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the Gift that keeps on giving

Or.....just how long is eternal life? Or.....just how abundant is life in the Spirit?

Not only has America really forgot just whose birthday we are celebrating at Christmastime, but America has really lost sight of the fact that it was only the beginning of the plan of redemption for Jesus to be born among us. This was not an attempt to fool the play clock or to keep people guessing who the Messiah was. In the beginning the Word was with God and the Word was God (still is!). It was God's plan from the very beginning to redeem us by sending Jesus.

Talk about a gift. Jesus came to pay a debt that we had no way in our spiritual poverty of paying. This gift that God gave of His only Son, continues to bless each and every one of us every day even over 2000 years later. This Christmastime, why not let others see the gift that keeps on giving.

an act of God

A few weeks ago I during a local newscast, a man was trying to prove that the damage to his property was from straight line winds and not a tornado. The reason given was his insurance policy excludes acts of God like tornados. I'm not sure why our society only attibutes weather phenomenon as acts of God. God can do a lot more and He does a lot more.

How about these acts of God:

bith of Jesus
John 3:16
creation of the universe
forgiveness of sin
salvation
eternal life
miricle of life
He saved a wretch like me

What act has God done for you lately?

I was blessed yesterday to have a late lunch with a great friend Amie at Hammet House in Claremore. Amie and I taught together at Afton. She has been an inspiraton to me. And then I had dessert with another great Clydia at IHOP. Their butterscotch pancakes are delicious.

unexpected call

Tonight, out of the blue, I received a call from my dad. It was very surreal. I haven't talked to him in like 5 years and was really surprised that he remembered my phone number. It's been over 13 years since either my sister or I have seen our dad. It is such an odd occurence that I don't even know what to write here.

Moral bankruptcy

"Our country also needs a moral bailout. Our economic, political, and educational systems are collapsing under the weight of unethical and irresponsible conduct."

This is from an email I received from Character Counts! an organization that helps teach character to students.

Whose birthday is it anyway?

Yesterday I was at Wal-Mart and they were already setting up for Valentine's Day and Christmas hasn't even been here yet. Christmas gets more and more commercialized every year. I think it's sad that a lot of people and businesses now speak of happy holidays instead of Merry Christmas. Target won't let Salvation Army ring bells at their stores.

Not to mention the wrong idea so many people get with Santa Claus. After all it's not Santa's birthday. It's the birth of Christ. You can't spell Christmas without Christ.

I pray that my focus will be in the right place this year, on the Christ of Christmas.

God's love will never end!

Disciple - "Whatever The Reason"
From the album Southern Hospitality

"In a whirlwind caught away
Broken lips have carried you to a place
Where you don't know just how you ever got this far away from here
Thinking somehow you could cross the point of no return
But my love will never end"

I heard this song on the radio and I really though I had crossed the point of no return. I thank God for rescuing me!!

some amazing stuff in daily devotionals

Today's Purpose Driven Life devotional:

"In fact, when God sends a message to people in the Bible, it’s not unusual for the first words to be: “Don’t be afraid.” There are 365 messages from God in the Bible that begin with a phrase like, “Fear not!” In other words, every single day of the year you can read a message from God that says, in effect, “You don’t need to be afraid. I am for you; I am with you; I love you.”


We celebrate Christmas because of this good news from God!"

Today's God Chasers devotional:

"Faith is not really tested during a worship service, while you are in the presence of the King. Your faith will be tested after the service. It's what you do after church, after salvation, after you've done everything and apparently nothing has changed."

spiritual bankruptcy

It's been a little over a year since my bankruptcy case was finalized in federal court. While I don't want to post here what got me to that point, I am convinced of how the physical often mirrors the spiritual. About the time that I decided to get a lawyer and go forward with bankruptcy, I realized my spritual bankruptcy as well and began to attend church on a somewhat regular basis, started reading the Bible and praying again. Forward to today, I am attending church on a regular basis, I'm enjoying Christian radio again, praying, and trying to read God's Word on a daily basis. I am so grateful to the friends who prayed for me and for God who continued to pursue me even though I wasn't interested in Him catching me. God is so good!!!

happy faces

Tonight Faith youth group and choir went to pediatrics at Hillcrest to pass out Christmas presents and sing carols. This was an incredible experience to see the reaction on the kids' faces.

Celebrate Recovery

Tonight at CR we got new CR t-shirts. They are very cool. I have been so blessed by CR. For more on CR go to Celebrate Recovery.

cool beans

I heard something most excellent in chuch this morning.

Becuase of Christ's death, burial, resurrection and accension, life's failures is neither permanent nor fatal!!


Tonight I watched the Hallmark movie "Front of the Class". What an incredible movie. If you missed it, this is one you need to go rent.