by Bret Capranica | Apr 4, 2009 | Twitter
Out the door to a new members’ class, then a memorial service, then back to finish sermon prep. # Big day today-looking forward to worship, instruction, fellowship and evangelism. # Stick a fork in me-I’m done-barely made it through the sermon-the voice is almost gone. But I sure enjoyed the day! # About to head in to the office-short day for me-much more talking and my voice will be gone for a week. # watching Meet the Press Netcast with Kel – Romance at its finest! # To bed! # Slept in this morning-still fighting a cold. So glad I did-I feel a ton better-but I never like being behind schedule. # To the office for a morning of admin and ministry project work. # At CBU for a lunch meeting with the venerable Dr. Jeff Mooney. Always an enlightening time. I think he’s close to becoming a dispy. Pray. # Great time with Dr. Mooney-love fellowship with him. Back at the office and back to the ministry projects at hand-first up: music for April # Working on Quarterly Member’s meeting material for next week-ooooh fun! # Home playing with the fam-Brie is still sick, though. # Did surgery on Kel-painful & bloody. But I was successful. She had a nasty splinter that needed to be removed. Husbandry at it’s finest. # Off to bed. # I get up early because no one else is awake-profitable time usually-except when every one else is awake, crying, and sick. # This is why I Twitter rather than do much with Facebook-Barack Obama is my cousin?- http://twitpic.com/2oelc # Headed out for a...
by Bret Capranica | Mar 28, 2009 | Twitter
Family’s going to spend the day with relatives-I’m spending the day in the study prepping for tomorrow! # Look what’s on the menu this evening: http://twitpic.com/2c5q5 # Almost bed time-enjoyed a great dinner with some family who came to town-wonderful time with them. # checking the headlines-then to prayer and preparation for the Lord’s Day. Loving the coffee this morning! # Off to spend the day in worship, instruction, fellowship, and evangelism with the church. # Home from church-Lord’s Supper is always a highlight for me. Now for a quick rest before preparing for tonight. # Final prep for this evening. # Ready for a counseling session then two music rehearsals and then to preach on Rom 15:22-29-characteristics of a missionary worth supporting # Pt 1-Debriefing my daughter as to what she learned at church tonight-something about Abraham & Sarah and what they did together in the tent # Pt 2-what in the world was @KaraLPeter’s husband teaching tonight? # To the office. # Eating my delicious soup at my desk and about to watch the Meet the Press Net Cast. Thrilling!! # Time to empty the inbox and handle e-mail that has piled up over the weekend! # Headed home to enjoy the family. # Time for the coffee to be READY! Then for some moments meditating and praying through God’s Word. # Just had a tiny little earthquake-I hate those things, no matter how small they are. # Thou God of my end, thou hast given me a fixed disposition to go forth and spend my life for thee-VOV. # Time to have breakfast with the family-I...
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by Bret Capranica | Mar 21, 2009 | Twitter
Prayer and refreshment through the word this morning. # Weekly review and planning time! One of the most helpful routines of my week. # Listening to: Page CXVI – When I Survey The Wonderful Cross-Awesome! http://tinyurl.com/d62mjc # Ouch! Jim Cramer got spanked by John Stewart. Just saw ithttp://tinyurl.com/blsql7 # Ready to engage the day. Preparing my heart to serve the Lord and His people today. # Off to enjoy worship, instruction, fellowship, and evangelism. # Time to do final prep for tonight. Music rehearsals begin in an hour. # About to head out for 3 music rehearsals and to preach on Romans 15:14-21-How to Handle a Shepherd’s Strong Words. # Home from a long and enjoyable day of fellowship and worship. Time to kick back a bit. # Late start this morning, but starting nonetheless. To prayer and the word! # Left my laptop power cord at home-can’t get too much done with a technological brick on my desk. # Just made it through the mail from last week-now to work on e-mail and various ministry projects. # What a fun dinner and play time with Kel and Brie. Brie learns so much just while I’m at work it takes me a while to catch up with it all. # Bed time-I’m really ready-done-finished-no more! # Waiting on the coffee to finish up-much to pray about today and this week. This looks to be a very full week for ministry -which ones aren’t # When I have done all I can to eternity I shall not be able to offer more than a small fraction of the homage that...
by Bret Capranica | Mar 20, 2009 | Technology
I have two twitter accounts: one for personal stuff and one for our preaching prayer team. Many on the preaching team are VERY new to Twitter-I’ll be sending them this article next week so they can get started in the new addiction. The Beginner”™s Guide to Twitter | Michael...
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by Bret Capranica | Mar 15, 2009 | Blogging, Featured Articles, Ordinary Pastor, Pastoral Ministry
I am an ordinary pastor. That is, I know myself well enough and I have been around enough extraordinary pastors to be well aware of how ordinary I am. The content, regularity, and writing style found here at THE CAPRANICA all document the degree of my ordinariness. Actually, I enjoy being ordinary. Obscurity is often bliss. Normality, more than often, is a blessing. The front-lines of the ordinary contain enough excitement, challenge, heartache, and doldrum to keep me focused and engaged in the Lord’s work. I have been an ordinary pastor for over 20 years (I began ministry in 1988 in a rural Texas Panhandle church) and I have never been bored with ministry; I’ve always been busy, and I’m as excited today about serving the church as I was twenty years ago when I began. I really do enjoy being among the ordinary. Ordinary is not often publicly celebrated, but ordinary pastors dominate the landscape of church life across our country; we are, by far, the vast majority. In reality, only a small percentage of pastors in the world could really be called or evaluated as extraordinary. I thank God for many of them . The Savior has used (and still does) a few of them in many influential ways in my life and ministry. Yet, most of us who serve the Lord as local church shepherds will not host presidential forums; books will not host our names as authors; national conferences will not contain our photos as keynote speakers; our church facilities will never be highlighted on the latest church growth magazines; and the denominational leaders have...
