Last Thursday night I placed my house for sale on MLS and FMLS. Within hours realtors were scheduling viewings of our home. Today, four days later, I am sitting in a Dunkin Donuts shop waiting for showing #13 to end. People may have other opinions but I think the housing market, at least in our area, is heating […]
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January 13th, 2013 
Mark There is a new sheriff in town. At least that is what it seems but I am not sure he will last too long and may already be fading. You know him. He is young, hip, conservative, socially drinks yet has a very rigid and somewhat unforgiving view on family, spousal relationships, John Calvin, and […]
Hackers and Viruses
January 9th, 2013 Mark It is important to stay current with the status of your website. Last month mine was attacked and heavily bruised. Fortunately my wonderful server, Katart Graphics, did a great job of resetting this site and getting things back up and running. They really know what they are doing and they get after it, call them […]
Five Reasons I Blog My HOA
October 29th, 2012 Mark About a year and a half ago I began the neighborhood blog site www.parksideclose.wordpress.com Although it is a simple blog, it’s an important one. This site reviews the Alpharetta area and offers lots of information including road, school, voter, and other information. Sometimes I use photos but often I just write to inform. I have five […]
Weighing the Benefits of Seminary
September 17th, 2012 Mark by Matt Gille: MatthewGille@Gmail.Com Who would have ever thought that I would be able to relate my business school experience to seminary? The one thing I think about while I am studying at seminary is opportunity cost. Opportunity cost is the physical and financial gains I could have received if I had not made my […]
Tags: Insights On Refugee Ministry
August 5th, 2012 Mark Last month I attended a refugee ministry conference that gave me much to consider. I went into the meeting with several questions concerning work among refugees. I was skeptical about the scope of this work but was really seeking answers to questions I had about refugee outreach as part of a larger work among internationals coming […]
Be Intentional About Sharing Your Faith
July 21st, 2012 Mark This is one story you have to hear! On June 14th I flew to New Orleans for a national LoveLoud team meeting and to attend the Saturday block parties that NOBA churches were conducting that weekend. As I was getting off the plane I tweeted that “I just shared my faith with the lady next […]
Upcoming – 10 Dynamic Ways To Use Social Media In Ministry
June 6th, 2012 Mark Beginning next week you will begin to see some changes to this site and a series of posts regarding the use of social media in ministry. Last Saturday I made this presentation at a conference of leaders in Houston, TX. Actually I co-presented with the help of media specialist Sunny Paradeshi. Sunny is a native […]
Adoption and Orphan Care Panel Discussion
June 3rd, 2012 Mark There are over 400,000 foster children in the US. Join us in New Orleans for a panel discussion and light breakfast during the annual SBC meeting. The breakfast will begin on Wednesday June 20th at 7 AM and the panel discussion will begin at 7:15. Please assist us with our plans for breakfast by letting us […]
I Love Crossover
April 18th, 2012 Mark Crossover is almost here. This annual event is conducted by Southern Baptists to reach into the heart of the city that hosts their Convention conference. The event consists of assisting churches in the city as they reach out to their community through block parties, prayerwalking, and other acts of kindness as they relate to sharing […]
Off To Rochester, MN
March 17th, 2012 Mark I will be speaking at the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Rochester, MN on Sunday March 18th. The weather is warm and there should be no flight delays in the afternoon. My audiemce is primarily made up of IBM and Mayo Clinic people so guess I should brush up on AI related illustrations and stories!