Bonnie Arvin Died Wednesday evening February 22 around 8 PM at Baptist Hospital Northeast in LaGrange

Bonnie died peacefully this evening in LaGrange.  We'll post more news as we know it.

The basic outline for funeral services are as follows:
Sunday afternoon Visitation at Phos Community Church located at 4200 Centerfield Drive in Crestwood, KY 40014 (GPS will get you lost for sure!)
-Go to phoschurch.com for directions

Monday morning Bonnie's funeral will be held at Phos Community Church located at 4200 Centerfield Drive in Crestwood, KY 40014

Pray for Bob, Mike & Lisa and their children and Bob Jr and his family.

For the Phos family that would like to help in some way please stay up to date as Meredith will be posting a Care calendar soon along with other needs to support the Arvins as they say goodbye to Bonnie. 

We'll update you with more information later.  

peace,
Jeff Fuson
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Pray for Burke and Angella...

Keep burke and his family in ur prayers his mom passed away this morning we r on our way to louisiana angela lasseigne

Jeff

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Switching to Two Services

Dear Phos Community Church,

We are having a blast watching what God has done in us, for us, and through us over the years since PCC started.  Of course, this past year has been very eventful with the purchase and renovation of our new outpost at 4200 Centerfield Drive.  And, it’s been a lot of fun to meet new people who are finding their way to 4200 each Sunday.  The growth has been strong and we’re doing what we can to prepare for even more new friends to join this journey.  

To do so, we are adding a second worship experience on Sunday mornings at 4200.  This will be a ‘mirror-image’ worship experience offered each week at 9 AM beginning on March 4.  (Childcare will be available during both services.)  Because the music and message each hour are the same, the only real choice you have to make is to choose which time (9 or 10:30 AM) fits your family’s life pattern best. 

The Leadership Team (staff & elders) at PCC have not arrived at this decision easily nor as a ‘knee jerk’ reaction to recent growth.  It’s been on the drawing board since we moved to 4200 back in June of 2011.  If you recall when we met at OCHS for those two years, we had our worship experience at 10 AM.  When we moved over to 4200, we changed our start time to 10:30 believing that in the not too distant future that we would need to add a second service at 9 AM.  

PCC continues to welcome new friends to the journey each weekend and we need to make space for them and their guests.  And, the fastest and most cost-effective way to double our seating capacity is to add this second service.  

We believe this also offers several other benefits:
  1. It makes space available for new people who need to know Christ.  This one reason alone would be enough to make this shift.
  2. It allows the child care and hospitality teams to serve one hour and experience worship with us during the other.
  3. It doubles the capacity of our nursery, preschool & children’s areas.
  4. It makes it easier for more people to serve on Sunday mornings because they won’t have to miss the worship experience to do so.  Serving is a vital part of our growth as a Christ follower.  
As always, I’m grateful to be your pastor and to be on this journey with you where we are getting to see God move!

Joyfully,

Jeff Fuson 

P.S.  We may return to one service at 10:30 for the summer of 2012 and then shift back to two in the fall after Labor Day in September.  We are always experimenting with what will serve the most people the most effectively and will keep you posted.
Posted
 

Tony


Begin forwarded message:

From: Dale Rushing <rushingphotographer@yahoo.com>
Date: February 17, 2012 9:48:39 AM EST
To: Jeff Fuson <jeff@ph-church.org>, "Mike@PhosChurch.com" <Mike@PhosChurch.com>, "Meredith@PhosChurch.com" <Meredith@PhosChurch.com>, "Laura@PhosChurch.com" <Laura@PhosChurch.com>
Cc: Leslyn Rushing <leslyn.rushing@oldham.kyschools.us>
Subject: Tony
Reply-To: Dale Rushing <rushingphotographer@yahoo.com>

FYI, I just got a text from Tony saying that he might be released tomorrow. He must be doing really good. Leslyn and I will take care of the food for tomorrow.

CALENDAR ID      :  100429
SECURITY CODE :  7242
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February Newsletter from MERCY


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From: "The Marriage Education and Resource Center (MERCY)" <pdhud9@aol.com>
Subject: February Newsletter from MERCY
Date: February 16, 2012 11:45:40 AM EST
Reply-To: pdhud9@aol.com

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The Marriage Education and Resource Center (MERCY)
February Newsletter From The Marriage Education and Resource Center (MERCY)
Dear Jeff,
 
Well, Valentine's Day has passed.  We hope you did something special for your spouse. However, a once-a-year gesture won't keep your marriage running smoothly the rest of the year. 

