Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Time Alone With God
In the Bible, we find that there were times when Jesus would move away from the crowds and the demands of ministry and He would go to solitary places to spend quiet time praying. Jesus needed and wanted times to rest and recharge. He desired time alone with the Father. This is an excellent example for us. We need those times alone with God, too.
Monday, March 14, 2011
True Forgiveness Is Potent!
When a person humbly asks for forgiveness and the other person graciously offers forgiveness, then a bond between those two persons is created or an existing bond is strengthened. This can, obviously, have profound positive consequences for these two primary parties, but the positive consequences can also extend to others, as well. True forgiveness is a potent thing.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
God Wants Honest Prayers
Someone asked me recently, “Dan, what would be an example of a bad prayer?” His feeling was: Anytime someone prays, that’s a good thing, right? In general, that’s true. But I think we could say that a “dishonest” prayer would be a bad one. God always wants us to come to Him in complete honesty. Don’t worry, He can handle it. He knows the truth, anyhow, right?
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Let's Pray For Those Who Have Been Devastated
Our understanding of things is limited. So we can become frustrated, puzzled, and even angry at certain events in our world. It is okay to experience those feelings and to express those feelings to God. And while we’re expressing our feelings it would be reasonable to ask Him to give comfort and assistance to those who have been devastated.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
E-Flash From Dan -- Switch To Daylight Saving Time This Weekend
Dear E-Flash Friends;
On Wednesday night at the worship team rehearsal, Diane said to the group, “Hey everyone, don’t forget to set your clocks one hour ahead on Saturday night!”
When she said those words many folks responded saying, “Ohhh, really?” Others glanced at each other with bewildered looks on their faces. Several folks said, “Is that this weekend?!?” And I quickly recognized that there was quite a bit of surprise regarding the matter. It helped that 5 or 6 people actually said, “We’re quite surprised about this matter.” (As you can see, I’m gifted at picking up on subtle clues.)
At that moment my mission became crystallized in my mind…
“Dan,” I thought to myself, “you better go, right after this practice is over, and send an E-Flash to communicate with everyone very clearly that we change to Daylight Saving Time this weekend!” (Saturday, March 12th.) Unfortunately, my internal voice always puts me to sleep. So, I was out cold for a couple of hours and when I awoke, I forgot about the whole matter.
…And everyone was gone.
But I just remembered my important mission a few minutes ago and rather than remind myself with my internal voice (I can’t afford to fall prey to that sleep thing again). I’ve come right here to the computer to type out this note.
Here’s my important message: This weekend we switch to Daylight Saving Time. That means we need to set our clocks AHEAD one hour on Saturday, March 12th!
Actually, I’m setting my alarm clock ahead tonight (Thursday) just to be extra cautious. I like to play it safe.
So, don’t forget: Set the clocks one hour ahead on Saturday!
Uh oh, there goes that internal voice again. I’m starting to get drowsy… very drowsy…
See you Sunday!
Love and blessings,
Dan
P.S. Title of the message this weekend: “How Are People Saved?” This might be the perfect Sunday for someone you know! Why not take a risk and make an invite?
P.P.S. We’ll be celebrating Communion on Sunday, too. It’s going to be a wonderful, encouraging, inspiring, God-honoring day!
Love Is Hopeful
Love is hopeful. This doesn’t mean that love has to be characterized by an unwillingness to accept reality for what it is. The person who loves doesn’t have to have his head in the sand. But it does mean that cynicism and pessimism are not characteristic of love. Love “always hopes”. [See, 1 Cor.13:7]
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Denial
One of the worst problems we can have is to live in a state of denial about the problems we have.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
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