Catalyst… I was there! Catalyst… It’s still bugging me! Catalyst… I can either run to the Truth and embrace it… or I can run from it. From all indications there is no running from it. Total surrender is the only acceptable response. God is on every street corner. He is in the midst of every [...]
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Blocking out the noise in silence…
Posted: October 25, 2008 in Catalyst, Evangelism, Faith, Fear, Focus, Friends, Future, Prayer, Random Thoughts, Silence, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Warfare, Surrender, Trusting God2
Unfinished Business
Posted: October 15, 2008 in Catalyst, Faith, Family, Focus, Forgiveness, Future, Polling, Polls, Random Thoughts, Silence, SurrenderDuring the lunch break on Thursday I was standing there and Tim said something to me like this, “Are you OK? You look like you are in deep thought or something is bothering you…” I was OK. I think I was stunned after that first message. Andy Stanley talked about 3 specific things and how [...]
Mountain Biking to the Mountain Top
Posted: October 1, 2008 in Memories, Mountain Biking, Oswald Chambers, Surrender, Trials and TestingOne of the greatest experiences in my life was also one of my scariest. It was 1997 and I was in LaPlata Canyon, Colorado. LaPlata Canyon is just west of Durango. I had just begun mountain biking a year before. This was my first trek up a real mountain. It was a beautiful Saturday morning [...]
And love is not the easy thing…
Posted: September 20, 2008 in Faith, Focus, Inspiration, Love, Missions, Politics, Prayer, Random Thoughts, Spiritual Warfare, Surrender, U2, U2 fans for McCain… the only baggage that you can bring. It’s all you can’t leave behind. (U2, “Walk On” Bono). I love the opening to the song “Walk On” by U2. I was listening to it today while burning up some of that cheap fuel I bought last Saturday!! The words just captivate my heart… it’s a captivity [...]
Cast all my cares…
Posted: September 17, 2008 in Faith, Prayer, Random Thoughts, Sarah Palin, Spiritual Warfare, Surrender, Trials and Testing, Trust…upon You! Ever tried to lay down a burden? Have you ever tried to let something go that was totally tormenting your every thought? Monday night this week I went to bed relatively early (before Greta van Susteran was done talking about Tood Palin). But I was up at 12:55 AM not to return to [...]
The Far-Reaching Rivers of Life (Part 3)
Posted: September 10, 2008 in Focus, Future, Oswald Chambers, Spiritual Growth, SurrenderI know with great persistence and commitment to the Source I will overcome the obstacles that lay in my life. Persistence and commitment are a means to overcoming. They are fundamental characteristics I must maintain in my life. A river is victoriously persistent, overcoming all barriers. For a while it goes steadily on its course, [...]
The Far-Reaching Rivers of Life (Part 2)
Posted: September 9, 2008 in Focus, Future, Oswald Chambers, Spiritual Growth, SurrenderThe fear of getting back in the water is stronger than I want to admit. (I guess I just admitted it). I’m not even sure anymore what “getting back in the water” really means. This is only compounded by my fear. I look around and see dear friends (coast to coast) give their lives to [...]
The Far-Reaching Rivers of Life (Part 1)
Posted: September 8, 2008 in Focus, Oswald Chambers, Spiritual Growth, SurrenderI read “The Far Reaching Rivers of Life” by Oswald Chambers in My Utmost for His Highest on Saturday. I have kept this thought about “the Source” in my mind each day since reading this. I hope this thought stays with me for a long time and becomes a part of my life. On Saturday, my [...]
I’m overjoyed… I’m over taken with His love tonight. This love God has for me… for you… for them. The love he has to give leads us to respond, “Here am I. Send me!” To respond to His love any other way would be to deny Him. I am thankful God has seen fit to love me [...]
After reading Oswald Chambers on Sunday, Isaiah 6:1 has stayed on my mind. Here it is almost 1 AM and sleep is difficult to find. So, I decided to read the rest of the chapter. I recall listening to Keith Green while laying on my living room floor during my last semester in college. The song, “Here [...]
