End of the World Teaching Series
The End of the World is coming…We continue our end of the world teaching series this Sunday. I will be talking about Signs of the End. It can be such a strange topic because there are various views…even among Christians…about how “The End” will look. I’m glad you logged on to my blog because I’ve […] Read More
Summer of 09
BLOGGIN’ LAGGIN’My increased use of twitter has tripped up my blogging. Blogger is also extremely slow in uploading photos and video so I’ve turned to twitter for my followers needs :). However, to work on my writing and journaling skills–or lack thereof–I want to continue to blog at some level. SUMMER 2009 It’s been a […] Read More
Otis and the Carton of Shame
We have a new punishment device for Otis when he gets out of the yard and when he digs up the entire backyard as he has done many times. I’m tired of repairing the grass after he digs and I’m tired of adding more boards and rocks to keep him from digging out of the […] Read More
Opening Night Padres and 7SD New Building
Riley and I kept our tradition for the 5th straight year by attending Opening Day of the Padres (We always make it to one of the opening series games). This time it was versus the hated Dodgers. We had a great time enjoying our Toyota Terrace Seats (Thanks Ethan), and the new 5 for 5 […] Read More
Easter–The Superbowl for Churches
What an Easter Sunday we had. Thank you all for accepting the challenge of inviting people to hear about Jesus and we broke the attendance record! Our largest attendance in our young history: 227 people came on Easter Sunday. Here are some of the comments we received after Sunday’s service: “I never knew church could […] Read More
GOOD FRIDAY
Today is Good Friday – only good when seen through the lens of Easter. Today is a good day to pause for a moment and reflect upon this. Go back about 2009 years. I am writing at 9:00 am – Jesus has just been crucified. His mother, and John, and Mary Magdalene and a few […] Read More
SEX ANSWERS
As promised here are the answers to your SEX QUESTIONS from last Sunday’s message “The Best Sex Ever” pt. 3, The 7-Day Sex Challenge (3.15.09). We asked people to text us their questions during the service and we would have a Q and A during the service. Well, we had tons of questions and got […] Read More
…Round 2
We would appreciate your prayers as Janie’s mom goes through her second battle with cancer. She had been cancer free for 20 months. A recent MRI revealed a very small cancerous mass behind her left kidney. Surgery will take place any day now and several rounds of chemo will follow. Pray for Carol’s healing and […] Read More
Daisy Too
Otis has a friend. Her name is Daisy. She is two years old and a “Puggle” which I’ve learned is a mix between a Pug and Beagle. This dog, when I first saw it was the ugliest dog I’d ever seen. Ok, not that bad, but she’s got a great personality! She has been such […] Read More
Otis
His name is Otis. He is our new family dog, a boxer mix we got from the Bonita Dog Shelter. We’ve only had him less than a week but so far this dog is awesome. He already has learned to sit (I watched the Dog Nanny show and positive reinforcement a.k.a “treats” is really working). […] Read More
High Desert Visit
What a great time we had in the Desert. It is such a blessing to have great friends and to visit with such wonderful people. Thank you to all the HDC people who came out to say hi while I spoke at First Baptist Church Hesperia. It was so good to hear how you’ve been […] Read More
Forest Home
We just returned from the mountains of Forest Home and once again had an incredible time. God seems to meet us there on that mountain. I know He meets us in the valley too but it seems we can hear Him more clearly. It’s probably the lack of distractions, the calm peaceful setting, the snow […] Read More
2008 McGarity Family Christmas Letter
As 2008 comes to a close, we’re reminded how much we have to be GRATEFUL for in our lives! This past year has been an amazing, crazy, sometimes scary, but ALWAYS blessed ride for the four of us. So,it’s with true THANKS that we give God all the credit for: 1. Ten years of marriage, […] Read More
Gingerbread House Time
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Beach Boys
The boys are loving being here and so are we. We’ve been to Belmont Park and the arcade there, I’ve had long runs and walks on the beach and the around the bay area. What a huge blessing it is to be a Beach Boy.http://www.youtube.com/get_player OUR DECK LOOKING OUT TO THE PACIFIC OCEANRILEY AND AIDAN […] Read More
Sunday
This Sunday I’m talking about, “Thankful For What?” With the bad news we are receiving everyday with the economy and jobs, etc. it’s easy to get down in the dumps. The Word tells us how to deal with that. The Bible talks about Thanksgiving produces joy…how? we’ll talk about that this Sunday. “The more we’re […] Read More
Men’s Conference and Being Back This Sunday
Last weekend I had the privilege of being at the High Desert Church Men’s Conference near Big Bear. What a great weekend, thanks to all the guys from HDC for asking me to come, I had a great time. I also got to visit 7 High Desert and loved being there again talking with so […] Read More
Ummm, yep…Baptisms Rock!
8 people took the plunge, great stories, great day. Read More
Meat and Football
Saturday we’re having our first 7SD Men’s Breakfast…eggs, sausage, bacon, pancakes, hashbrowns, OJ and coffee…oh and a football game after breakfast. I’m going to be giving a vision talk and we’re going to hang out and have a great time…who knows we may go hunting, kill something, bring it back and cook it for lunch…all […] Read More
Small Groups and Monday Night Football
We had our second small group session last night. Our small group is awesome. Here’s what we do. We record the first half hour of the Monday night football game and everyone meets at 6:00PM. We have food and watch the first half commercial free. We pause the game at half then do the Bible […] Read More
