Compel Me, Lord
The pains had actually started the week before. Kyle, then just six years old had come home from school saying that he’d gotten a stomach that day. When it happened again the following day, his teacher took me aside to say she was concerned. I promised her that I would take him to see a doctor. I had already been thinking about it since he had been complaining the night before too. The doctor had declared him healthy, but here he was again early on a Saturday morning, complaining of abdominal pain. Thinking it may be gas, I told him to lie on his left side to help relieve the pain. It...
Read MoreA Model Congregation
We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Thessalonians 1:3 Read the first chapter of 1 Thessalonians and you get a real sense that Paul considers the church in Thessalonica to be nearly a model congregation. In the verse of scripture above he mentions three things that confirm that they are true followers of Christ. First he speaks of their work produced by faith. Faith always expresses itself in obedience to that which one believes. Our decisions, whether we...
Read MoreIt’s All About Faith
See that tagline above. I wrote that long before I knew how appropriate it would be. It’s been a walk of faith since we moved to Texas nearly 2 years ago. Nothing seems to have come to us except through faith. Sometimes unwavering faith. Sometimes wavering. His lessons have not been lost on me and I see God’s hand in each and every one. Our home, Julian’s job, car repairs, college tuition and so many more needs have been used to strengthen and grow our faith. I can’t help but think it’s my fault. Maybe I prayed, “I believe, Lord, help my unbelief,”...
Read MoreThe Folly of Seeking the Benefits
Once upon a time I had a thought. I mulled over that thought and as minutes turned into hours, hours into days, still I could be found thinking about the Christ, Jesus the Christ to be exact. I thought about the definition of the word Christian, which is “belonging to Christ.” I thought about Jesus as my Life, not just in my life. And finally I thought about the verse found in Galatians 2:20, “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for...
Read MoreStill Relevant
While I was looking through some of my old writings that are saved on this computer, I was surprised by how relevant most of them are today. I realized that my writings on the web began days after the terror attacks on 9-11-2001. Only because I was looking for a more convenient way of publishing what I wrote on the web, the site gradually morphed into blogging. I had no idea what I was getting myself into at that time and how many rabbit trails the whole blogging process would lead me down. I’m going to occasionally publish – with a few tweaks – some of those that are still...
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