Seeker Small Groupstag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-12561422008-05-06T21:03:08-07:00A Blog designed to connect, encourage and support seeker small group leaders.TypePadTransitionstag:typepad.com,2003:post-495076422008-05-06T21:03:08-07:002008-05-06T21:03:08-07:00As you have probably noticed if you are a regular visitor to this site, there have been no posts for quite some time. My role as the new president of Neighborhood Bible Studies and our new beginnings have been taking...TootiLuis Palau in Argentinatag:typepad.com,2003:post-475734642008-03-26T11:27:16-07:002008-03-26T11:27:16-07:00A friend recently sent me this photo and a few others on the Buenos Aires Festival in Argentina with Luis Palau this past month. I almost wept, when I saw the size of the crowd, which numbered over 800,000 people...TootiWhy God Allows Pain?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-468392642008-03-10T12:08:46-07:002008-03-10T12:08:46-07:00I received this story this morning that provides a simple way of addressing the question of why God allows suffering. This is probably one of the biggest questions about God, and it warrants continued study and examination, along with tremendous...TootiPrayer and Communitytag:typepad.com,2003:post-463059802008-02-28T09:55:54-08:002008-02-28T09:55:54-08:00As most of you know, one of our 150 seeker small group leaders, Denise Blocker, experience a tragedy this past week when her husband Brad Blocker was in a serious skiing accident at Lake Tahoe. He was in a drug-induced...TootiVision for the Futuretag:typepad.com,2003:post-456415742008-02-14T17:43:15-08:002008-02-14T17:43:15-08:00A few days ago I picked up that magazine called "Real Simple" which is supposed to be designed to "make life easier" according to their slogan on the cover. In my opinion, it often doesn't deliver on that promise, since...TootiFrancis Collins and The Language of Godtag:typepad.com,2003:post-453559342008-02-08T18:15:06-08:002008-02-08T18:15:06-08:00A few weeks ago, I had heard that Francis Collins, director of the National human Genome Research Institute and author of the book "The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief" was going to be at Stanford University...TootiNew Beginnings For Metag:typepad.com,2003:post-451815982008-02-05T13:26:52-08:002008-02-05T13:26:52-08:00As many of you know by now, a month ago I accepted the position as president of an organization named Neighborhood Bible Studies (NBS), a ministry very consistent with my passion and outreach goals. I started working officially with them...TootiExercise your Evangelism Musclestag:typepad.com,2003:post-443523262008-01-18T12:35:36-08:002008-01-18T12:35:36-08:00There are several upcoming events in the bay area for those that are interested in exercising their evangelism muscles. Some of those muscles may be stretched for the first time, others have been stretching them for years. But isn’t January...TootiUpcoming Events in 2008tag:typepad.com,2003:post-433462762007-12-28T09:56:55-08:002007-12-28T09:56:55-08:00I am actually on vacation as I write this, (so much for staying unplugged when there are internet connections wherever you go - even if you don't take your own computer!), but I wanted to wish you a happy new...TootiImportant News!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-431455982007-12-22T00:08:07-08:002007-12-22T00:08:07-08:00Merry Christmas to you! I wanted to give you an update on what has been happening with seeker small groups in the bay area. It was only a year ago that God gave a group of us a vision and...Tooti