Promoting a New Sermon Series
Friday, May 29th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Here's the logo Dee Speegle in our church designed for my new sermon series that starts this weekend. It's a six-part series that takes a look at six key principles I found in the book of Acts in the New ...
The Firmest Foundation for Living
Thursday, May 28th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »[caption id="attachment_951" align="alignleft" width="219" caption="Photo is of an old wall in Mexico"][/caption] Waylon Jennings croons, “I was looking for love in all the wrong places.” It's not just love that we look for in all the wrong places. More ...
Principles of Forgiving
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Thought I'd share with you some helpful principles concerning forgiving that I put together for a recent weekend message. (1) Forgiveness often takes time. (2) Don't try to figure out why the person did what they did. (3) Don't ...
Thoughts from Thomas A’ Kempis — “Feelings”
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 Posted in Imitation of Christ | No Comments »"Do not trust the way you feel at the moment, for your feelings will soon change. All your life you are subject to change, even if you do not want to be. Sometimes you are happy, sometimes you are sad; ...
Great Expectations of Spring
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »It looks ridiculous at this point, the tomato plant seems ill-fitted for the container I planted it in. I bought a single small tomato plant, the kind that produces those itsy bitsy tomatoes you put on your salad. ...
Modeling Our Praying After the Lord’s Prayer
Thursday, May 21st, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Traditionally the Lord's Prayer has been repeated as a memorized prayer. Undoubtedly, however, Jesus' intention was that it be copied, that it be a model prayer after which we pattern our own praying. How should our praying be like the ...
Living in the Moment
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Dave Valle played professional baseball for 13 years, most of them with the Seattle Mariners. As a young American player, in the late 1980's, he'd spend the off season with his wife and young son in the Dominican Republic playing ...
Relationships and Limitations
Thursday, May 14th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »I feel that one of my tasks in life is to keep reading, and when I stumble upon something good, pass it on to those God's put within my sphere of influence. I'm reading a great book by Tim ...
Never too Old to Learn
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »[caption id="attachment_895" align="alignleft" width="92" caption="Beth Moore"][/caption] My wife was leading a class on the book of Esther found in the Bible, using a DVD featuring the teaching of best-selling author and speaker Beth Moore. Diann said she had been particularly ...
Being Attentive to God’s Attention — Pt 5 of 5
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »(Some final thoughts based on what I shared at a recent all-church retreat I led) It seems we are wired to want to be amazed, and there are certainly no shortage of things which can amaze us! Amazement is all around ...