So what are you going to do differently this year to enhance your marrige on a more regular basis?  There are plenty of opportunities to make that happen. Check out a few ideas below and even more on our website at www.kymrc.com

Grace and peace,
Penny and David

February Marriage Tip
 
Bob Lepine (co-host of Family Life Today radio program) recently laid out what it means to have a Godly-marriage.  Bob says Christians are to display a different  kind of love. He says, "A Christian spouse's love should be. . .
  • Self-sacrificing, not self-serving
  • Forgiving, not half-hearted
  • Spirit-controlled, not self-controlled
Sound challenging?  It is!  It will not happen overnight. . .It's developed as you read God's Word, pray, and pursue Him wholeheartedly."

 

In This Issue
February Marriage Tip
Advice for Long and Healthy Marriages
Kentuckiana Marriage Tune-up II
Play Date with Your Mate
Retrouvaille - A Lifeline for Troubled Marriages
Love and Respect Programs
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Quick Links
Kentuckiana Marriage Tune-Up II or Love and Respect - www.crestwoodbaptist.org
Play Date with Mate - www.lifeadventurecenter.org
How to Avoid Falling for a Jerk(ette) - www.makeitlast.org
Retrouvaille - www.retrouvaille.org
Love and Respect - www.kentuckymarriage.org 

Ten Pieces of Advice for Long and Healthy Marriages
 
The following advice was listed in the "Top 10 Lists on the National Healthy Marriage Resource Center:"

 

1.  Commitment in crucial
2.  Share quality time
3.  Keep a sense of humor
4.  Master healthy communication
5.  Do little things that make a big difference
6.  Choose your battles
7.  Do your part
8.  Foster Trust and Security
9.  Work with your spouse to develop shared goals for your relationship
10. Don't be afraid or ashamed to ask for help
Kentuckiana Marriage Tune-Up II
Marriage tune up II
 
Don't miss out on one of the best marriage events you will ever attend.  Jeff and Debby McElroy, with Forever Families, will be at Crestwood Baptist Church on March 2 and 3, 2012.  Jeff and Debby will use their dramas and comedies to allow you to see the teaching anchored in everyday life.  

Topics include:
  • Embracing Reality - I Take You. . .To Have and to Hold
  • Intimacy - To Love and Cherish
  • Conflict Management - For Better or for Worse
  • Financial Unity - For Richer or for Poorer
  • Secrets of  Lasting Marriage - In Sickness and in Health, 'Til Death Do Us Part
For additional information or to register go to:  www.crestwoodbaptist.org or call Bill Elllis at (502) 241-8534.

Avoiding Close Calls in Marriage!
compassion
This workshop, "Avoiding Close Calls in Marriage," will help you become more alert to a close call and it can strengthen your marriage.

 

We will identify 'dangerous partner profiles' and how the attraction can be immediate and passionate and is usually a person who is not good for you. This profile lurks in the subconscious and remains there as a powerful secret until a couple is willing to talk out the 'composite images' that reside in each of them. We'll also explore 'risky marriages' and if you may be in one, by exploring a marital satisfaction time line chart, that assists in updating your relationship needs and reviews your history.

 

Come prepared to grow in your relationship and avoid those close calls. Saturday, March 31, from 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. at Baptist Hospital East in Louisville, KY. Sharon Shapanus, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, will be our guest speaker. Registration is requested, but not required. No cost for the workshop, however, donations are always appreciated. To register or for more information, call (502) 939-0121; email: pdhud9@aol.com or visit: www.kymrc.com  
Play Date With Your Mate!
healthy and exciting
"Play Date with Your Mate" - events designed to strengthen your communication and help you to grow together as a married couple through "purposeful interaction and fun activities" utilizing a Challenge Course, Environmental Education, Equine, or Wilderness Living (EPIC) Program.

