The Bethel Rebel: Life according to Johnny Ginsberg

I have some concerns about finance and property.  Unfortunately, because I used credit cards unwisely, I ran up some pretty high bills.  The question is, can I get those dang things paid off?  Another concern:  Will my townhouse sell this year?  or do I need to buckle down and wait another six months to a [...]

Last night at the last Summer Infuse for 2007, Josh Kessler spoke about David, saying that he was a man after God’s own heart.  The Bible lists this particular characteristic of David several times.  And that’s how we know David today.  It’s curious to see the Bible mentioning David in this way.  It doesn’t give [...]

Eagle Brook and Spring Lake Park Baptist Church are closer to having SLPBC join the Eagle Brook Family.  There was a unanimous vote of affirmation in the meeting at WBL Campus tonight.  Eagle Brook is saying that the facilities in SLP are a gift to the church.  In two weeks from tonight, September 10, the [...]

I just watched Fox News.  John Couey has been sentenced to death for the murder of Jessica Lundsford.  I watched the whole sentencing hearing.  It was long, boring, and full of details about the crime, about Couey’s screwed up life, and so forth.  In the end, though, justice has been reached for Jessica.  Couey brutally [...]

first appeared on this Earth.  That’s right, 41 years ago. I’ve seen major advances in technology, seen countless disasters and news events, and just so much that it would be just babbling to put it in here.  I’ve also experienced growth in my walk with Christ through the years.  I’ve always had the sense that [...]

Jonn and Becca, I congratulate you both on your marriage.  May you both be richly blessed by the LORD.  May you be fruitful, and serve each other and God as He serves and loves us.  May you always have love in your lives.

Apparently my mortgage got sold to some company that has a rather bad reputation with their customers.  I don’t understand why that happened.  What I do understand is that the company in question (Ocwen Mortgage) is not doing what they are supposed to be doing as far as account contacts.  I have told these clowns [...]

I wound up staying up too late last night to go to Focus this morning.  I’ve spent the better part of today horizontal.  But it was sleep that I needed.  Yesterday I did the cognitive portion of the study.  It was a bunch of really boring tasks, some on the computer, and some with blocks, [...]

I led my Pure Desire group tonight.  I came away with a feeling that I suck as a small group leader.  I can facilitate OK, but I feel quite inadequate in a leadership role.  I know I’ve had some other opportunities to lead, but I’ve never been really good at leadership.  I need to find some [...]

I went and had my favorite food tonight.  A nice hot bowl of Pho Tai Nam Gau.  I also had Bun as well.  Bun is a colder salad type of Vietnamese food.  It’s nice to be a customer at Pho Tan Phat.  They treat you very well there.  It’s worth the price.  OK, tomorrow I [...]