Gillette, the worst a church can get...

One summer morning in 1895, an ambitious traveling salesman found that the edge of his straight razor had dulled. King Gillette later said that the idea for an entirely new kind of razor, with a disposable blade, flashed into his mind as he looked in irritation at his dull blade. King Gillette had been searching for the right product, one that had to be used--and replaced--regularly, around which to build a business. His innovation in shaving technology was just such a product. Another safety razor, the Star, was already on the market at the time but, like the straight razor it was meant to replace, its blade needed stropping before each use and eventually had to be professionally honed. Gillette envisioned an inexpensive, double-edged blade that could be clamped over a handle, used until it was dull, and then discarded.
Gillette spent the next six years trying to perfect his safety razor. Scientists and toolmakers he consulted were pessimistic, and thought the idea impractical. Gillette, 40 years old at the time and a successful salesman, inventor, and writer, did not give up. In 1901 he joined forces with William Nickerson, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology-educated machinist. Nickerson developed production processes to make Gillette's idea a reality, while Gillette formed the American Safety Razor Company to raise the estimated $5,000 they needed to begin manufacturing the razor. Gillette became president of the company and head of a three-man directorate. Production of the razor began early in 1903.
The renamed Gillette Safety Razor Company began advertising its product in October 1903, with the first ad appearing in Systems Magazine. The company sold 51 razor sets at $5 each and an additional 168 blades--originally at 20 for $1--that first year.
In 1904 Gillette received a patent on the safety razor; sales rose to 90,884 razors and 123,648 blades that year.

Old man billeted had a great ideal that changed the way shaving had been done for a very long time. It worked great for shaving, however it does not work very well when applied to the church.

Churches need a straight razor for a pastor not a disposable razor.

It is my opinion that the most healthy churches in the world have staff members with the longest tenures. When I left college/bible school I was ready to go and minister as a staff pastor wherever God chose for me. I had full intentions of staying at every church I ministered at for a very long time. I had a philosophy that if I could not go somewhere and stay for 10 years or longer that I would not go at all. Yet, somehow the longest tenure I had at any church was just shy of 2 1/2 years. Why did my family and those churches have to go through the pain of separation when we had worked so hard getting to know each other so that we could minister to our community? I can't believe that is the model that is set for us as a healthy church.


I do not think I need to draw the picture of sheep knowing the voice of their Shepard or how a church body is a family. People want to hear a word from God from someone they trust. Someone that has struggled, laughed, and cried with them. They trust someone who has married them and buried their loved ones, someone who has built a life with them.

As I set in church this morning I listen to a pastor that has pastored these people for 34 years.

Churches do not need deposable pastors, they need pastors that for all intents and purposes are permanent. It is a rare thing to find a pastor that has been at the same church for 10 to 15 years. Support pastors make it even less! How does a pastor become part of a church family in just 2 or even 5 years? How does an "outsider" lead a group of people effectively?

I pray that this changes in the churches in America.



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I am mad at blog press

I just made a post and lost everything!!!


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Guard your heart

I been thinking about my heart and true motivations.

Also, i have been thinking about the hearts of other people.
Exhibit A: Some people do good things but are all dead on the inside and think bad things and live good but do it not from the heart out of sincerity.
Exhibit B: Other people I know do things they should not, and have problems that some folks look down upon. However, these people are the ones I would have come by and help when my car is broke down or are more likely to spot me 10 bucks for lunch and never even want it back. These kind of people have what we all like to say "a good heart".

What was it about David that made him a man after Gods own heart?

Guard your heart above all else,
for it determines the course of your life. Proverbs

Do you think mean stuff about people? Are you convicted as soon as you do? Do you have a good heart?

A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart. Luke 6:45

Your heart can trick you. You must know your heart. Ask yourself the hard questions.

God knows your heart. He knows it better than you do. Exercise having a good heart! How do you do that? Listen to that small voice that says "that was not nice" or "you really should say this or do that". Pay attention, listen, Gods Holy Spirit will guide you in all truth. He will not trick you like your own heart will. He will not never lie to you.

Here is my prayer today!!!