2012 Schedule

 

Saturday March 17th - "It takes TWO to GPS"
*Friday- March 30th -31st   "Couples vs. Wild -Campout"
Friday April 13th - "Zip & Dip: Challenge Course Sampler"
Friday  April 20th - "You can Lead a Horse to Water..."
Friday June 22nd - "Bee-ing Together"
*Friday-June 29h-30th "Couples vs. Wild Campout" (Rain date)
Friday- July 21st - "Cozy in our Canoe"
Saturday- September 8th- "Elevated Adventure"
Saturday- November 10th- "Couples Hunting Experience"
Friday Dec. 7th - "Mistletoe & S'mores"

 

For additional information:  call:  859-873-3271, visit their web site at:
Life Adventure Center in Versailles, KY
How to Avoid Falling for a Jerk or Jerkette - Singles Weekend
 jerk logo
This program is a must for all singles.  It has been successfully used as a road map for singles to follow in building a healthy relationship and choosing a marriage partner. 

 

The workshop includes a mixer on Friday night, lunch on Saturday and all workshop materials. 

 

March 30 & 31
Community Mariage Builders
1229 Bellemeade Avenue
Evansville, Indiana 47714
(812) 477-2260 OR 1-800-433-8594

 

There is no cost for the workshop and when you register before March 14 (and complete the workshop) you will receive an added bonus of $50

 

If you would like overnight accommodations, they must be made directly with The New Harmony Inn at 812-682-4431.  Ask about their special CMB room rates starting at $75 plus tax until February 25 (based on availability). Continental breakfast included.
Retrouvaille - A Lifeline for Troubled Marriages
Retrouvaille Does your marriage need more than enhancement?  Is it at a breaking point?
 Are you considering separation or divorce?  If so, we believe Retrouvaille
can help.

 

We have asked many couples to go to Retrouvaille and have heard many success stories from those who saw no hope for their marriage. 

 

Retrouvaille consists of a weekend experience and a series of 12 presentations offered within the three months following the weekend phase.

 

The next weekend in the Louisville area is:  March 2, 2012.  For more information, visit their web site at:  www.retrouvaille.org or call: Wayne or Mary Smith at (502)  479-3329 or 1-800-470-2230.  Please note that Retrouvaille is an international program so there are weekend events in many locations which you can find on their web site.  
Love and Respect Program
 
If you are looking for a "Love and Respect" video program there are plenty coming up in a variety of locations beginning in March.  This program helps couples crack the communication code between a man and wife.

Here are a few areas we are aware of that are offering this popular series in the near future:

Crestwood Baptist Church -  www.crestwoodbaptist.org

Pikeville United Methodist Church, Pikeville, KY
Restoratioin House Family Worship Center, Hopkinsville, KY
Southern Heights Baptist Church, Russellville, KY

For those in Pikeville, Hopkinsville and Russellville, please go go www.kentuckymarriage.org or call (859) 255-5400 to register or for more information.
We hope to see you at one or more of these upcoming events.  In the meantime, if we can help you in any other way, please give us a call or email us.

Grace and peace,

Penny and David Hudson


The Marriage Education and Resource Center (MERCY)
7204 Hwy. 329 - Crestwood, KY  40014
(502)  939-0121

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The Marriage Education and Resource Center (MERCY) | 7204 Hwy. 329 - 2nd Floor | Crestwood | KY | 40014
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Tony Batton's Surgery was successful..

Got word that Tony is headed into recovery at UK Med Center.

Jeff

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More on Marriage from John Starke of the Gospel Coalition … interesting blog post….

This is fully from John Starke at the Gospel Coalition Blog that you can find here:  http://thegospelcoalition.org/book-reviews/interview/meaning_of_marriage  

Marriage has lost its luster for many. It no longer carries the weight as being "soceity's ideal." But as Tim amd Kathy Keller write in their new book, The Meaning of Marriage, our society's break from a traditional understanding of marriage comes from hopes and desires that will never be met outside of God's design. The remedy, though, does not come from making a happy or successful marriage our ultimate hope. We need something more subversive. 

I corresponded with Tim Keller about their new book and asked about a number of issues, including how the Enlightenment has affected the Western view of marriage and how sex and fun relate to companionship and a duty to spur our spouses toward holiness.

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You observed that during the Enlightenment, social attitudes began to shift: “The meaning of life came to be seen as the fruit of the freedom of the individual to choose the life that most fulfills him or her personally.” How has this affected the Western view of marriage?

