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Saturday, October 18th, 2008Acts 2:28 “You will fill me with joy.”
It was the summer before my sophomore year of high school. My friend Joey was going into his senior year. It was a Saturday morning, a hot summer day in Cronicville. Joey and I were sitting on a truck selling watermelons and giving away a bag of […]
May We So Know Jesus
Friday, October 17th, 2008Philippians 3:10 “I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death.”
In John 14 Jesus told his disciples he would come for them and take them to a place he had prepared. Many years later as their deaths approached, I […]
Beauty from Pain
Thursday, October 16th, 20081 Peter 1:3 “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope”
One of my running buddies, Jiffy, told me that he and his wife had grown some broccoli at their farm. They brought it in their house covered […]
Desperate for Leadership
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008Proverbs 29:4 “A leader of good judgment gives stability.”
In the financial crisis of our current economy our world is desperate for leadership. On Friday night, NBC news anchor Brian Williams announced they were seeking CEO’s of major corporations that would come forth with a plan to lead our country, and perhaps the world, out of […]
A Faithful Life
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008Timothy 4:7 “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”
As the story begins Paul of Tarsus hated those of the newly formed Christian community. After Stephen’s death he was fueled by hate. He was on a journey to Damascus to find Christians to take them back […]
Loving A Drunk
Monday, October 13th, 2008Proverbs 23:31-32 “Do not gaze at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly! In the end it bites like a snake and poisons like a viper.”
Lee Ann Womack sings a song that sadly remembers loving an alcoholic.
I bet you’re in a bar,
Listening to a country song.
Glass […]
An Offer Back
Saturday, October 11th, 20081 Corinthians 4:12 “Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, try to excel in gifts that build up the church.”
I was waiting outside of her dorm to take my 18 year old college freshman to lunch. Out the dorm and down the steps walked this beautiful human creature. She was drop dead gorgeous. It […]
The Needs of Others
Friday, October 10th, 2008Matthew 15:32 “Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion for these people…”
Several weeks ago, I was going to a friend’s house at the beach for the weekend. At that time, I had started a painting from their deck of an early morning sunrise. That morning the sky had been perfect and […]
Hugs
Thursday, October 9th, 2008Genesis 20:13 ”This is how you can show your love to me: Everywhere we go, say of me, “He is my brother.”
Much of the Bible is unsaid but can easily be surmised. As the disciples lived with Christ and they traveled together, the life they lived was one of necessary closeness. They shared many emotionally charged […]
Out of the Dark
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008Genesis 21:6 ”God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.”
One cold morning Jeff and I were running Timbercreek Boulevard. at 5:00 a.m. in the pitch dark. I wondered what happened to Paul Davis, the third musketeer of our Tuesday and Thursday runs. Paul and I have run together for […]