Why is it that some of the best conversations happen at 30,000 ft.? Some of the best conversations I have with strangers are on airplanes. On the flight to San Antonio, I sat with someone who had just attended the inauguration. The interesting thing about the conversation was something he said about being there. He [...]
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Kyrie Eleison (pt. 2)
Posted: December 28, 2008 in Book of Job, Books, Dreams, Joseph, Mr. Mister, Psalms, The Bible, W. Phillip KellerIn The Message, Genesis 42:9 states, “Joseph, remembering the dreams he had dreamed of them…” I don’t know for sure but it sounds like Joseph didn’t dwell on the dreams. As I read this verse, I began to think that maybe he had let them go but due to the circumstances he recalled the dreams he [...]
Sleepy Saturday, Gas Prices, and Thoughts on Personal Growth
Posted: September 13, 2008 in Books, Discipleship, Focus, John Maxwell, Leadership, Random Thoughts, Spiritual GrowthToday is one of those sleepy-lazy days… I don’t feel like doing anything. Gas prices are keeping me at home. I left my Jeep at work yesterday because it was out of gas. Gas stations were marking off pumps (saying they were out of gas… I kind of doubt it… I expect those to reopen [...]
Passages I am reading these past few days. John 14:12-14. Take note of verse 13. 12I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. 13And I will do whatever you ask [...]
Animals all have something that they do. That’s how they are made. Horses, pigs, cows, elephants, lions, tigers, and bears – oh my! Look at each of these and you can easily see what their “niche” in life is. You never see a pig trying to do the work of an elephant. But as humans [...]
…Unleash the Untamed Faith Within Choose a Dangerous Road This is a new book I bought today at church. It is written by Erwin McManus one of my favorite thinkers and writers. I was reading on the back cover and discovered it goes with the ideas and thoughts I have been having… and conversations [...]