February 6th, 2010 by Admin
A few months ago I was talking with Dr Bill Austin about possible sermons he could preach for us at Park Lake Dr Baptist Church. Dr Austin and I have an interesting relationship, for those of you who don’t know I replaced Dr Austin at Park Lake in late August after he served as Senior Pastor for a little over a year. Dr Austin was suffering from poor health and resigned after his doctor’s recommendation, thus allowing the door to be opened for Humphries Nation to invade Waco.
January 29th, 2010 by Admin
I was so pumped a few years ago when we bit the bullet and bought new appliances. We got a front loader washer and was immediately impressed with the savings on water and how you almost had to be on top of it to hear anything. When we brought it home I almost killed Mariah getting it down into the basement, with my leg in a cast from having a tumor in my ankle, I almost dropped the thing down the stairs after slipping on the snow covered landing at the back door. I was paid back getting it out of the basement for the move to Waco, dropping the %&*#! thing on the same stupid ankle after wrestling it up the stairs. So to say the least, I have alot invested in this washer!
January 21st, 2010 by Admin
We recently sold our house in Detroit. It was a grueling process that started back in April of 2009, we saw two buyers fall through as a result of the bank making the sale almost impossible. I would probably be more excited, but we had to short-sale the property and the eventual buyer bought the house for less than half of what I paid for it 8 years ago. To add insult to injury, the bank insisted that we pay $10,000 cash to close the deal. I guess loosing all the value in your home, messing up your credit for two-four years, and spending excess cash to sure up a sale wasn’t enough for the bank, they wanted to make sure they made every last penny on my $60,000 loss.
January 14th, 2010 by Admin
On Wednesday Nights at Park Lake I’ve been using the time to answer people’s questions, whatever the topic. Several expressed interest in the current conflict with radical Islam, and how this was going to affect their grandchildren.
What a great topic! Islam is so foreign to most American Christians, and we really have an ignorant view of the conflict at hand. I believe its important to take the time to understand the “other side” and explore the basis for the Islamic Worldview, it is really there that we see how dangerous this movement is to world stability and the expression of our American rights.
January 6th, 2010 by Admin
Sunday we talked about our need as a church to grow this year. 2010 is a good year to grow. My cousin has a theme for the year … “Win in 2010″ and I like that. This is a year to be active, to go for it. I’m excited about what the year will bring.
December 31st, 2009 by Admin
This year was a little crazy for Humphries Nation. We experienced major life altering change that we won’t feel the full impact for decades to come, and I’m looking forward to a year that we can get “settled” in a bit.
Highpoints to the year:
5. Disney World for a week – Though it was two days too long, it was hotter than Hades and I finally rode “Its a small world afterall”, the kids had the time of their lives and Mariah and I enjoyed the experience. I loved having my sister Angie and her husband Rick with us, it allowed for “adult moments” which kept the kids from domestic violence and CPS from being called in. I can now go to my grave feeling relieved that I made my American Mecca journey!
December 20th, 2009 by Admin
I can’t believe Christmas is here already! Even though I’ve been to three gatherings, and have three more to go, I have to admit I’m missing some of the seasonal stress usually associated with this time of year!
In Detroit I ran a Community Christmas Party every year that would begin in late September and end with an arena filled with 800 people and close to a 1000 presents for 360 kids. As if that wasn’t enough , the past few years we added a food giveaway the same day that eventually passed out 1500 boxes of food. It was such a rush, I would be on my feet from 7am til the last decoration was put back at the church around 9:30pm that night! I loved being a part of so much giving, but I have to admit I am enjoying the gear down here in Waco.
December 7th, 2009 by Admin
There is this site called i heart faces that Mariah is obsessed with. She spends countless time on the computer looking at people’s photos, editing her own photos, and then telling me about them. I listen and nod my head so she thinks I am right with her. Sometimes I understand what she’s saying, other times, I don’t have a clue. But she loves it and I love her, so….
December 4th, 2009 by Admin
Snow! Come on, Man! I’m living in Waco, Texas and I’m getting 2 inches of snow tonight!!! You have got to be kidding me!
Last year in Michigan it snowed from October til April, record snowfall and my back is still feeling it. On the last snowfall of the year I broke my shovel right in half, I said several choice words and flung the two pieces into the middle of the yard. I believe at this point is where God had prepared me to come to Waco. I was fed up for the first time in my life of dealing with snow, and I honestly Hated living in a northern climate at that moment.
November 30th, 2009 by Admin
I’m married to probably the coolest girl I’ve ever met. I’m not just saying that because she’s going to read this before I have the opportunity to get off the computer, she REALLY is cool. Great humor, good style, very attractive, intelligent, and talented out her ears. The first time I saw her I was struck, completely blown away! I had no ideal there were girls out there like her, so I lied the very best I could, played out the Humphries Charm, and pulled the major upset of the century by marrying Mariah 15 years ago.