Search me, O God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts. Psalms 139: 23



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Location:W Le Marche Ave,Phoenix,United States

Tommy Barnett quote this morning while praying

God, don't help me preach a great sermon, help me deliver a great truth.

My heart is melted

Yesterday on the way to Phoenix Josiah and I picked him out some rocks it was a great experience for me. He loves them. We got them out counted them arranged them by color and he gave me one of them back (a small blue one).

Today I dropped him off at his class at church. He went in and he turned and ran back out where I was. I thought he was leaving and did not want to stay but he graves my around the waist hugged me then his mother and ran back in. I almost cried right there. His love for me shows me so much. Thank you God for the blessing of my little boy. I know you love me every time I look at him.

I want to be like Him!

I remember almost every morning waking up to the sound of my parents calling on the name of God. I don't mean loud is Godly, but I do know they were not praying to be heard! They were calling on the name of God to help them and protect me. They wanted me and my brother to serve God, but they also knew that the choice had to be made by me and my brother.

I have made my choice. I choose to serve God with all my heart. I love him and look for ways to serve him better. I need his wisdom and guidance and really need his blessing. I claim the favor that I once had. Used to be, everything I touched turned to Gold. The last few years have been a huge struggle.

The greatest gift God has given me on earth besides the gift of his son is my wife! She has always stood by me and I can't describe how lucky I feel having a woman like that by my side. My children are a gift from God and I treasure them. I want them to see me as a stable Godly man that is like a rock! I pray for God to give them favor, and they don't need anything else besides that!

God's boy

Our Money system is Based on debt. Debt is sin

And Robert H. Hemphill, Credit Manager of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, said:

If all the bank loans were paid, no one could have a bank deposit, and there would not be a dollar of coin or currency in circulation. This is a staggering thought. We are completely dependent on the commercial Banks. Someone has to borrow every dollar we have in circulation, cash or credit. If the Banks create ample synthetic money we are prosperous; if not, we starve. We are absolutely without a permanent money system. When one gets a complete grasp of the picture, the tragic absurdity of our hopeless position is almost incredible, but there it is. It is the most important subject intelligent persons can investigate and reflect upon. It is so important that our present civilization may collapse unless it becomes widely understood and the defects remedied very soon.

Just Curious

I am wondering how many people out there still come by here on occasion? I have not been very active on here but that will change a little as time goes on. Drop me an email.

Quote by Me

There are those that can see something way in advance and we call those people prophets.
There are those who can see something before it happens, and we call those people wise men.
Then there are those that can see something while is it happening, we call those people visionaries.
Then, there are those that that could not see it until after it happened, we call those people fools.
Finally, there are those that could not see it at all, we call those people politicians.

Kris Barger

Sitting at SCC. Augusta GA

They are going multi site. Awesome. I would love to be a part. I pray God opens a door for us soon. He has to make the stars align like only he can. I think I am ready. Kris

missing jewel of worship........

Just wondering if you are still out there and if you have the courage to step up. I still have what you wrote in Feb of '06.

i am on a journey

I remember when i used to have a bunch of readers on this. Things have changed. I don't ever know if I will be on staff at a church again. Trying to find a guy you can trust to work for and knows what he wants is hard. This journey has had some crazy turns in it, I am glad the destination has not changed. The best things are the relationships I have made too bad they are all over the place. Kris

Paradigms

Busted Paradigms
The stock market is where you need to be for the long term.
Just use an Index Fund.
Housing always goes up.
Get as much house as you can afford.
Just put that on the Home Equity Loan.
Big gas hog vehicles.
McMansions.
Flip this house.

Paradigms Bloated and Soon to Bust
Just toss it out, it’s cheaper to buy a new one.
Just get a divorce.
I can’t move back in with Mom and Dad.
I can’t move in with my kids and burden them.
I thought money markets were safe.
You can always trust cash.
At least I can use my credit card if things get bad.
Gold, what’s that?
Don’t worry, Washington will fix it.
Driving habits, eg., people driving to and from work with no riders.
High Paid athletes.
Pro Sports.
The Pro Sports revenue model itself.
Obesity everywhere.
Food TV.
I eat what I want, when I want.
If you don’t like it, just toss it.
Undecided majors in college.
College affordability/high priced schools.
Just charge it.
My job is safe.
Our country can fight a war anywhere, anytime.
Just Bail em out.
Retail Consumerism.
Vacations.

