I was reading Mark 6 and 7 this morning. In Mark 6:45-56, he writes about Jesus walking on the water. The disciples were told by Jesus to go ahead of him across the lake. Once they had gotten about halfway across the winds picked up and hindered their progress… When I was a Youth Pastor, I had a tremendous [...]
Archive for June, 2008
As we approach this years Presidential election, we must not forget who our enemies really are. Does America really want to elect someone who would negotiate with Iran? Check out the Iranian threat post by Joel Rosenberg.
As I mentioned at the begninning of the month, a part of keeping focus in June is to read Mark. As I read these chapters there are a couple of things that pop out to me. Jesus led by example… He taught… Displayed his teaching through actions and then sent his disciples out to do [...]
Fortune Cookies and all sorts of other blessings.
Posted: June 5, 2008 in Bible Study, Random ThoughtsI originally posted this on Trifilo’s Journey Group Blog on March 15, 2008. I’ve been thinking about trust these past few days. And thought about this too. ***************************** We ate Chinese tonight!! Lori said she would take me out to dinner on the tip money she made this week… she was ready to do anything [...]
“Life is like a box of chocolates.” Thanks Forrest for the thought here. I sit here this morning looking at my box of chocolates. I remember opening it up for the first time. The plastic that surrounded my box was hard to break into. But once the seal was broken the wonderful aroma of chocolate [...]
I’m on vacation this week with the family… we are not really doing all that much – like going to the beach or anything. I camped out in the back yard with Walker last night. Some friends gave us their above ground swimming pool and I have been working on getting it up… I’m very sore right now. [...]
In the New Living Translation, Proverbs 22:6 reads, “Teach your children to choose the right path, and when they are older, they will remain upon it.” Yesterday was a difficult day out on the Bishop Compound… at least for our house. I had a meeting yesterday that was very draining in so many ways. Much time [...]
“Face It” by Kansas, 1982. How many times do I have to tell you That things just can’t go on this way We’ve tried so many times but things go on the same We’ve spent one too many years in all this pain And the light is shining in your eyes And still it makes [...]
At 1:30 this morning, I decided as a part of my focus for June I would read through the book of Mark. It’s been too easy for me this past week to keep my eyes on me… the fear, anxiety, and worries that I face right now. In light of my early morning blog, God [...]
Did you ever listen to Kansas? I loved and still do love the music of Kansas. As you can tell by listening to the lyrics mostly written by Kerry Livgren are searching for answers to the spiritual life. If you are unaware, in the early 80′s the majority of the lyrics were Christ-centered as Livgren gave [...]
