Good morning readers! I hope everyone is doing well today! As promised, I am going to start blogging again. Look forward to a couple posts a week for me. I hope to get some guest bloggers as well. So that is something to look forward to. I hope everyone had a great Christmas
I look forward to what this year has in store!
Until next time readers,
God Bless!
Hey everyone! Just thought I would bring you up to date on some things. If you look at the last post, I had decided to close down my blog. Well starting Jan. 1, I will be starting it up again!
So everyone have a Merry Christmas!
God Bless!
Good afternoon readers! Wow! It has been a long time since I have sat down an actually written a blog post. I will be honest. It was partially due to a vacation that I went on, and partially due to laziness. I apologize.
Well I am going to start reading and blogging about Francis Chan’s new book Erasing Hell. I have enjoyed all of his books so far, so I am really excited to read this one.
Until then readers, God Bless!
Good morning everyone! With summer approaching I thought that it would be fun to do a little contest. As some of you know, I have a Facebook Fan Page where I update you when I post a new blog. I have had a decent response to that, but I would really like to see it grow. I really would like to see this blog grow as well.
I am still looking for guest writers. So if you are interested in writing for this blog fill the Contact Me form out, and we can talk more through that.
So on with the contest! This contest is going to last from June 1st 12:01 am though June 30th at 11:59:59. Right now I have 97 fans on Facebook. I would like to reach 200 by the end of June.
At the end of June, if it is at 200 Fans, at random, I will pick a fan and they will get a iTunes gift card sent to them. That is all you need to do.. If you aren’t a fan already, join up by clicking on the Facebook icon on this blog. If you are already a fan, suggest the page to as many people as you can!
I do want to thank everybody that does read this blog! I have had some cool experiences with this blog and I hope you have too.
Until next time readers, GOD BLESS!
Good morning readers! Today we are going to be featuring a blog post from Brian Cromer. Brian is a friend of mine and also the Student Pastor atNorthChurch.tv. His Blog is BrianCromer.com.
(This blog post was originally posted on February 18,2009 )
I have subscribed to Sports Illustrated for years. As a subscriber to Sports Illustrated, the annual Swimsuit Edition (first published in 1964) gets sent to my house every February.
Here’s the cool part…
I have not seen one picture or one article from the Swimsuit Edition in years. Every year my incredible wife gets that particular issue, rolls her eyes at the super models who are not wearing their swimsuits, and immediately throws the issue in the garbage.
My 2011 issue came on Wednesday. It went in the trash on Wednesday and I never knew it came to the house.
I love that she does this for me. The raw, honest truth is that I probably do not have the strength to do it myself. Granted, I might throw it away but not without first taking a peek. (I care here you thinking “but you’re a minister!” Yeah, you are right, I am an honest and real minister.) I cherish the fact that my wife cares about my purity enough to help me succeed. She gets it. She makes me a better person. She makes me a better follower of Jesus.
Some people might think “who cares?” or “what’s the big deal?”
Here the truth…
I know I am not missing anything. My eyes have better things to look at. I have better thoughts to think about. I got a hottie that I am madly in love with and who loves me back. Who needs the Swimsuit Edition? I know I don’t.
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Here’s the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Challenge…
Follow my wife’s lead. If you get the Swimsuit Edition, throw it away. If your husband/son/brother/friend gets the Swimsuit Edition, take the initiative and throw it away for him (like me, he probably doesn’t have the strength to do it himself).
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.” – Jesus in Matthew 5:27-29 (NIV)
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I hope you like today’s Feature Friday. Go check out more at Brian’s blog. I know you will enjoy what you read.
Until next time readers, God Bless!
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Good evening readers! I hope everyone is doing well this evening! Well I found a guest writer!! YAY!
If you care to be a guest writer, check out the Look Who’s Talking post a few posts back.
This evenings post is written by a reader of mine in New Zealand. Enjoy!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Claire loves God, revival, LOST, music, movies, chunky rings, vintage tees, coffee and conversation… dreaming of revival and living to know God and make Him known…. She blogs at www.onepassiononedevotion.wordpress.com and tweets at @fireball3316
THE LOVE OF GOD
How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! 1 John 3:1
God’s love is amazing. It’s everlasting. It’s life changing. Eternity changing. Lavish.
For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His love for those who fear Him. Psalms 103:11
The revelation of God’s love for each of us begins in a way with salvation but there is so much more on offer. We’re created to know God, to know His love, to have supernatural relationship with Him here on Earth as well as on the other side of eternity. We’re created to feel His presence and live in friendship with God. It begins with being born again but continues through love.
A revelation of God’s love keeps our eyes fixed upon Him and His greatness and His gloriousness and on what He is doing over what our circumstances say.
A revelation of God’s love will get you through the darkest times – the flood and the fire – because we have it settled in our soul that God loves us and that He is with us and for us and that nothing can separate us from His love and that in those times He is our refuge and our strength. A revelation of God’s love reminds our heart and soul to trust in our Almighty God. It rests in Him. Our hearts are confident when filled with His love.
