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Preach It

21 Monday Feb 2011

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Yesterday, I heard one of the most powerful sermons I’ve heard in a long time.  The power wasn’t in the presentation style nor in the energy or tone of the preacher, the power was in the message he delivered.  One point he made really stuck with me throughout the day that just kept me feeling good all day.  Most of us have heard (and can quote) Romans 3:23, “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” and that is where the recitation usually ends.  But, and this but is big, while it’s the end of the verse, it is not the end of the sentence.  Verse 24 continues the thought, “and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.”  [emphasis mine}

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He gave freely.

Grace and peace to you.

Lady GaGa

18 Friday Feb 2011

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I saw Lady Gaga on GMA Thursday morning promoting her AIDS/HIV prevention efforts.  She has created a line of cosmetics with ALL the proceeds going to help prevent this horrible disease.  I applaud her for her generosity and willingness to be an activist to help eliminate a horrible disease.  I can only wish that her efforts were targeted at abstinence and Godliness instead of safe sex.
As I listened to her talk, it seemed evident that she has been searching for what is missing in her life and she identifies it as “self-love” and “finding the inner light”.  I wonder how powerful it could be if someone of her stature and promotion ability was sharing a message of the love of God and allowing His light to shine from within to all of her fans.  Today, I am saying a prayer for Gaga and the hope that God will be able to reach her and to touch her heart with His love, joy and desire for her. 

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From Gaga to baseball – I’ll be in Bowie soaking in the sun and watching Decatur Eagles baseball this Saturday.  I’m excited to have another season going and watching my son and his friends play.  My daughter is escaping baseball by participating in a UIL competition and I know she will rock ’em too!  And, it will be time to see Michael Young, smiling and talking about what the upcoming season will be like and how he doesn’t want to be a distraction even though all the questions lead to the distraction he has caused.  Oh well, it’s baseball.  Cut, green grass.  Sunshine.  Close plays at home.  Homeruns, fireworks and fly-overs.  Play ball!

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May the Lord who created the world, who designed the seas, who created the volcanoes, who built the mountains and put each grain of sand on the beach, may He be praised and glorified in my life today because the One who created all also created, loves, nurtures and cares for me.

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Grace and peace to you.
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A Good Start

17 Thursday Feb 2011

Posted by in Crazy Love, love, sin

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Wednesday was the kick-off day for our workplace Bible study using the book Crazy Love.  Yes, you know I love Crazy Love and I’m excited to begin a study around the ideas offered by Francis Chan in this book.  The first class was an introduction of the book idea, my approach to getting through it and to me.  Several of the people in the study know something about me but I went back deeper in my history than usual and walked them through my growing up and how I got to this point in life and why this book has helped me know God so much better than I think I would have done on my own.  I got some positive feedback from a few of the participants and am thankful my prayer all morning worked – simply that God would make me a conduit of the words He wanted everyone to hear. 

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Here’s something that crossed my mind the other day.  Who’s more concerned with sin; God or me?  Who’s more concerned with living out of love; God or me?  I think God is more interested in seeing me live a life of love than He is concerned with me sinning.  I’m caught up in 1 John 4 saying that “perfect love drives out fear.”  I can’t get this verse out of my head because I want to live in God’s perfect love and I want to be a man who shares God’s perfect love with everyone I come in contact with.  I’m not there yet but pray that I will be one day. 

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God, work on my heart, work in my heart and work through my heart.  Make me a light shining brightly, eliminating darkness and reflecting the glory of your majesty.

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Grace and peace to you.
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Grammy Whammy

