Last night at youth group, I get up to preach.Me - "Guys, we're gonna do things a little different tonight...."The Witty Kid - "we ARE different."Afterwards, I'm having a conversation with someone and all of the sudden the room seems to get louder. Like alot louder than the normal state of loudness. I turn around and there's the youth guys holding The Crazy...
I hate ice. I hate it with a hatred normally reserved for fish eyes, horror movies and the teachings of Calvinism. Black ice, grey ice, clear ice-it doesn't matter. I hate it all!! Yesterday I chipped ice off of the windshield of my car, thinking, "this is annoying." And then I started on my merry way in my journey to work. Most of...
"Where we most often sin in our desire for marriage is not in worshiping marriage itself, but in doubting God's ability to bring it about."-Candice Watters“If I had my way, I would declare a moratorium on public preaching of ‘the plan of salvation’ in America for one to two years. Then I would call on everyone who has use of the airways and...
On Sunday, I had the pleasure of spending time with extended family. Except they're not really *my* extended family. They are my sis's in-laws. What that means to me, I have no idea! But anyway, there's two adorable little boys that I'm going to call The Nephews-In-Law. :) They romp and smile and run and jump and just look angelic through it all....
4. I am resolved, to find no task less important than another if God has required it of me, and to do each task for His glory. (Col. 3:23)5. I am resolved to care for my body as the sacred temple of God. (1 Cor. 6:19-20) ...
The Good News: My tropical pet bird is still alive in spite of the crazy cold snap we just endured. We were not at home all day yesterday and I was really worried. But he's chirping and happy. The bird doesn't know how close he came to being a colorful skin on The Little Bro's wall. The Bad News: My football team lost...
We're going to the Dominican Republic this summer! That means *I* am going to the Dominican Republic! I am so excited that I almost can't stand it. I spent the last 2 weeks trying to pull together basic travel information for the missions team. That was fun! For me personally, it's a good thing my passport is updated. Onward to the doctor for...
1. I am resolved to treat each person I know as if they have never wronged me. (I Cor. 13:5)2. I am resolved, when confronted by a difficult situation, to pray, rather than vent, ramble or be internally frustrated. (Phil. 4:6)3. I am resolved to study the Word as if seeing Christ Himself, because I am! (John 1:1) ...
Alot of people make New Year's resolutions around this time. And it's usually a big joke. Because instead of "resolving" to do something, people wish for it. The resolutions are always ridiculous and implausible. Like "I'm gonna lose 50 pounds in 3 months! Or, this year I'm gonna be fluent in French!" (I'm pretty sure it's impossible to be fluent in a language...
Vortex: A state of affairs likened to a whirlpool for violent activity, irresistible force, etc. Something regarded as drawing into its powerful current everything that surrounds it. And other irrelevant definitions.See-if you read this blog, you get smarter! Carrots make you smarter, too. And chocolate. Well, maybe that's just wishful thinking...Anyway, My vortex is Life. To help me deal with this vortex, I...
Last Thursday, I read an article about the Quadrantid meteor shower. If you're interested in particulars, you can see it here http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22488764/. I might consider myself an amateur star-gazer. Even "amateur" might be a stretch. Though I'm fascinated with a starry sky, I can only recognize three constellations and the moon!On Thursday night, I determined that there was no way I was getting...
"But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how is it that you turn back again to the weak andworthless elemental things, to which you desire to be enslaved all over again?"Galations 4:9The weak and worthless thingsI find so alluringNot I, but the fleshWithin me pleasuringDesiring sin - desiring slaveryWhy must this be?My spirit strives...
Things I hate (in varying degrees):Modern-style furnishings/decorRedheads wearing pinkPeople telling the joke’s punchline instead of letting the joker tell it.White chocolateStereotyping, especially the word "hick"DivorceMayonnaiseSomeone talking to me while I’m on the phoneLiesAll white roomsDrunkennessBeing wrongVague conversationsWinter without snowPeople who lack convictionThe horrors of hellThings I love (in varying degrees):Stacks and stacks of old booksA clear, starry skyFlickering firelightPeople who are passionateSteaming hot...
The thoughts assaulted my mind, like tiny arrows in my skin. Was it only yesterday that I cried out to the Lord for forgiveness? That I remembered His righteousness? That I spoke of His mercy? The storm of temptation rose again--a hurricane of fleshly desires rushing, rushing, rushing to beat on this temple of God. But I couldn't give in! There was too...
