Archive for May, 2012

A legacy of churches – thanks!

Posted on May 17, 2012 at 11:52am by Micah Fries No Comment

Being raised in a military home, and then a ministry home, meant that I lived all over the US and even the world growing up. Although there were many, many blessings from the constant travel and moving, one of the greatest was the variety of churches I grew up in which heavily influenced my spiritual…

Go to Exponential…for free…from home

Posted on May 17, 2012 at 8:21am by Micah Fries No Comment

Thanks to the good folks at LifeWay, I have two free registrations for the simulcast of Exponential 2012. Exponential as an inspiring vision “To see an expanding number of movements of healthy reproducing faith communities”. Featuring one of the most significant Christian conferences offered on an annual basis, this year’s Exponential featured speakers like Wayne…

Disciplined Tragedy

Posted on May 14, 2012 at 12:10pm by Micah Fries No Comment

The good folks over at BetweenTheTimes.com just posted my newest article as part of their “Pastorally Speaking” series. This time I’m dealing with the need for church discipline, but the failure of many in church life to deal with it in a Christ honoring manner. Here’s a short quote from the article. Church discipline is…

The Story of Ian & Larissa

Posted on May 8, 2012 at 8:31am by Micah Fries No Comment

One of the great hurts of ministry is the frequency with which I sit and counsel couples who have, for a variety of reasons, decided that they may no longer love each other and who are moving towards separation and/or divorce. It is against this backdrop that I find the video below – the story…