His Kind Intention

Recently at work I’ve been involved in resolving a very serious customer issue involving millions of dollars of equipment.  I’ve had to go to daily status meetings  where the environment has been tense and confrontational and where I have to daily answer for how I (and others) are making progress on the issues.  Unpleasant [...]

For Our Struggle…

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
-Eph. 6:12

I caught this verse on the way out the door this morning and noticed the words, “For our struggle…” The thought occurs [...]

It Is What It Is

“The garden didn’t do as good as I wanted.  Oh well, it is what it is.”
“That doctor’s visit didn’t go so well.  I guess, it is what it is.“
I’ve noticed this saying a lot lately.  At home, at work, from the pulpit, and even in the podcasts that I listen to on my commute.  This [...]

Buried with Him

In June, both the boys were baptized in a swimming pool outside the church.

Learning with My Heart

Last weekend we had a Worship conference at our church.  It was good, really good.  There is something about being in God’s presence that: 1. Helps to give you a new perspective, His perspective. 2. Put wind in your spiritual sails to help you move forward, rather than being stuck.
We were tired after the weekend, [...]

Wearing Two Cloaks

Thoughts rolling around in my head this morning:
Am I looking for relationship, or just permission to do my own thing?  Am I willing to be obedient? Or do I just want acceptance without change?  Do I want the transforming power of God in my life, or am I just looking for that spiritual high?
And then [...]

Baptism

Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death?
Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of [...]

Seeking Him vs. Seeking His Face

A few months ago, I talked about asking God what game He wanted to play with me. His answer: Hide and Seek.
My conclusion was the following thought:
God wants me to seek Him in my daily life, asking the question:
“God, where are You in this situation?”
“Where are You at work?”
Continually looking and asking and seeking Him. [...]