Archive for August, 2007
My Psalm 27:4 Prayer
Today, Lord, I thank you for all you have done for me, but also just because you love me. And just because of who you are. You’re the mighty God of the universe, who sets flood waters into action and makes thunder and lightning. When I watched water pour into my basement, I felt so [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Flood
I can’t believe our basement flooded again, for the second time in less than a year. We haven’t had any problems in the 17 years we’ve lived here, until recently. We’ve had such torrential rains that the sewers couldn’t keep up. Thankfully for us, the water is down (we had four feet!) and we didn’t [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )No Victimless Crime
I just completed jury duty. Four days and a conviction later, I feel very sober. Usually I can joke about something to lighten the seriousness, but not this time. I think we took our time and made the right choice, but it still remains that a young man will go to jail and serve time. I [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The Cookie Jar
Greg preached a great sermon on baptism on Sunday. He has a way of explaining things in an easy-to-understand way, with interesting illustrations. We had a professor once who called it “putting the cookies on the low shelf.” All the goodies are within our reach. The good news of Christianity is not a complicated thing. Lord, we [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Tech Support
So I just got off the phone with AT&T’s tech support for the fourth time in four days, since a bad storm took out our connection. We’ve had to reconfigure, reroute and reboot. The actual thought of computers is amazing, but how much easier it is to connect to God. All I have to do [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Big!
Two-year olds can’t wait to be “big.” Lord, I pray that for all of us. I pray for maturity, so that when we are wronged, whether real or imagined, we will respond the way you would. Big, so that we will do the right thing, and go above and beyond what the world expects from us. Big, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Walking on water
A book that made a huge impression on me came at a pivotal point in my life. It is by author/pastor John Ortberg: “If You Want to Walk on Water, You’ve Got to Get Out of the Boat.” You can’t do anything big for God unless you are willing to get out of your comfort [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )A place of worship
Where do you worship? Some of my most intense worship experiences have been in my car. I actually look forward to the three-hour drive to drop off/pick up/visit my kids in college. On the way, I listen to sermon CDs and worship music. (If I am ever in a car wreck, check to see what was in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Promise Keepers
Lord, today I’d like to pray for all the guys in our church and in your church worldwide. I pray that they will follow your example and love their wives and kids the way you love us. I pray for them to be patient, kind, and sacrificial in love. I’m thankful for men who take [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Metamorphosis
I came face to face with a cicada last night. I thought I had found an empty shell, and was going to save it to show the girls, but when I looked about ten minutes later, there was the nymph almost completely emerged. I watched from about ten inches away as it watched me. I [...]
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