16 Wednesday Feb 2011

Posted by in yak-yak

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Did you watch the Grammy’s on Sunday night?  I had the TV on for the last 20 minutes or so waiting on the news and was flabbergasted, yes flabbergasted, by some of the dancing I saw. 
If you are looking for a good blog to read, check out http://texastoothcarpenter.blogspot.com and http://rross.blogspot.com.  These are two very good friends of mine and they say some things that would benefit a lot of people to think about. 
I’ve been asked to be a guest writer for another friend’s blog.
For the past 8 years or so I’ve been a columnist for two different western industry publications writing about business, management, leadership and operations.  The crazy part is that I got paid to do it!  Ha.  I had the lofty title of Business Editor at the last gig but gave it up this year because I can only write so much it seems and because it’s time to scale back.  Even as I say I need to scale back, I’m contemplating taking on another big, time-consuming adventure.  Maybe I’m a glutton for punishment.
This is one of those days were I’m sort of dry as far as writing so I am filling space with yak-yak.  Yep, yak-yak.  Use that in Words With Friends and see what kind of response you get.
I have changed my musical choices to the point that at least 85% of what I listen to is Christian-themed music.  Don’t think I’m patting myself on the back because I still slip in a little Pink Floyd, Molly Hatchett, Guns N Roses and such but I can tell a difference in myself when I’m listening to Third Day, Skillet, Lecrae, Casting Crowns, Jeremy Camp and a bunch of other great artists. 
Baseball season is back.  My son is playing again but I’m not involved at all this time…and it hasn’t been an easy change.  It looks like the schedule is going to work for me to head out to Surprise in March for a little Spring Training with the Rangers.  I’m pumped.  I’m traveling with a good friend from our younger days and staying with his brother/another good friend.  I’m ready to go today.  Other than the packing.  Shorts and t-shirts…
I had a meeting Tuesday morning with some staff that has been through our company leadership training program.  As we talked about different issues, it struck me again how people interact with each other is so important in our lives in so many ways.  Relationships of one sort or another are a part of the fabric of our lives.  It brought me back to Monday’s post – the one relationship I want to succeed at is the one between me and my Lord.  As long as that relationship is successful, I’m fully confident all others will work out for the best.

Grace and peace to you.

I Am Second

14 Monday Feb 2011

Posted by in I Am Second, iamsecond, relationship

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I’ve shared this here before but something said yesterday brought it back to mind.  Many of you have seen the iamsecond.com web site and some of the awesome monologues there.  I think it’s a great idea even if they won’t let me into their club…or at least they wouldn’t the last time I tried to become a member but that’s another story.  Where I was going is the idea of being second to God.  I grew up being taught that I was 3rd or maybe even lower down the scale.  The God came first, others came second and then I might fit in to 3rd.  The acronym JOY was used (Jesus/Others/Yourself) to teach us how to live humbly.  I understand the concept and realize how easy it is to start splitting hairs over semantics but, personally, I think it’s wrong teaching. 

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The greatest command is to love God with all my heart, soul and mind.  The second is to love my neighbor AS MYSELF.  I capitalized those last two words because how am I supposed to love my neighbor as myself if God is first, they are second and I am third?  Here’s where I’m going with this.  The only relationship in the world I need to get right is the one between God and me.  If he’s first and I’m right next to Him, then the other relationships will figure themselves out because God will be flowing through me.  I don’t need to worry about serving others if I’m not right with God and the more things I put between God and me, the more trouble I’m going to have staying focused on what His will is.  I think it’s best that I make sure I’m staying on the same page as God and then I can be a servant to others but not before I am whole with God. 

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I spent a lot of years trying to put others first, often failing at it but trying, and I never really got close to God.  Now, as I desire to get closer and closer to Him, to make Him first and me a close second, I am learning how I can serve others much better through His power. 

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I am second and I plan to stay there.  Again, maybe I’m splitting hairs but this is how I need to approach my walk with God so that I grow closer to Him. 

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Grace and peace to you.
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WHAT? No post?

11 Friday Feb 2011

Posted by in God's love, thankfulness

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I’m a late blogger today so if you read this you will be one of the few. 

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Today I’m living on thankfulness.  I’m spending the day doing all I can to blog any negative thought out of my mind with a response of thankfulness.  I’m thankful for my kids, my friends, my health, my job…oh I could go on and on but my idea for today is to be thankful.  Something I didn’t like came up at work this morning and I have decided to stay focused on the fact that I have a job and am thankful for what it gives me. 

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I may try to do this all weekend!  I’m not going to get too far ahead of myself and do it for a week or month.  That would be crazy, huh?  🙂

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God loves me.  What more do I need to know today?

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Grace and peace to you.
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Brrrr

10 Thursday Feb 2011

Posted by in fear, God's love, love, snow

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That has to be one of the more compelling titles I’ve ever written.
I drove to work on Tuesday in 2 wheel drive at normal speeds because there was no ice.  The TV stations don’t always help and don’t always report very accurately.  Tuesday morning, Channel 8 was reporting a rollover wreck at 287 and 2264.  Hello?  That happens 6 times a year; summer, winter, spring and fall, daylight or dark.
I heard the roads around Decatur were treacherous.  Heck, I couldn’t spin my tires anywhere and I like going in circles as much as the next guy.

