October 2009
1 post
The call to the Electric City
Well I have been hinting about church planting for almost a year now. Now that it is public knowledge I guess I will share about how this all began. Back in October of 2008 I was having a quiet time with the Lord when I felt Him tell me I was to be involved with a church plant. I prayed about it and only told a few close friends that I felt the call to plant a church. Months went by and in...
September 2009
7 posts
It's all about the packaging
I’m currently reading the book “Blink” by Malcolm Gladwell. If you haven’t read this book you should. In one section of the book he talks about marketing products and how the packaging can effect the taste of the products. Sounds ridiculous but its true. In one case 7up did a test where they added a little more yellow to the to the bottle. People started complaining that...
That's some good meat
There comes a point in every person life when liquid doesn’t sustain them anymore. The milk isn’t good enough and you have to start eating solid food. Same thing goes for the word of God. I can honestly say in my own life I was drinking the milk of the word till I was about 19. I took a few sips here and then. Maybe a small bite once in a while but I never had a full meal. It...
I have a friend with benefits, and it's amazing!!
I hope I hooked you with that line. Now that I have your undivided attention I will get on with what I was saying. I(Ben Hailstone) have a friend with benefits and it is awesome! Don’t freak out, don’t go into shock, and please don’t call my mom and tell on me. I guess I should explain this more: My friend hangs out with me all day and even spends the night. I have an intimate...
“If you are hungry go to the kitchen”
– Pastor Matt Chandler talking about relationships
Another reason I like tumblr they let you call and...
So I'd figure I would try blogging again
Well back in the day I used to be a blogging machine. I blogged consistently for almost 2 years at this blog-hailsky.wordpress.com. I was even good enough to be considered in the blog post of the year contest held by Shawn Blanc. I even started a huge argument after the elections of 2008. After the argument ended I stopped blogging. Why? I have no clue. The good thing is that I want to blog again....