, generous, give, invest, jesus, job, Lord, organization, planning, rich, save, tithe, wealth, work | Leave a comment

Hitched

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Wayne to the Max

I got married! We’re hitched! Patty and I ‘tied the knot’ earlier this month in Las Vegas. People usually think of an Elvis wedding, or eloping and getting a quickie marriage but in our case, we got married in Las … Continue reading →

Posted in Home Improvement, Travel and Destinations | Tagged Ami, Brodd, casino, church, Community, Gabi, hitched, knot, las, Lutheran, Mark, marriage, Mon, paris, Patty, tie, Vegas, Wayne, wedding, Wickstrom | 6 Comments

One Month To Love

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Wayne to the Max

My pastor, Kerry Shook and his wife Chris, gave away free copies of their new book to every person in church a few weeks ago. That’s why I love my church, Fellowship of The Woodlands. They give back so much … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Insights | Tagged anger, book, Chris, christian, church, conflict, Fellowship, grace, intimacy, intimate, Kerry, Love, Month, One, pastor, relationships, Shook, vision, Woodlands | 1 Comment