The deal with Michael Young is looking a little ugly.  I hate to see that right now but, it’s business.
I’ve never met Wayne Jacobsen and yet he has written a book about me.  Here’s a segment I’m going to be sharing in 2 Bible studies I’m doing soon.  “The motives of conformity do not produce intimacy.  This is where organized religion so often gets it backward, and why so many people in the pews remain so distant from God and so unchanged in their character.  We think conformity to God’s ways will lead us closer to him, when the opposite is true.  If we focus on our own fears and performance, he will seem more distant.  It is only by living in the security of God’s affection that he is able to transform us.”  He Love Me, p. 80
He goes on to talk about love being stronger than fear.  In Psalm 111:10 we are told that fear is the beginning of wisdom.  I believe this is true because I believe that people who do not strive to know God, whether they go to church or not, may one day know his wrath.  (Please know that isn’t a judgment, that is my belief.  I might be wrong and find out that God isn’t punishing anyone and that’s His call to make and no skin off my back.  As much as He’s put up with from me, I’m just tickled pink I get to keep learning how much He loves me each day.)  While fear may be the beginning of wisdom, John says in I John 4 that perfect love drives out fear.  If I really love God I don’t have to fear God because there is no fear in love.  I take it to mean that our walk with God is a journey that started with understanding His power and growing into a more and more loving relationship with Him day by day.
I have a desire to love God more, to know Him intimately, to live in His love and to glorify Him in all that I do.

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Grace and peace to you.
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Facebook Ranting

09 Wednesday Feb 2011

Posted by in Facebook, grace, mercy

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There are several things I like Facebook and quite a few I don’t.  I like seeing some old friends and reconnecting.  I like some coupons I get, flyfishing destination ideas and knowing what’s new at gogo gumbo.  What I particularly don’t like is some of the ranting I see by people who then turn around and post scripture and put on the Christian face.  The reason I don’t like it is because it reminds me of me, of how I have acted in the past, of how I still act at times and of the miles to travel to be who I want to be on this earth. 

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I do not want God to take on a “fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me” attitude because he wouldn’t tolerate me very long.  I do not want God to start shouting out my flaws to all who can hear because He will be busy and I will be thoroughly embarrassed.  I do not want God telling me I will have to earn His trust back every time I fail and then have that earning process completely subjective to His whim.  I’ll never get His full trust back if I have to earn it.  Yet, I have treated people that way and done those things at times. 

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I’m better about such things today but not perfect.  I want to be better about it today than I was yesterday and I want to be better at it tomorrow than I am today.  I want to be more and more and more like God each and every day I’m still on this earth.  God, help me, restore me, renew me, lead me.  Make my life yours, make my words yours, make my actions yours. 

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Grace and peace to you.
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Wounds

08 Tuesday Feb 2011

Posted by in cut, pain, wound

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Why do some wounds take so long to heal?  I have a cut on my arm that is taking forever (it seems) to heal.  A big scab covered the wound for awhile and then it came off and a smaller one formed followed by one even smaller.  Each time, I see it getting better but the cut is still there.

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Life isn’t much different.  Sometimes the cut is covered but the scab comes off, the wound is revealed but a smaller scab forms and so on.  While the healing gets better and shorter, the wound is still there. 

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Healing isn’t easy and isn’t pain free.  I wish I had something more positive to say today.  I just don’t.

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Grace and peace to you.
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Super Bowl Hangover

07 Monday Feb 2011

Posted by in Super Bowl

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I didn’t really care who won but had two wagers going and both the other parties insisted on taking Green Bay so I was halfway cheering for the Steelers.  I do like Mike Tomlin.
I lost the bet.  I usually don’t lose bets because I will typically only bet when I’m highly confident.  This time I bet so I would have a reason to watch the game.  Now I’m out a couple of coffees at Starbucks. 
The upside is that I get a coffee at Starbucks paying off the bets. 
People shouldn’t gamble.  This has been a public service announcement.
How do you butcher the Star Spangled Banner? 
I wasn’t as big a fan of the VW/Darth Vader commercial as most people seem to be.  It may be because I’ve never watched Star Wars. 
The Budweiser/Tiny Dancer commercial is the one that stands out to me.  I have a weird sense of humor though.  I always like the ETrade commercials but they didn’t strike me as funny as past years.  Oh, the one with the monkeys pulling in to the parking lot and hemming the guy in his car kind of cracked me up. 
Fergie didn’t sound good.  I blame that on Jerry.  What about the people who bought tickets and then didn’t have seats because of fire code.  Jerry. 
The lighted dancers on the field were pretty cool.  
The saddest part of the night was watching what’s-her-name feed ARoidFraud popcorn.  Ewwww.  And why did Jerry let him in the building anyway? 
I’m really not a ARod hater.  He’s got a sweet swing but a) he’s a Yankee and b) being fed popcorn isn’t a pretty picture. 
I don’t care for Big Ben and he had a bad game but I do wonder how bad his knee was hurting.  I give him credit for being a gamer. 
Pro football just doesn’t hold my interest.
Pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training in less than 10 days.  Now that’s something to cheer about.

Grace and peace to you.

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