January 2012
6 posts
December 2011
1 post
Life cannot be trusted to give you everything you want. But God can be trusted to give you everything you need.
October 2011
1 post
Need or Awe? →
Was it need or awe?
It’s been said that most people come to faith in God in one of two ways. One way is that they reach out to God in a time of great need or crisis. The other is that they…
September 2011
5 posts
“The line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being.”
– Aleksandr Solzhenisyn
Kill the bees!
The neighbor across the way is having some landscaping done. Apparently, some major work, as I heard the sounds of a jackhammer the day before yesterday. (All day, I might add.) Today, one of the landscapers came to my door to tell me that his workers are being stung by bees from a nest on my property. Could I give permission for them to hire an exterminator at their expense to kill the offending...
“For the Christian, every tragedy is ultimately a blessing, or God is a liar.”
– R. C. Sproul
“Where a people prays, there is the church; and where the church is, there is...”
– Bonhoeffer
August 2011
2 posts
Squeeze an Orange
Squeeze an orange and what will come out is orange juice, because that’s what’s inside. People are like that. What comes out of you under pressure?
I Love Metaphors →
I love metaphors, especially when they come from Jesus. One of the richest comes from John 15:1-17. In this passage, Jesus talks about himself being the true vine. This is a dynamic…
July 2011
2 posts
Seth's Blog: What you should worry about →
This is wisdom.
“Perhaps people who say, “It’s lonely at the top.” are doing it...”
– Ken
June 2011
7 posts
“A man is three:
The man he is,
The man he thinks he is,
And the man other...”
– Unknown
Do you have a personal mission statement, and are...
Thanks, Everyone!
Thanks to my family and some special friends who helped make my birthday so special (you know who you are!) Thanks also, to all my FB friends who also wished me well. I am truly blessed. May God return the blessing to you.
What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger
God’s faithfulness in your past is a sure sign that he’s building your faith for bigger things in your future. No trial goes to waste in the Kingdom. No hurt is lost in the building of your faith. The events that stretch you will also build you. Today’s challenge is likely larger than yesterdays. So, when you face a mountain, try to remember the hills you climbed yesterday, and...
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Are you working in your “sweet spot?”
If you have a job, in this economy, you can count yourself blessed. If you have a job you really love AND you’re good at, you are not only blessed, you are blessed to be working in your “sweet spot.”
Your sweet spot is the intersection of what you love and what you do well.
There are plenty of people working in jobs in which they do well, but don’t love. That’s what we call work.
And there are...
“2 Rules of Life: Rule One: God is sovereign. Rule Two: Everything changes except...”
– Unknown
Praying: Does It Actually Do Any Good?
Praying: Does It Actually Do Any Good?
The problem with prayer is that we quickly become cynical when our prayers are not answered in the way we want. As if God owes us something, we make our requests and expect immediate answers. When we don’t get them, we think, “See, prayer doesn’t work. What good does it do to pray? God does what he wants anyway.” We lose our child-like expectations and grow...
May 2011
11 posts
“Your plan B might have been God’s plan A all the time.”
I See Beauty: Just a child in need →
A great blog from my youngest daughter, Jessie:
jessielester:
Today, I’m thankful for health. But I’m also particularly thankful for the days when my health isn’t exactly up to par. I’ve had several of those lately, and they’ve been teaching me something about faith.
You see, after two months of dealing with ongoing acid reflux, I was forced to…
Me, Worship? →
You were born to worship.
Yes, you. Me too. We are all born to worship. It’s in our DNA. From the time we are born we worship something. But what is worship?
Some think of worship as what they do…
Fate or Faith?
Everyone must adjust to change. People move away. Spouses leave. Kids disappoint. Friends fail. Jobs come to an end. Our bodies get sick. Storms come and the tsunamis of life leave their wake of destruction. Even positive changes bring their own brand of discomfort. And we wonder what God is up to.
It sounds entirely too simplistic as I write it, but true, nonetheless: We cannot control what...
Game On!
Proverbs 25:2; It is God’s privilege to conceal things and the king’s privilege to discover them.
I’m glad the future is shrouded in mystery. I’m glad I don’t know what will happen tomorrow or the days after. Truly, it is God’s privilege to hide the future from us and our task to discover his plan as he unfolds it, day by day, hour by hour, minute by minute.
I...
“The difference between a stumbling block and stepping stone is how high you lift...”
– Miles Corrigan via Suzanne Corrigan
The Secret to a Good Night's Sleep
Proverbs 3:24;
You can go to bed without fear; you will lie down and sleep soundly. You need not to be afriad of sudden disaster or the destruction that comes upon the wicked, for the Lord is your security. He will keep your foot from being caught in a trap.
Capture the Eternal Perspective
Each day, attempt to capture the heart of God in the events of your day. What eternal work is being done in you and through you—even when it feels like the wrong thing at the wrong time? What big thing is God doing? How is He using your circumstances to bring about His will in you and others?
“”I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice...”
– Martin Luther King, Jr
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750Words.com →
750words.com is a website that encourages people to write everyday— a minimum of 750 words. The site times how long it takes you, gives you a report of your minute by minute WPM, and also gives you a graphic report of your general content (i.e. introvert vs. extrovert, optimistic vs. pessimistic). Great website for those who want to develop a proficiency in writing.
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“To live through an impossible situation, you don’t need the reflexes of a...”
– Anthony Greenbank, as quoted in The E Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber
April 2011
3 posts
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Gratitude paves the way for blessing. What are you...
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