The Thought Exhibit“I will enter His gates with thanksgiving in my heart I will enter his courts with praise I will say this is the day that the Lord has made I will rejoice for he hath made me glad” I wanted to take a moment to rejoice for this very reason. I see that He hath [...]
(Note: “…” indicates a pause, or holding the last note before moving on) How wide… is Your love That You would stretch Your arms And go around the world And why… for me… would a Savior’s cry be heard… I don’t know Why You went where I was meant to go I don’t know Why [...]
Matthew 22 The Parable of the Wedding Banquet 1Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: 2″The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. 3He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come. [...]
I’m not sure why I haven’t posted this before now, but here’s Psalm 139, which I took from the King James and translated to rhyme: Search Me (Psalm 139) Lord, You have searched me, You know me You know what my thoughts are going to be. You know my walk. You know my rest. Out [...]
I’m not having writer’s block, I’m having “time” block. My free time at work is scattered, which tends to affect my writing with the same problem. Just when I am on a roll, someone comes to interrupt me; then I’m lucky if I can get back on. If I documented all the times that I [...]
Sometimes, when I think about it, it amazes me that I am not more faithful to God. I can’t think of any major problems in my life. I can’t think of anything I’m wanting; I have a home, a vehicle, a good job and (save the best for last) the best wife. He never leaves [...]
I used to think it was a cop-out when the little kids in Sunday School lined up to testify and the first student would say “I’m thankful for a Christian pastor” (and the second little kid gets the look on their face like “darn, he took mine”). I would think “How lame! Of course you [...]
I actually have a completely different point I originally wanted to make yesterday, if I remember right, so here goes. When someone asks “what religion are you” they normally mean “what denomination”. This caused me to think of something I was told once. Anyone can feel free to correct any information I have wrong, and [...]
I don’t like the question “What is your religion” I like straight questions that I can give straight, simple answers to. When someone asks me this, my straight, simple answer is “Christian.” That, however, is most often not the answer to the question they meant to ask. Therein lies my problem. I think the main [...]
Last night after our pastor relayed an outline of the mission he just returned from, he challenged us to rely on God for our daily bread. I thought I’d talk a little about that here. I want to preface by saying I’m not a good theologian. I haven’t been to seminary to Bible college like [...]
Is it just me, or is it extremely difficult to relinquish control of your life? I like to plan. I like to order. I like to list. I like to be able to set down a plan (it’s best if it is on paper so I don’t forget it) and be able to follow it [...]
When I was a pre-teen my mother decided she needed to have a talk with me. Don’t worry; it wasn’t a “birds and bees” talk. She told me that as a teenager, things would happen in my life. She told me I would get depressed and feel sad. She told me that sometimes I would [...]
I never really knew my biological father. My mother was 16 when I was born and she was older than my father. He was obviously not ready to care for a family. His father, my grandfather, didn’t help the situation. He discouraged my father from having anything to do with me. So I had no [...]
Just because I don’t update this much, don’t think I don’t spend a lot of time thinking. If you want to know my thoughts on a particular subject, just email me. OK, if this is my unofficial blog, then I get to do any kind of writing I want. Now I want to talk about [...]
Nobody who knows a cow would follow a cow. A cow will lead you…to a field of tasty grass. A milk cow will lead you to the barn when she wants to be milked. A cow is not a noble, authoritative, or particularly smart creature*. So, when I read in the book of Exodus that [...]
My main testimony, the one that I should have matured by but am still struggling against goes like this: When I was a young chap, my grandfather used to bring me and my cousins to church every week. Our parents, his children, had nothing at all to do with God, except for my uncle who [...]