The older Western view was grounded in both Catholic and Protestant views that marriage was instituted by God for the common good. It was therefore a public trust. How you conducted your marriage affected everyone. Marriage was seen as the union of a man and a woman who make a permanent and exclusive commitment of each other. It was in the public interest that marriages would last, that divorce would be rare, that adultery would be punished. But the Enlightenment view—that marriage was for the fulfillment and happiness of individuals—essentially "privatized" marriage. It gave rise to the belief that married couples should be able to define and conduct marriage in any way that they found satisfying, and that if they found their marriage unsatisfying it should be easy for them to dissolve it. 

 

In order to put your spouse’s happiness in front of your own, you argue that we need to have good “love economics.” What do you mean?

 

It’s a metaphor. Philanthropy means investing money in a charity that does not pay you any dividends—you get no profit out of it. You give money and get no money back. So economically, you can’t be philanthropic—you can’t give away a lot of money—unless you have a good income from somewhere else. 

 

In the same way, I argue that you can’t do a good job of loving your spouse unconditionally unless you have a strong love relationship with God through Christ. Loving your spouse unconditionally means that, for a season that may be short or long, you love your spouse when you aren’t getting much or any love in response. Your spouse may be deeply discouraged or have become ill or troubled in some way. At a time like that you must serve and love your spouse without expecting much affection, service, or love in return. That is love "philanthropy." In any long-term marriage there will be times that require this. You will be giving a lot more love than you are getting. But if your spouse is the main or only source of love in your life, it will hurt too much to love without getting any love back. You won’t be able to do it. You will just blow up and attack your spouse or look elsewhere for love. God and his love must be a spiritual reality in your life if you are going to be able to love your spouse steadily over the long haul.

 

What’s wrong with merely looking for compatibility in a wife or husband? 

 

It’s not wrong if you define compatibility first as a common commitment to Christ and similar ideas of how to live out the Christian faith and minister in the world. Second, it is right to look for many common areas of delight—including books and art, landscapes, avocations, and so on. In the book, however, I resist the idea that dominates the contemporary notion of "compatibility"—namely that if you find a compatible partner, neither of you will ask the other to change at all, that each will completely accept the other as is. If there are conflicts and fights, or if there are calls to change, many people today just walk away complaining of incompatibility. The Christian view is that both spouses are sinners and, as such, have the deep incompatibility that any two self-centered human beings must share. The Christian understanding takes this fundamental incompatibility as a given, and even holds that, if addressed with the gospel, it becomes the occasion for revolutionary Christian growth in humility, self-knowledge, love, and grace in the marital partners over the years.

 

It’s popular today in books, blogs, or sermons on marriage to focus on a strong sex life for the endurance of a marriage. On the contrary, your book emphasizes companionship, duty, and laboring for the other's holiness, while sex and fun (dating your wife) are all by-products. How did you arrive at these conclusions?

 

Experience! And study of the Bible.

 

You summarized it well. We discovered that in the long run good sex and fun are the result of companionship, duty, and laboring for the other’s holiness, not the other way around. Sexual joy, romance, and plain fun happen when you are with someone who you admire enormously. When someone you admire tremendously loves you, it’s just thrilling. “The praise of the praiseworthy is above all rewards.” In the beginning of a relationship it’s not hard to think that another person is very cool and great. A person is seen as cool and great because of brains, looks, resume, talent, connections, personality, and so on. And when this cool-and-great person shows interest in me it’s very heady. 

 

But when you actually begin to live with someone, the person’s flaws become evident to you, and yours become obvious to your partner. No matter how brilliant, gorgeous, and talented he or she is, you will see the "feet of clay"—and find it very disillusioning. The only way to maintain respect is if you see the other person admit the flaws, work on them, and see your spouse love and serve you even when you’ve blown it. In the long run, the more superficial things that made a person sexually attractive will move to the background, and matters of character, humility, grace, courage, faithfulness, and love will come to the foreground. So companionship, duty, and mutual sacrifice are, in the end, the sexiest things of all.

 

The cover story of the November 2011 edition of The Atlantic says this:
Recent years have seen an explosion of male joblessness and a steep decline in men’s life prospects that have disrupted the “romantic market” in ways that narrow a marriage-minded woman’s options: increasingly, her choice is between deadbeats (whose numbers are rising) and playboys (whose power is growing). But this strange state of affairs also presents an opportunity: as the economy evolves, it’s time to embrace new ideas about romance and family—and to acknowledge the end of “traditional” marriage as society’s highest ideal. 
What would you want readers of this article to consider?

