I was reminded again today just how easy it is to completely eliminate prayer from your life besides a quick, “Thank you, Lord, for the food.” With the prayer goes the power.
Month: October 2013
No Room For Compromise
I had the opportunity to hang out yesterday with a couple of young adults whom I have great affection for and was able to hear from them what some of the general attitudes are regarding right and wrong and was is considered acceptable among their age-group. I wasn’t the least bit shocked, but still deeply…
A Super Saturday
Great morning leading a discussion in one of our Institute classes. It’s such a privilege for me to participate, much more lead a group like that. I love seeing the growth that’s happening as a result. Late this afternoon, Jacob and I went for a run together at the campground at Chester Frost Park. Actually…
Chasing the Wind
“…they went far from me, and went after worthlessness, and became worthless.” (Jeremiah 2:5) What we pursue matters. It’s what we become.
Gloriously Inadequate
I was reading this morning in Jeremiah. The first part is the calling of the prophet and how he, sort of like Moses, says he can’t speak. Unlike Moses, though, Jeremiah claims that he is too young…just a youth. I love God’s response: “Do not say, ‘I am only a youth’; for to all to…
Making Disciples
The mandate for the Church is to “go into all the world and make disciples.” (Matthew 28:18-20). If we’re a part of a “church” and not doing that, and doing it effectively, we are hard-pressed to say we are a church. I think that we are to do this is hardly debated. HOW we do…
That’s What I Love About Sundays (said…or sung…in my best southern drawl)
I love Sundays. It’s really nice to be able to say that now because there was a time not so long ago that I absolutely dreaded them. Times were hard and people weren’t very nice. Not all, of course, but some…enough. I remember some Sunday mornings that I would stand at the window of my…
A New Approach: Welcome to my Travelogue
For sometime, I’ve been talking to people about the importance of keeping a journal. I even encourage it during some of my Sunday morning messages, as well, because I think it’s a way for us to record what we’re going through and be able to look back and see how we’ve grown, what God has…
A Simple Day Off
10:35 A.M. Today started with an incredible Fall morning. The sun is bright. The temperature is cool and it’s my day off! I spent the early morning enjoying the sunshine and reading. Not that I don’t read quite a bit throughout the week, but Fridays are specifically just for me. Reading for fun. Over the…
