I have been taking my kids to school for about 12 years now. There are a few insights I have gleaned over the last 12 years and I thought I would share them with you today.
1. There is no such thing as a routine (it can change daily – just deal with it!)
2. You cannot [...]
Archive for September, 2009
5 Things Learned Dropping Kids At School
Posted in Parenting on September 30, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Keep Walking
Posted in Formation, Hope, Motivational on September 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A few years ago, our family was planning a trip to New Mexico for a little time away. I was actually attending some training at a Christian camp and my family was tagging along. The boys were very young, their ages would have been 6, 4 and 2. I had built up the trip to [...]
Doing the Impossible
Posted in Formation, Hope, Motivational on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This Sunday night I will be preaching on “Doing Impossible Things.” In thinking about the sermon, I am reminded of a story from Matthew, you can read it here.
At the end of a long day, the disciples were in a boat headed across the lake (Sea of Galilee). It was after dark when Peter spotted [...]
For Ruben
Posted in Church, Community, Grace on September 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
We buried Ruben yesterday. He was 51 but looked much older. I have known Ruben for most of the time I have lived in this town. He always had a very long and scraggly beard. He couldn’t work anymore due to disability, but he worked before his accident. He liked to grow things and he [...]
Eternity Is A Mighty Long Time
Posted in Community, Hope, Missions, Uncategorized on September 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I did a lot of driving yesterday, about 8 hours in the car. But somewhere between Waco and Levelland I saw a billboard that said, “Eternity is a long time.” As I drove, I thought a lot about that statement. Of course, on the surface it is somewhat comical in the sense that, of course [...]
The Reason for These Ramblings
Posted in Community, Formation, Motivational on September 23, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Today marks 100 posts to this blog. In all honesty, when I started this back in April, I did not know where or even if it would go. I just knew that I needed to be involved in this avenue of connecting with people. So I began with honesty and transparency and have tried to [...]
Cleansing Rain
Posted in Grace, Hope, Motivational on September 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This morning I awoke to the sound of rain dripping outside my window. I just lay there for a while and listened and prayed. As I listened to the rain I began to think about the cleansing it can bring – all the dust that has collected on things outside is rinsed off leaving things [...]
A Path That Leads to God
Posted in Formation, Hope on September 21, 2009 | 3 Comments »
When I was in high school I “surrendered to ministry.” Now for those of you who are not from the Baptist tradition, that means that I dedicated my life to a career of full-time occupational service to God. I did not know what that would look like then but I knew that I wanted to [...]
God Can’t Be Contained in the Temple
Posted in Formation, Hope, Missions, Motivational on September 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I was listening to a sermon by Rob Bell the other day and he got me to thinking. When Jesus gave up and breathed his last, Matthew 27:50-51 says the curtain in the temple was ripped from top to bottom – why not bottom to top? To prove it was God breaking into our reality.
For [...]
Jesus the High Priest
Posted in Church, Formation on September 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We have been working through the book of Hebrews on Wednesday nights for Bible study. Last night we wrapped up chapter two of that book and in the closing verses we see that Jesus came to earth, lived among us – experiencing all the things we experience – and died a physical death. By doing [...]
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