One of the quotes I have pinned to my bulletin board caught my eye yesterday. It is a quote from a jazz legend named Charles Mingus. Here is what he said, “Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity.”
Reading this quote has had me thinking off and on [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Keep It Simple
Posted in Grace, Hope, Missions on October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Unknowable God
Posted in Formation, Hope, Motivational on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am still reading in Romans 11. Today I got to the end of the chapter and ran across this verse and I have been rejoicing in it ever since. Do this for me – stop reading right here, just for a minute, and click the link in green and read the verse and then [...]
Does Hearing Lead To Action?
Posted in Formation on October 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I had the unique opportunity to hear Francis Chan, a pastor in Simi Valley, CA, preach yesterday at a conference in Arlington. He is an exceptional communicator and did a great job. One of the things he said in one of his sermons has haunted me ever since he said it. He talked about how [...]
It’s All or Nothing
Posted in Formation, Motivational on October 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
One of my favorite authors of all time is Thomas Merton. He has been described as one of the most influential spiritual masters of the twentieth century. He was a monk, a poet and a writer.
I ran across this quote yesterday and it has had me thinking ever since: “A life is either all spiritual [...]
Lesson On a Mini-Bike
Posted in Formation, Humor, Motivational on October 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
One of my earliest memories on a motorized vehicle was when I was about 6 years old or so. My dad had found a mini-bike. Now for you folks not familiar with such things, a mini-bike is a small two-wheeled invention with a five horse or so motor mounted on it – no gears, just [...]
Don’t Be a Pharisee
Posted in Church, Formation, Grace on October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve all known people like this – loud, overly confident, always bragging about accomplishments they have made or how much they know – arrogance is all around us. To be blunt, I don’t really like being around arrogant people – they annoy me, especially the ones who are arrogant about their faith or their Christian [...]
Be Full
Posted in Formation, Motivational on October 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I was reading in Romans 11 this morning of how Paul was considered the Apostle to the Gentiles or the non-Jewish folk of the time. He talked here about how his hope was that through the conversion of the non-Jewish people, that the Jews (his very people) would be jealous and thus want to turn [...]
Praying At Gun Point
Posted in Grace, Humor on October 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I read something this morning and I thought, maybe I need to go back and qualify what I said yesterday. The post yesterday dealt with focusing on God even in the mundane tasks, giving God the glory for everything we do. In that way, we will begin to experience God’s presence in all things. But I [...]
God’s Presence In Washing Dishes
Posted in Formation, Hope on October 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
One of the normal evening rituals at our house is family dinner. We don’t always get to eat together but we try. It is the one time of the day we can enjoy being together as a family. Kristi normally cooks and while she never gets much credit, she is a wonderful cook. When Kristi [...]
It’s Monday
Posted in Formation, Hope, Motivational on October 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Never fails, when I wake up the day after Sunday, it is Monday. It comes around every week! So here we are this morning, it’s Monday again. For some, Mondays are dreaded days. But they don’t have to be. Try this today:
Read this
Then pray that God will open your eyes to people and things around [...]
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