The first of this month about 15 of us from RPC went to the Catalyst conference in Georgia. Awesome doesn’t seem to be a big enough word to describe the experience I had there. I am working on some blogs with highlights.
On the first evening during one of the worship sessions the person leading worship [...]
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Put a bow on it…
Posted in Spiritual on October 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Left Behind
Posted in Life, Spiritual on August 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The other day I was in a drive thru and as I was stuck staring at the bumper in front of me I happened to notice this bumper sticker on the car: Warning: in case of rapture this car will be unmanned.
At first I thought, cool sticker. Then I thought what a really freaky event [...]
The Hole
Posted in Life, Spiritual on June 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I heard a story about a guy who fell into a hole. Along came a doctor. The guy in the hole cried up to him. “Hey, can you help me get out of this hole?” The doctor took out his prescription pad and wrote out a script and threw it into the hole and walked [...]
Okay, I get it…
Posted in Life, Spiritual on June 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Isn’t it funny how when a message is trying to get through, it seems like things come at you from different angles and from strange places.
It all started with Timm’s messages on Cross Roads. How the choices we make, even the ones that seem to be very small, really do determine where we wind up [...]
Sacrifices
Posted in Life, Spiritual on May 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Not long ago, I was reading the story of Abraham and Isaac. No matter how many times I read this story it still amazes me how strong Abraham’s faith was. Here he was willing to sacrifice his son because God told him to. The son he had waited 100 years for!
How many times have we [...]
Could it be Satan?
Posted in Life, Spiritual on May 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Remember the Church Lady segment from Saturday Night Live? That was one of the catch phrases for that character. But lately I’ve been thinking about this in a different light. You know how they say whenever a church is doing things right, Satan comes in to try and destroy it. Well I think that works [...]
Peace…
Posted in Music, Spiritual on April 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I heard this on the way to work this morning and had to share it.
“Don’t take much for this crazy world to rob me of my peace…so I stand here lifting empty hands for You to fill me up again.”
Awesome words.
Don’t let the world steal your peace today.
Perfection
Posted in Life, Spiritual on April 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’m sure by now that you have heard the song “Free to Be Me” by Francesca Battistelli. From the first time I heard this song, I just embraced it deep down inside.
First of all, it’s really a catchy tune with a great beat and a chorus that is just fun to sing. It’s one of [...]
Spinning…
Posted in Life, Spiritual on March 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Does your head ever spin? The other night I was watching a program on tv about the logging industry. There was this guy who was brand new to the job; he had never even been out in the woods before. All around him were huge machines, chainsaws, and trees falling. Any one of which could [...]
Psalm 18
Posted in Life, Spiritual on March 5, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I am falling in love with Psalms – the Message is just bringing it to life for me. I read this chapter the other day and it was just what I needed. I read it again, because I needed it again this week. Thought I would share some of it with you. Hope it brings [...]
Slow Down
Posted in Life, Spiritual on February 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Not long ago I saw this phrase on my way to work and it really hit me.
“Slow Down and Let God Love You Like Never Before”
In this busy world we live in how many times have we missed an opportunity to experience the greatness of God’s love because we were too busy? That is a [...]
Psalm 3…
Posted in Life, Spiritual on February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Something tells me that there is someone out there that could use this passage today. I know the way things are going for me this week, I really received a lift from it.
Psalm 3 (The Message)
1-2 God! Look! Enemies past counting! Enemies sprouting like mushrooms,
Mobs of them all around me, roaring their mockery:
”Hah! No help [...]
Happy Groundhog Day!
Posted in Life on February 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Today is Groundhog Day. So in case you haven’t been told, Happy Groundhog Day and yes the Groundhog saw his shadow. So it’s six more weeks of winter!
Groundhog Day, what a strange holiday. But it just happens to be the same name of one of my favorite movies. As in the movie, I was wondering [...]
Me + God
Posted in Life, Spiritual on January 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Me- I am:
· Human
· Broken
· Sinful
· Confused
· Prideful
· Prone to wonder
· Selfish
God- He is:
· Perfect
· Omnipotent
· Alpha & Omega
· Master
· Savior
· Healer
· Teacher
· The Great I Am
Me + God = an imperfect human being that has been forever forgiven
An unbeatable combination!
Starting the Day…
Posted in Music, Spiritual on January 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The other day as I was driving to work listening to my cds, I thought this is the best way to start my day. Then as I pulled into the parking lot, I really focused on the song I was singing and realized this really was the best way to start a busy day at [...]
Christmas Wishes…
Posted in Personal, Spiritual on December 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is a short week and a very busy one, so I just wanted to take a moment and wish everyone a very Merry Christmas.
The angels proudly proclaimed His birth. Just imagine how much greater they will proclaim His return. The birth of Jesus in the manger was a great event, this is no doubt, [...]
Missing It?
Posted in Life, Spiritual on December 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Michael’s sermon on Sunday got me thinking. I am pretty sure that is the purpose of sermons in general, but I digress. Anyway, he was talking about how God’s blessings sometimes start small and we sometimes miss them because we are looking for the BIG blessings.
It reminded me or a story I heard- Wanna [...]
Savior, Please…
Posted in Music, Spiritual on December 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I try to be so tough; I’m just not strong enough
I can’t do this alone, God I need you to hold onto me
I try to be good enough, but I’m nothing without Your love
Savior, please keep saving me
I heard this new song the other night on my way home from work. I think this became one [...]
Through His eyes
Posted in Life, Spiritual on November 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My devotion the other day was about how God’s view of humanity is simple. From His perspective every person is either: Entering through the small gate or the wide gate (Mark 7:13-14) or is Heaven called or hell bound (Mark 16:15-16). Basically we are either saved or un-saved. But to us we see each other [...]
Quote of the Year…
Posted in Life, Spiritual on November 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I just heard the greatest quote regarding this economic environment we are in. It went like this…
“These are uncertain times, but we serve a certain God.”
How true is that! How awesome! When you put it in those terms, it really puts things in a whole new light.