 

It sounds like the author is assuming that “traditional marriage” meant, mainly, a husband who worked and a wife who stayed at home to raise children. But that is not the essence of traditional marriage. For centuries, husbands and wives labored together on the family farm, or in the family craft. Before the industrial revolution neither the husband nor the wife had to leave the home to make a living. Since then, they have, but it is wrong to identify the essence of marriage with one particular form of human economy. The essence of traditional marriage is one man and one woman uniting the entirety of their lives in a covenant relationship that is permanent and exclusive. Of course, this view of marriage is found in the Bible, and for Christians that is what matters, not cultural trends. But empirical studies (some of which I point out in our book) continue to amass evidence that traditional marriage is enormously beneficial to everyone—men, women, children, society—in multiple ways—economically, psychologically, sociologically.
Jeff Fuson

Journey + Adventure + Community = Phos Church




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Fantastic Marriage Resource....

In preparing for this Sunday's Second Sermon on Marriage I'm reading through a book that I heard about last night that is fantastic so far.  Tim Keller, pastor at Redeemer Church, in New York City does and amazing job of discussing marriage.  I'm only about 30 pages in but so far he and his wife are throwing strikes.  I'm thinking that this may become required reading for any people that ask me to perform a wedding.  So, if you're interested in marriage or building a stronger marriage please check it out here:   http://timothykeller.com/books/the_meaning_of_marriage/

Let me know if actually read it.  If you happen to be a note taker then send me your 'cliff notes' on 'The Meaning of Marriage' as I may want to use them in a marriage message someday!

Have a great Valentine's Day!

Peace,
Jeff
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URGENT JOBS ANNOUNCEMENT from GE (UNCLASSIFIED)

Subject: FW: URGENT JOBS ANNOUNCEMENT from GE (UNCLASSIFIED)
Date: February 13, 2012 4:33:30 PM EST

If you know any veterans in the Louisville area who need a job I got this email today.
Evelyn
________________________________________

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE

FYI

-----Original Message-----
From: NGKY J6 Operations Desk Office Mailbox
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 3:45 PM
To: 1 - All Users - Federal & State
Subject: URGENT JOBS ANNOUNCEMENT from GE

ALCON,

For one week only, GE Appliances in Louisville is accepting applications for our hourly production jobs from U.S. Veterans. The application process is closed to the public, however from now through February 17th, we are accepting Military Veteran applicants.

APPLY IMMEDIATELY - Conditions below

*These are fulltime, permanent production assembly roles with GE, and include benefits and paid holidays

*Starting hourly wage is $13.01 for first shift, $14.01 for night shift

*Applicants must be available to work all shifts

*Applicants must be available to attend multiple interviews in Louisville at their own expense

Interested parties need to send an email to Justin Deatrick
(Justin.deatrick@ge.com) no later than Feb 17th containing the following
information:

.         Full name

.         Current location

.         Phone number

.         Email Address

.         Birth Month and Day, NOT Year(Example; 05/18)

Regards,

Justin Deatrick

GE Recruiting


Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE

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Tony Batton's Hip Surgey and Meals

If you are interested in helping Tony Batton in his recovery with meals and transportation please work with Dale Rushing and/or Kimberly Flanders and this care calendar.
Kimberly Flanders <kim.flanders@yahoo.com> / Dale Rushing <rushingphotographer@yahoo.com>

peace,
Jeff

Begin forwarded message:

From: Dale Rushing <rushingphotographer@yahoo.com>
Subject: Tony’s Hip Surgey and Meals
Date: February 13, 2012 9:08:03 PM EST
Reply-To: Dale Rushing <rushingphotographer@yahoo.com>

Hey guys,

I spoke to Tony today and his hip replacement surgery is still on for this Thrusday the 17th. He said he might be home by the following Tuesday or Wednesday. I have set up a Care Calender online and the link is below with the log in info. I am going to try to schedule some work in Lexington on Monday the 20th so I can swing by and see him. By tomorrow I will have his contact info and address. Maybe a shout out on Sunday morning and I will have the calendar on me for anyone who wants to sign up then.

Dale
758-4363

CALENDAR ID      :  100429
SECURITY CODE :  7242
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