The Enabler: Carl’s Ministry Blog

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Back around 1993 a very interesting computer game came out from a small company near Spokane, WA. The game was written by a few techies that came to work with tee shirts that said “Our God is an Awesome God”, and soon this MYST game went on to out-sell any game at the […]

For our Portland Readers:
Please join us for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Movie - Portland “Sneak Peek” on September 29, 2005 at 1:30pm in the Johnson Chapel at the Western Seminary (located at 5511 SE Hawthorne Blvd, on the West side of Mt. Tabor in SE Portland). […]

As Hurricane Rita bears down on the Texas/Louisiana coast, pray for all of those involved. From the Presidental Prayer Team, here are the prayer requests from their email:

Pray for the evacuees. Massive traffic jams have clogged highways outside Houston and Texas coastal cities.

Pray that the New Orleans levees will hold. The Army Corps of […]

Hurricane
Katrina
Hurricane Katrina did major devastation on the Gulf Coast. If you wish to contribute to recovery efforts, use caution and don’t just donate to any group. Here are the agencies we suggest and approve for receiving relief donations. Be sure to mark […]

Someone once said that either the guy that wrote the Psalms was completely crazy or he knew something that was incredibly profound. I believe it to be the latter, as most were written by David, a man who was as human as any of us and yet was a man after God’s heart (Acts 13:22). […]

A national call to prayer was issued by President George W. Bush on On September 8, 2005:
“Throughout our history in times of testing, Americans have come together in prayer to heal and ask for strength for the tasks ahead. So I’ve declared Friday, September the 16th, as a National Day of Prayer and Remembrance. I […]

Many people are judging the Katrina hurricane from different perspectives. Francis Frangipane has an excellent article summarizing the various views. He also shares his own view on it.

A Cleansing Has Begun
Another important website will help you separate some fact from fiction on the issue.

ESR | September 5, 2005 | Closer scrutiny reveals the lies surrounding […]

Dear Friends: Several years ago, Dave and Nancy McMillan asked their Lay Pastors to read a book on small group ministry within the church. The book was written by Larry Stockstill. The catalyst for the book was a vision or a dream that Larry had. His church was under extreme hardship and […]

The following story is circulating on the Internet, but is infact an urban legend. It contains factual errors. The quote from Bradley’s book is correct, but there are several paragraphs between the quote used on the memorial and the “so help us God” in Roosevelt’s speech. Bradley indicates this. That actual error is in newspaper […]