NEW Paradigms to come
Understanding money and economic basics.
You cannot trust Wall Street (well underway)
Political scrutiny from the people.
I talk with my congressman at least once a month.
Taking an interest and getting involved in Government.
Caring about your Government.
Anger/frustration about the state of the nation.
The dollar is not worth very much.
Gold is where you want to be or should have been.
Prices are going up all the time (underway)
Shortages of food, gasoline, etc.
Spend the dollar quick before the price of that item goes even higher.
I never eat fast food.
Eating out is a luxury.
Wasting food is a no-no.
Making homemade bread.
Frugal is in.
Bling is out.
Owning a home is not smart.
Renting is the way to go.
No, we don’t have cable TV.
Small Local newspapers make a comeback.
Who can afford college?
I am lucky and blessed to be employed.
Going to church/temple is good to do for many reasons.
Gardening. (well underway)
Saving money in a safe medium.
3 meals a day, snacks anytime — those were the good old days.
Save the money first, then buy it.
We cannot afford to keep troops all over the globe.
It’s hard to get a credit card.
Yes, I know my neighbors, don’t you know yours?
Able to make basic plumbing and electrical repairs.
Going to the library.
Mechanical knowledge is very handy.
At least baseball is cheap again.

Ubuntu

I am now using linux on a little Dell X1. It is a little diff, no wait, a lot diff but i like it. I have a lot more to learn. fun fun fun. I'll keep everyone posted.

Friend Day @ New Life Community Church

During worship today the question occured to me.... "what really matters to me".

Things in this life that really matter to me. After about 5 min. Worth of thought.

1. Truth
2. Sincerity
3. Wife
4. Josiah and Hannah
5. Honesty
6. Being able to connect with God


I may add more to these later.

Moved by God's presence,
Kris

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This is true...

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall end in certainties.
- Sir Francis Bacon

Anybody know what happened to Rome?

The national budget must be balanced. The public debt must be reduced; the arrogance of the authorities must be moderated and controlled. Payments to foreign governments must be reduced, if the nation doesn't want to go bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance. --Cicero, 55 BC

I am selling my Polaris

I know that I usually have at least something decent to say. But, today I am wanting to sell my ATV. Drop me an email if you are interested.
Here is the run down:
2007 500 EFI special edition
with winch and Active Decent Control and Alum. rims with aggressive tires.
I have a 7 Ft. set of ramps that could go with it for $200. Other accessories also. $6,500 OBO.

Hit Hard but....Put back right

Hosea 6

Gangs of Priests Assaulting Worshipers

1-3 "Come on, let's go back to God. He hurt us, but he'll heal us.
He hit us hard,
but he'll put us right again.
In a couple of days we'll feel better.
By the third day he'll have made us brand-new,
Alive and on our feet,
fit to face him.
We're ready to study God,
eager for God-knowledge.
As sure as dawn breaks,
so sure is his daily arrival.
He comes as rain comes,
as spring rain refreshing the ground."
4-7 "What am I to do with you, Ephraim?
What do I make of you, Judah?
Your declarations of love last no longer
than morning mist and predawn dew.
That's why I use prophets to shake you to attention,
why my words cut you to the quick:
To wake you up to my judgment
blazing like light.
I'm after love that lasts, not more religion.
I want you to know God, not go to more prayer meetings.
You broke the covenant—just like Adam!
You broke faith with me—ungrateful wretches!

8-9"Gilead has become Crime City—
blood on the sidewalks, blood on the streets.
It used to be robbers who mugged pedestrians.
Now it's gangs of priests
Assaulting worshipers on their way to Shechem.
Nothing is sacred to them.

10"I saw a shocking thing in the country of Israel:
Ephraim worshiping in a religious whorehouse,
and Israel in the mud right there with him.

11"You're as bad as the worst of them, Judah.
You've been sowing wild oats. Now it's harvest time."

Life

Life is hard.

Especially for people who stop to think about it. My skin is raw from trying to wash the "X" on my forehead off.