A revelation of God’s love will overflow out of us and spill onto others as we want them to experience the reality of salvation and relationship with God. It keeps us excited about the future and the adventure that God has planned out for us and keeps us pressing forward into that. When the woman with the alabaster jar (Mark 14) came and broke it over Jesus – the fragrance of the oil filled the house – it transformed the atmosphere and people became aware of something remarkable – the presence of Jesus – in our lives, when we respond to the revelation of God’s love for us it overflows and touches other people and people see God at work in our lives.
A revelation of His love restrains us and keeps us walking on the narrow path, throwing off those things that want to distract and entangle us. “A daily encounter with the love of God will produce a daily compulsion of obedience to the voice of God.” The Ramp
God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 1 John 4:8-11
God is love. Do you know His love?
And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3:17-19
Good evening everyone! As usual, I hope everyone is doing well. I was thinking about something today that I wanted to share with all of you.
I want to give my readers the opportunity to guest write for my blog.
There are a few stipulations though. I will list them below.
1) The contents of the blog post have to be original. This means you can’t copy and paste, or feature your blog post on your own blog. I, of course, will give you due credit, and link it back to your website, but this has to be original.
2) The content of the post has to be tied into something Christian. This is a Christian blog. I want to keep it that way.
3) If you quote or use any other sources other than your own, you must include those sources.
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I will leave this invitation open for as long as people want to write for this blog.
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Contact me through Contact Me Section of this blog.
I can’t wait to read what you write.
Until next time readers, God Bless!
Good evening everyone! Happy New Year! Welcome to 2011! I hope everyone had a great New Year’s Eve and Day.
Tonight I wanted to take the time to look back on my resolutions from 2010, and see which ones I kept, and which ones I didn’t. I also wanted to make some for 2011. The 2010 resolutions we posted around the last week of Dec. 2009. Check the original posts out if you want.
Resolution 1: Loose Weight– (FAIL)
Well that didn’t work. I gained probably another 20 pounds last year. I guess that is what married life does to you. I don’t know. So.. I am putting this one back on the list for 2011. I actually went to the gym tonight. We will see what happens.
Resolution 2: Get Connected on a Deeper Level– (Semi-Fail)
Well I have met some more people, and I have actually connected with some on a deeper level. I started playing softball, and naturally as a team you create that bond. I want to grow closer to these guys, and well other people from church, or even work. I will put this back on the list for 2011 as well.
Resolution 3: Serve God More (Semi-Fail)
I actually was a member of the camera team at North Church for a little bit. I also helped out at a soup kitchen, and helped give out winter items to the homeless. I am not trying to pat myself on the back at all. I give God all the glory on that. I do though am going to put this on the list again. Me and my wife are looking to serve together at the church this year.
Resolution 4: Give to Charity ( Semi- Fail)
When the earthquake hit Haiti, I donated money to two different charities. I haven’t donated since then. I have however given money to people in need that I know locally. Again, I am not trying to pat myself on the back. I am putting this on the list again for this year. I want to contribute more
Resolution 5: Become a Better Husband ( Semi-Fail)
Over the last year, I have worked at doing this. I have attended a class, read books, etc. I am putting this one on the list again. I guess there is always need for improvement, due to us not being perfect.
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Those are my resolutions for 2010/2011, but I wanted to add one as well.
Resolution 6: Blog More
I started this blog as a ministry to myself and to other people. I started off writing practically everyday. Life gets in the way sometimes, and I stopped doing that, or even blogging once a week at the most. Well, I want to bring up my game. I have several people who read this blog, and makes me feel good. I like doing this. So yeah.. Look for more to come.
So what are your resolutions this year?
Until next time readers, God Bless!
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Good evening readers! I hope everyone is doing well tonight. Does everyone realize what day it is today?
Today is the one year anniversary of this blog. That’s right. I made it, and it has flown by!
Tonight I wanted to reflect on the last year. I hope I don’t bore you.
Just a few statistics for you:
1) In the last year, I have posted 114 blog entries, tagged 955 words, and created 68 categories.
2) This blog has had a total of 129 comments, and has blocked 1317 spam comments.
3) I have 9 active subscribers that get an email each time I post.
4) My Facebook fan page has 90 fans.
5) My Twitter account has 249 followers, and I am listed 103 times.
And… You know what??
I give all the glory to God! I started this blog to use it as my quiet time. I wanted to document what I was learning from God. Then it became a ministry to reach out to others with, while expressing my opinion on different topics, books, movies, etc.
I want to personally thank all of you that read my blog each time I post. I really means a lot. I want to thank my wife for letting me write.
I want to leave you with the motivation behind this blog. It can be found on the ” About This Blog” page as well.
I am a Christian living in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,USA. This blog is a log of my adventures with God starting 12/13/09. The title of this blog is based off of the scripture Romans 8:15 :
This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. It’s adventurously expectant, greeting God with a childlike “What’s next, Papa?”–The Message.
So with that said.. I look forward to the next year of blogging. I hope that you take the journey with me.
Until next time readers, God Bless!
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Good evening readers. Currently I am riding shotgun while my wife and I drive to Texas to see my in-laws.
We are listening to our iPod, and I thought of the song by Carrie Underwood as we drove by a cross on the side of the rode.
For some reason, I wanted to say a little prayer for the person the cross was there for. Does that make me weird? Was God telling me to do that for some reason?
What are your thoughts about how God talks to us? Have you ever heard the audible voice of God?
Share you thoughts.
Until next time readers, God Bless!
