31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity — Day 24
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 Posted in 31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity, Growth | No Comments »SERVING WITH CHRIST -- The Cost of Serving It costs something to serve people, because when we do that we're putting the wants and needs of others before our own wants and needs. Serving is a personal sacrifice. Jesus' role of ...
Maundy Thursday
Sunday, March 16th, 2008 Posted in Spirituality, Theology | 2 Comments »Maundy Thursday (click on words for an explanation of "Maundy") is this coming Thursday, the day we celebrate the Lord's Supper, or Communion, in preparation for Good Friday and Easter. As I shared with our congregation on Palm Sunday, you can't fully ...
31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity — Day 23
Saturday, March 15th, 2008 Posted in 31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity, Growth | No Comments »SERVNG WITH CHRIST -- Serving Jesus by Serving Others Probably the best image to use to show what it means to serve others is a bowl with a towel. Jesus used a bowl of water and a towel to remind His first ...
Palm Sunday Reflecting
Thursday, March 13th, 2008 Posted in A Sense of Call, Holidays | No Comments »I find it a fun challenge as a photographer to capture a fresh interpretation of a palm frond. This picture was taken last week while visiting our daughter and family in Mexico. The palm frond is, of course, the classic ...
31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity — Day 22
Thursday, March 13th, 2008 Posted in 31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity, Growth | No Comments »SERVING WITH CHRIST -- Serving Like Christ What was Jesus like? I suppose that question could be answered in many ways, but there's one description of Jesus that ranks at the top. Let's allow Jesus to tell us in His own ...
We See the Volcano Erupt!
Saturday, March 8th, 2008 Posted in Thoughts about God | No Comments »I was recently in Mexico, about an hour south of Mexico City, at Refuge Ranch, home to our daughter and her family. The ranch is within 25 miles of Popo the volcano. While the sun was setting it erupted in a ...
31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity — Day 21
Saturday, March 8th, 2008 Posted in 31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity, Growth | No Comments »BECOMING LIKE CHRIST -- Reflecting Christ Naturally If we do a good deed for someone we really care about and we're thanked by that person, we respond, "Aw, it was nothing," or "It was my pleasure," or "I enjoyed doing it ...
We’re In Mexico!
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008 Posted in Growth | No Comments »Well, we arrived here in Mexico to visit our daughter and her family at Refuge Ranch. We left home in Michigan at about 6:30 a.m. last night (Monday evening) and arrived here at the ranch at about 6:30 p.m. When we ...
The Rare “Casey” Fish!
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 Posted in Humorous | No Comments »Our son has several aquariums as a hobby. He had just set up this new 150 gallon monster when he decided to try it out with what he called "The rare 'Casey' fish." Of course, it's our grandson! The little ...
31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity — Day 20
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 Posted in 31 Days toward Spiritual Maturity, Growth | No Comments »BECOMING LIKE CHRIST -- Influenced by His Closeness Jesus rubs off on us! When we seek to truly follow Him in obedience and to "practice the presence," as Brother Lawrence put it, we'll find ourselves being influenced in positive ways by ...
