I’m Living in a Barn!
Friday, December 28th, 2007 Posted in Growth | No Comments »That's right, I'm spending the next few days with my wife's family at a bed and breakfast place called "Barn on the Bluff" near Elkader, Iowa. Yes, it's an actual barn located in a beautiful, hilly and (right now) snowy ...
Journey to Spiritual Growth in 2008
Thursday, December 27th, 2007 Posted in Growth | 2 Comments »I'm working on some ideas on how we can most effectively navigate life in such a way that we can grow spiritually. The process involves five areas in which we need to be proactive in responding to and developing. You'll ...
The Christmas Ladder
Sunday, December 23rd, 2007 Posted in Holidays, Thoughts about God | No Comments »I wrote a Christmas story called The Christmas Ladder that you can view as a web page or download as a pdf file to print. I know, it sounds strange to talk of a Christmas ladder, but I have my reasons. A ladder's meant ...
Church Sign Sayings
Friday, December 21st, 2007 Posted in Church Sign Sayings | No Comments »WHAT GOD WANTS FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU!
The Two Paths of Christmas
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007 Posted in Holidays | No Comments »Imagine a hillside Christmas display. "Come See Christmas in Lights" the sign says. You'll be walking a pathway, seeing Christmas portrayed in multi-colored lights and moving displays. You have two paths to choose from, you're told upon entering. The bottom path ...
Focusing on the Christmas Wrappings
Tuesday, December 18th, 2007 Posted in Holidays | No Comments »Sunday's snowstorm resulted in our cancelling our church services. The weather was just too bad, but not bad enough to keep us from heading to the Indy area to visit our son, his wife and grandson Casey! You have to ...
The Miracle of His Coming
Saturday, December 15th, 2007 Posted in Holidays, Thoughts about God | No Comments »(a photo of mine I'll be using in Sunday's sermon along with the following piece) Jesus For all eternity, the second member of the triune God, Father, Son, and Spirit enjoying perfect holy harmony. From the timelessness of eternity's heaven they came into earth's ...
Working at Directing Our Lives
Thursday, December 13th, 2007 Posted in A Sense of Call | No Comments »After watching a movie on DVD Diann and I like to look at the "extra" material usually included on the DVD. Often, there are behind the scenes material where you see just how much work went into making the movie. Sometimes ...
Of Pillows, Feathers, Churches & People
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007 Posted in A Sense of Call | No Comments »I got to thinking about feathered-filled pillows and church. A collection of people gathered together in a church is sort of like a pillow stuffed with feathers, we're all together in one place. I like that, being all cozy and ...
Quote to Reflect On
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007 Posted in Quote to Reflect On | 3 Comments »"Those whose prayers are unending monologues make themselves a giant mouth while making God a small ear." Calvin Miller
