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God’s Image Revealed

Posted in Formation on March 2, 2010| Leave a Comment »

I have referred to a little devotion book on my desk before – it is a daily devotion put together by Eugene Peterson entitled, A Year With Jesus.  The reading for March 1 was titled “Father.”  The passage was a very familiar one – the Model Prayer, Matthew 6:9.  In that devotion, Peterson offered this prayer:

Our Father: reveal yourself to me not as I have imagined you and not as others have stereotyped you, but as you really are: creator of all that is, loving redeemer of all your people.  Amen

What image of God do you have in your mind and heart when you pray?  Our minds naturally try and paint a picture of abstract ideas.  Because we have not seen God, we tend to think of God in whatever image we can imagine or in a way that has been described to us by someone else.  But do we really want to know what God is really like?

Can you pray this prayer today?

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The Perfect Pastor’s Wife

Posted in Family, Marriage on March 1, 2010| 2 Comments »

I am one of the most blessed men in the world!  I have three amazing sons who have been the joy of our lives since their respective births.  I also have a beautiful, caring and committed wife of nearly 20 years.  I don’t normally do this, but I need to take this space today to tell you about my wife.  She is the perfect pastor’s wife – I mean perfect!

She is not the normal “traditional” pastor’s wife.  She doesn’t play the piano or enjoy singing in the choir – and for me, that is perfect!  She doesn’t like being in the spotlight at all.  So some may ask, “Then how can she be the perfect pastor’s wife?”

She is compassionate and caring to a fault.  She has a quiet strength that comes out in many ways.  This past weekend, we walked with some dear friends through a very difficult time.  Kristi was right there with me, ministering to the family in the hospital and in their home later.  I am so proud of her.  The coolest thing is that she didn’t even realize that she was doing it.  It just happened out of her loving and compassionate heart!

The perfect pastor’s wife!

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