Babies are amazing. At least mine is. We go through the same bed time routine every night. We start with cereal. Then bath time. Story time comes next. Then one last bottle and then… to bed, to bed you sleepy head. Yet every night she reacts differently when we lay her down. Sometimes she goes right out. Some nights she cries herself to sleep. Some nights she's just mad that she has to go to bed. Isn't that the way it always goes. Even though we don't like things to change when they stay the same for too long we start finding something to do differently. Cry, laugh, scream, sleep...etc.
Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever. He is our ultimate source of consistency. Even when we do things differently His love, grace, mercy, faithfulness, friendship, lordship, and holiness is still the same. Thank goodness that even though the times they are a changing…Jesus never does.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Thursday, March 15, 2007
James Dobson-Seriously????
Some of you may have heard the recent news that Dr. James Dobson of "Focus on the Family" and other evangelical leaders have called for the resignation of the VP of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE). Their reasoning is he focuses too much on "global warming" and not as much on other hot button issues (ie. abortion, gay marriage, etc.) Dr. Dobson even went so far as to call the VP's views "demoralizing".
I have really tried to keep my thoughts and opinions neutral in this situation. While I'm not totally sure where Dr. Dobson is coming from I can see that if you are the VP you should probably promote the views of the organization you represent. Then I read something interesting today.
Dr. Dobson is NOT even a member of the NAE!!!!!!!!!
Then keep your nose out of it!
Don't get me wrong...I have a lot of respect for Dr. Dobson and the work he has done in the field of family and children...however, this does not make sense. Why go so far as to ask for the resignation of someone from an organization you don't even belong to?????
That makes as much sense as having people on the board of the church that are not even church members. I've got one word for that....STUPID!
If this offends anyone I apologize...NOT for what I said but for how I may have said it.
Every one have a great day and try to watch some of the NCAA tournament today.
I have really tried to keep my thoughts and opinions neutral in this situation. While I'm not totally sure where Dr. Dobson is coming from I can see that if you are the VP you should probably promote the views of the organization you represent. Then I read something interesting today.
Dr. Dobson is NOT even a member of the NAE!!!!!!!!!
Then keep your nose out of it!
Don't get me wrong...I have a lot of respect for Dr. Dobson and the work he has done in the field of family and children...however, this does not make sense. Why go so far as to ask for the resignation of someone from an organization you don't even belong to?????
That makes as much sense as having people on the board of the church that are not even church members. I've got one word for that....STUPID!
If this offends anyone I apologize...NOT for what I said but for how I may have said it.
Every one have a great day and try to watch some of the NCAA tournament today.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
UNC
Just in case anyone was wondering...tomorrow the NCAA men's basketball tournament starts!!!!! I filled in five free brackets on ESPN.com and had UNC going all the way in 4 of them. Georgetown was the pick for the 5th bracket. I know what some of you are thinking...aren't you moving to Jacksonville soon?...shouldn't you throw U of Florida a bone? The answer...
Nope. Not in basketball. I'm sorry. I might feel different when it comes to football or any other sport but basketball is a whole other story. I know they are the defending champs but I mean come on...how long can they last? :-)
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Home Buying
One of the greatest books ever published is "Home Buying for Dummies"! We have looked at several houses in Jacksonville via the internet. It always makes me giggle a little when homes in Florida have fireplaces. Especially after living in Iowa for five and a half years.
This book has guided us through several steps that we were clueless about before. Allison and I both knew enough to be dangerous. We knew enough to get ourselves into trouble. However, after reading this book we have side-stepped several land mines that were waiting for naive people like us. It is amazing how much one book can change your present reality.
Anyone read the BIBLE today? Talk about changing your present reality...
This book has guided us through several steps that we were clueless about before. Allison and I both knew enough to be dangerous. We knew enough to get ourselves into trouble. However, after reading this book we have side-stepped several land mines that were waiting for naive people like us. It is amazing how much one book can change your present reality.
Anyone read the BIBLE today? Talk about changing your present reality...
Friday, March 02, 2007
she asked me...
So Allison asked me..."How long will it take to dig the car out?"...I stared...that's it just stared.
Thursday, March 01, 2007
March article
The following is an article I wrote for our March church news letter. Enjoy!
Eight months! It has only been eight months since Natalie was born. Today she has two teeth showing, she is crawling none stop, she can pull herself up to a standing position, she is waving bye-bye, and the other day she actually said “Bye-Bye”. In eight month she has accomplished all of this and so much more. We have discovered that she is not a big fan of thunder and lightning. However, as soon as Mommy or Daddy picks her up she calms down and is able to sleep again.
How long have you known Jesus? How far has He brought you in that time? What are you able to do now that you were not able to do before knowing Jesus? In all that time there may be things that still spook you and make you shudder and the very thought of. Hopefully in the time you have known Jesus you have also learned that whenever the thunder roars and the lightning flashes you can climb into his arms and fall asleep again in the safety of His embrace.
How many storms has Jesus brought us all through? How many sunny days has Jesus helped us celebrate? How many more adventures does He have ahead of all of us? I’m not sure but I do know it will be exciting. We serve a Savior that refuses to be boring. Let us look with anticipation at what He has ahead for each and every one of us.
God Bless,
pastor chris
Eight months! It has only been eight months since Natalie was born. Today she has two teeth showing, she is crawling none stop, she can pull herself up to a standing position, she is waving bye-bye, and the other day she actually said “Bye-Bye”. In eight month she has accomplished all of this and so much more. We have discovered that she is not a big fan of thunder and lightning. However, as soon as Mommy or Daddy picks her up she calms down and is able to sleep again.
How long have you known Jesus? How far has He brought you in that time? What are you able to do now that you were not able to do before knowing Jesus? In all that time there may be things that still spook you and make you shudder and the very thought of. Hopefully in the time you have known Jesus you have also learned that whenever the thunder roars and the lightning flashes you can climb into his arms and fall asleep again in the safety of His embrace.
How many storms has Jesus brought us all through? How many sunny days has Jesus helped us celebrate? How many more adventures does He have ahead of all of us? I’m not sure but I do know it will be exciting. We serve a Savior that refuses to be boring. Let us look with anticipation at what He has ahead for each and every one of us.
God Bless,
pastor chris
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