Real love gives honor to God and it gives consideration to others in such significant, tangible and practical ways that all of God’s commandments will be maintained if we will genuinely love God and love others….at least, that’s what Jesus says. Really. Take a moment to read Matt. 22:34-40. Hope you have a blessed day!
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
Local News Publication Does Piece On Church Signs
The church that I pastor is mentioned and I am quoted in the article connected to the link below:
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Eunice's Surgery Prep
While stepping into the room where the patient was supposed to be getting prepped for surgery, I noticed that it was strangely quiet. That’s when I suspected that I might be entering the wrong room.
Oops. I was right. It was the wrong room. But the burly man changing into a hospital gown laughed and said, “I’ve got nothing to hide!”
Actually, he did. But that’s another story for another day…
Then I found Eunice’s room. I could hear noise, laughter, talking, and a pre-surgical party atmosphere. Yep, now I’m in the right place.
After an hour or more of frivolity, we gathered together around her bed, held hands, and prayed. Then it was just about time for Eunice to be taken to surgery, so, each person gave her a hug. When my turn came, she pulled me in close and whispered so that the others couldn’t hear, “Dan, please, please, if you love me, please do something for me.”
Touching her cheek, gently, I said, “Of course, Eunice. Anything. What do you want me to do? If I can do it, you know that I will.”
The effects of sedatives were making her drowsy, but taking a deep breath and mustering one last burst of the world-famous Eunice energy, she looked at me and said, “Can you please take a couple of pictures of me in this big, silver hospital cap and post them on line?”
“Of course I can,” I told her.
She squeezed my hand and smiled. “It would make me happy.”
Yep. Of course I can.
P.S. Eunice may forget that she asked me to post these pictures on line after she comes out of surgery. This type of thing happens. The doctor had pulled me aside and said, “Dan, amnesia regarding pre-surgical, big-silver-hospital-hat picture requests is quite common.”
“I understand, doctor,” I replied. “I understand.”
And we both chuckled.
We Can't "Work" God Like A Formula...So Let's Not Try
Sometimes we find ourselves wanting to work God’s promises to produce the results we desire. Do this, do that, believe real hard, and “voila”, we get what we want. But we will usually find that to be a frustrating experience. It’s not that God is untrue to His word or that He is capricious. It’s just that we can’t “work” God because He is NOT a formula & because His ways truly are beyond our ways.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
A Day of Spiritual Victory!
When people choose to be baptized, they are responding in obedience to the teaching of God’s word and they are publicly proclaiming that Jesus Christ is their Savior and Lord. This is spiritual victory. And, so, we celebrate!!! Today is one of those days of celebration at our church. Praise God!
Saturday, March 5, 2011
When Good Things Are Corrupted
Often, the troubles in our lives result from good things being misused and corrupted. “C.S. Lewis believed that everything evil, every temptation, was simply something good God had made that had been bent or warped away from its intended purpose.” – Alan Kent Scholes.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Love Doesn't Necessarily Approve Of Everything A Person Does
There’s an idea in the Christian faith that we can love people without necessarily approving of things that they do. Some people don’t like this, their feeling is: “If you love me, you will love everything about me and everything I do.” This is false. Sometimes REAL love draws lines. Sometimes the fact that you REALLY love me means that you don’t love everything I do.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Let's Notice The Good, The Positive, The Encouraging Things
It is a fact of human nature that we have a tendency to pay more attention to negative thoughts & experiences than positive ones. We can receive 10 wonderful compliments & only 1 negative comment and, yet, the 1 negative comment ruins our whole day. So, let’s make a conscious effort to notice and appreciate the good, helpful, happy, admirable, encouraging, positive things in our lives.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Honoring Each Other?
Sometimes Christians can be a little bit uncomfortable with the idea of “honoring” any person because we think: only GOD deserves honor. But there is a healthy honor we can give to the ones we love that involves respect & an appreciation for their importance in our life. “Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other.” Rom.12:10 [NLT]
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Walk In The Light Of God's Truth
In Isaiah 5:20, the prophet talks specifically, about situations in which things get turned upside down. When this happens people will say that evil is good and good is evil. Or dark is light and light is dark. That bitter is sweet and sweet is bitter. This is a form of deception and confusion. The solution is to walk in the LIGHT of God’s truth.
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