TwelveTwelve: The Leader Blog of North Wake Church

From R & S - NWers living and working in a Muslim nation… On election day, I took our new teammates out to look for their apartment. We struck out on finding an apartment at the first real estate agent's office, but as we were standing up to leave he asked me about the U.S. election. So I sat back down just for a second to answer his question, but fully intending to get up soon. We had a lot to do to find and set up an apartment, leaving little time to sit around and talk politics. But he lightened up

With the influx of phone addicts on the road, a common thought of mine has been, "I'm going to die in my car in Raleigh traffic." People drive with one hand on the wheel in bumper-to-bumper traffic at 60 miles per hour, all the while staring (not glancing, but staring!) at their phones. Besides breaking this law (is it even still a law?), people don't signal, don't obey the speed limit, and pedestrians do whatever they want… this is a life without parameters and without rules. But there is one rule that seems to be in play: I do what

Testimony from NWers Cheryle and Ray Atwater Within the last week we have seen two glorious examples of the Holy Spirit’ s manifestation and the divine work of the Lord of the Harvest. On Saturday, we attended the wedding of a subcontractor who worked for Raymond when he was a home builder more than ten years ago. Gary and his girlfriend had lived together for more than 15 years and have a teenage son but had never married. We recall praying for them years ago to become lawfully wedded and to know Jesus as their Lord and Savior. We rejoiced a few

Recommendation by NW Elder, Gene Woodall. "For a few years I have subscribed to a daily devotional email sent to me. It has been a great additional supplement to my daily time with God. Many times I do not get to this email until later in the day, which can be timely in helping me deal with life's daily issues. The site is http://godsminute.com/. I highly recommend it."

This post of thanksgiving is from NWer Debby Meredith, who is beginning treatments for colon cancer ... Thinking about Thanksgiving way back, I knew I wanted to share at this service this year as I have much to be thankful for. Well, it turns out I had to rush off to Arizona to a promising clinic that offers low dose chemo with nutrition and couldn't be here today. Really this is one of God’s mercies as He knows I do not like to talk in front of big groups and now someone else gets to read this.  It seems fitting that

I read this blog on Thanksgiving morning and found it greatly encouraging and beautifully centered on the Gospel, the good news that we can be deeply satisfied (and thereby deeply thankful) in Christ. Enjoy & Happy Thanksgiving! http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/the-true-story-of-thanksgiving

Thanks to NWer Mike Garrett for this timely post! “The first Thanksgiving Proclamation was issued by the revolutionary Continental Congress on November 1, 1777. Authored by Samuel Adams [yes the brewer and also a very devout Christian], it was one sentence of 360 words, which read in part: “Forasmuch as it is the indispensable duty of all men to adore the superintending providence of Almighty God; to acknowledge with gratitude their obligation to him for benefits received…together with penitent confession of their sins, whereby they had forfeited every favor; and their humble and earnest supplications that it may please God

The end of A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving always puts a smile on my face. Two things stand out. In the midst of a Thanksgiving feast, Charlie Brown and friends have popcorn and jellybeans on their plates. Such simple food, but it makes total sense for kids to have these foods at Thanksgiving. They are being thankful, so why not something as simple and praiseworthy as popcorn and jellybeans. I am not as naturally thankful as Charlie Brown and his friends. Not that I am ungrateful, but too often I don’t call to mind the things in life for which I