A Mickey Mouse Umbrella World

My good friends Stan and Diane wrote on their facebook page “[we] think you’ll never do anything if you wait for a good forecast.”  I know that they were really just talking about the weather recently but it really struck a cord with me.  It made me think of Exodus when the spies were sent [...]

mountains and valleys

I love Pastor Gillis’ sermons.  I don’t believe I have walked out of one thinking that was bad.  But still there are some that strike me as special.  One recent sermon that did just that was about the transfiguration of Christ.  Pastor Jerry related the event to our live by showing us that God will [...]

Uncomfortable

Yesterday at church, Pastor Dan Trippie visiting from Restoration Church gave the sermon.  He talked mainly about getting out of your comfort zone.  I have heard this sermon theme many times.  It is usually very inspiring and good, as was Dan’s.  Stacey and I have been talking about getting out of our comfort zone.  We [...]

Christmas is…

…Santa Claus because he teaches us to give for the fun of it, reward the good, discipline the bad and be young.
…cookies because they fill you with joy and appreciation for the special treats of life.
…Shepards because they remind us to protect and care for those we love.
…Angels because they remind us to proclaim the [...]

Being Christian

Today I had to remind myself over and over Be Christian as I drove through traffic light hell.  I had my dog groomed for the holidays and he was to be picked up between 12:30 and 1:00.  Of course, my experiment ran over, they always do.  As a matter of fact, I am writing this [...]

Day care woes

We have a good daycare.  They take great care of AJ.  But we keep running into problems.  Sure, daycare isn’t going to raise your kid exactly like you want them to be raised.  Only staying home and doing it yourself will do that.  So I am trying to keep my cool about most things and [...]

Peter King’s Ten things

Hey guys, much like a doctor earns his money off of his skill and a truck driver earns his money off of his truck, a journalist makes money off of the written word.  I have been calling a post I do Ten Things I Think I Think.  Well that little verbage was from Sports Illustrated’s [...]

Foolish

1 Corinthians 3:18-20
 
Do not deceive yourselves. If any one of you thinks he is wise by the standards of this age, he should become a “fool” so that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness”; and [...]

Stock-a-rama 2008

Each year I take part in a boys youth group called Christian Service Brigade.  It’s focus is to develope young boys into leaders through a relationship with Jesus Christ.  I really enjoy working with my group.  However, they are the age group just below middle and high school and just above grade school.  So they [...]

The Rev. Wright

I have held back from commenting on this particular person for a while.  I want to do this without involving Senator Obama.  I know that is difficult considering the only reason we would disuss this pastor is because of Senator Obama.  And just to be forthright, no I would not vote of Senator Obama if [...]