“Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” (I Corinthians 15:55) My niece Bethany Fowler-Jimenez died this week. She was 33 years old. I was heartbroken when I learned the news and I have been in that state since. This morning I asked myself why. After all, I hardly ever saw [...]
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She’s in Jesus’s boat
Posted in Christian family, Christian love, Death, resurrection on November 19, 2011 | 1 Comment »
My ignorance may not be your bliss
Posted in Christian family, Humility, tagged Andrzej Wajda, Anne Applebaum, Benjamin Disraeli, civics, education, history, idioms, ignorance is bliss, Katyn, learning, Poland, proverbs, Soviet Union, what you don't know can't hurt you, World War II on September 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“The ‘gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing. They walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken. “I said, ‘You are “gods”; you are all sons of the Most High (Psalm 82:5,6).” Ignorance is bliss. What you don’t know can’t hurt you. I think we all agree in this day and age that those [...]
God’s boot camp
Posted in backsliding, Christian family, discipleship, God's love, holiness, Lordship of Christ, Obedience, spiritual warfare, suffering, Work, tagged God's discipline, Heartbreak Ridge on August 16, 2011 | 2 Comments »
“You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others. Join with me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No one serving [...]
Our only hope in a lost world
Posted in backsliding, Christian family, Worship, tagged Brian Doerksen, Eli, Hawa Abdi, Heart of Worship, Refiner's Fire, Somalia on August 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Whoever spares the rod hates their children, but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them (Proverbs 13:24).” “I do something for my people and my country. You are young and active. What have you done for your people and your country.” This is the statement and question Dr. Hawa Abdi made to [...]
Joy comes with the morning and it’s our job to bring it
Posted in Christian family, Christian love, God's love, tagged Darrell Evans, GK Chesterton, Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board, Little Miss Sunshine, Trading My Sorrows on August 8, 2011 | 2 Comments »
“Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days (Psalm 90:14)”. “We are all in the same boat, in a stormy sea, and we owe each other a terrible loyalty.” — G.K. Chesterton Any good story has two things: conflict and crisis. [...]
Mr. Mayhem at the wheel
Posted in Christian family, Christian leadership, Church, God's guidance, Marriage, Obedience, tagged auto racing, Mr. Mayhem Allstate Comercials, Norwegian terrorist, Paul Simon, Slip Sliding Away on July 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler of fools. Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good (Ecclesiastes 9:17,18).” One of my lifelong friends invited me to view one of his loves last weekend. He’s a big fan of stock car racing, [...]
Jesus, won’t you please, please help me?
Posted in backsliding, Christian family, Christian life, God's care, God's deliverance, Jesus, tagged Harper Lee, Help, The Beatles, To Kill a Mockingbird on July 23, 2011 | 1 Comment »
“Do not be far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help…But you, O Lord, do not be far away! O my help, come quickly to my aid!… To him, indeed, shall all who sleep in the earth bow down; before him shall bow all who go down to the [...]
It’s halftime, boys
Posted in Christian family, God the Father, Knowing God, witnessing, tagged 19th nervous breakdown, Bleachers novel, James Dobson, Jepthah's daughter, John Grisham, N, The Rolling Stones, Women's World Cup 2011 on July 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field’ (Matthew 9:36-38).” The World [...]
Legacies
Posted in Christian family, Faith, tagged Buddy Holly, Dare to be a Man, David G. Evans, divination, ephod, Gideon, I Am Number Four on July 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him (Hebrews 11:6).” I keep running into this word. It is consistently referred to in a book I am currently reading about being a man. It was in [...]
“A sword for the Lord, and for (put your name here)”
Posted in Christian family, tagged Andrea del Sarto, Gifted Hands: The Story of Ben Carson, Robert Browining on July 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ (Galatians 6:2).” “Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp,Or what’s a heaven for?”-Robert Browning As a boy, Ben Carson didn’t reach for much. He was a failing African-American student in Detroit, without much ambition other than to watch [...]
