“Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well (3 John 1:2).” “The cowards never started The weak died on the way Only the strong arrived They were pioneers.” In the movie “About Schmidt”, Warren Schmidt is reflecting [...]
Archive for the ‘Purpose’ Category
My God done wrote me a letter
Posted in God's blessing, Health, Hope, Purpose, suffering, Uncategorized, tagged About Schmidt, Jack Nicholson, Peyton Manning on September 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My quest is to leave a balanced bequest
Posted in Christian fellowship, Christian love, God's guidance, prayer, Purpose, relationships, tagged 10 Happiest Jobs, Abigail, Band Perry, David, If I Die Young, Nabal, Plain White T, Rhythm of love, Richard Ford, Steve Denning, The Sportswriter on September 14, 2011 | 1 Comment »
“Tremble, earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob, who turned the rock into a pool, the hard rock into springs of water (Psalm 114:7,8).” “My head is stuck in the clouds She begs me to come down Says “Boy quit foolin’ around” I told her “I love the view from [...]
Stop the Madness! “Be” Something!
Posted in God's love, Omniscience, Purpose, tagged Bob Dylan, Michael Ramsden, Samuel, Saul, the 60s, the economy, The Times They Are A' Changin' on June 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how [...]
Out of the badlands
Posted in Jesus, joy, Purpose, suffering, Work, tagged Badlands, Bruce Springsteen, job satisfaction on March 9, 2011 | 2 Comments »
“ But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death [...]
Taking it to the next level
Posted in Christian Man, discipleship, Purpose, Uncategorized, witnessing, tagged parable of the bags of gold, parable of the sheep and goats, parable of the ten virgins, Paul on the road to Damascus, President Obama, State of the Union on January 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness (John 12:46).” Every year our president gives his State of the Union message. It’s supposed to tell the country how we are doing and outline some plans for the future. Here is a column [...]
It’s great to be alive, but not because of what you might think!
Posted in Health, Purpose, suffering, tagged Jesus heals a man blind from birth on September 9, 2010 | 2 Comments »
“…The same destiny overtakes all. The hearts of men, moreover, are full of evil and there is madness in their hearts while they live, and afterward they join the dead. Anyone who is among the living has hope —even a live dog is better off than a dead lion (Ecclesiastes 9:3,4)!” Where does one go [...]
Immeasurable indispensability
Posted in prayer, Purpose, tagged Charles de Gaulle, CK Chesteron, House M.D., miracles on July 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
”Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen (Ephesians 3:20,21).” Historian Anthony Beevor describes him as possessing ”patriotic egocentricity”. Charles de [...]
In search of God
Posted in Knowing God, Purpose, tagged In Search of America on July 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple. For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in [...]
I need a “refresher” course
Posted in Purpose, tagged encouraging others, Onesimus, Philemon on February 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“I do wish, brother, that I may have some benefit from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ (Philemon 1:20).” What refreshes you? Is it a dip in the lake? A frosty drink? A good run? Ten hours sleep? A shower? Every one of us is refreshed by something. Personally, I am strengthened and [...]
Pandora’s box
Posted in Purpose, tagged Avatar movie, contentment, dissatisfaction, final judgement of God, Marley and Me, movie lines on January 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Movies are usually fiction, although they may be “creative non fiction”, based on real life. One such movie is “Marley and Me”, the story of John Grogan and his attempts to “raise” what he calls “the world’s worst dog”. A sidebar to the story about his dog Marley is John’s career angst. I enjoy good writing in movies, [...]
