It has been a busy year for me at my FT job and in various other ministry related endeavors and I have not maintain CommanderBill.net as I desire. Like this week, I am currently in Springfield, MO for Summit 2018. As you may know, Awana has ended running Summit and it is now run by … [Read more…]
I was recently given the opportunity to screen a new movie being released for two days in theaters in a couple of weeks entitled, Ice Dragon – Legend of the Blue Daisies. I am very critical of movies, and other resources, which claim to present Biblical values or share the Bible in a different way. … [Read more…]
As the Awana year begins, we may set goals of how many clubbers we desire to complete a handbook. This is a standard that many use to gauge if their club is successful. By using this standard, I believe that we will find very few clubs, if any, that have a 100% handbook completion rate … [Read more…]
I have been to the home office of Awana several times, for Commander College, Vantage conferences, a blogger summit, and for an interview to become an Awana missionary. Of all of the times that I have been to Awana, I never had the opportunity to personally meet and talk with Art Rorheim. I see many … [Read more…]
Christmas is over, the tree, the lights, the decorations are being boxed up and stored away for another year. The Christmas spirit gives way to the daily grind, the stress of paying bills and meeting deadlines. The spirit of love, hope, and joy that we’ve experienced over the past month begins to fade. This year … [Read more…]