Another great example of How we really understand our culture
Thanks BP for finding this one and yes it is scary. This video may not be suitable for anyone.
Shame on You… Shame on Me
Saturday night I took my family out for a fun evening of shopping. It was a break from the ordinary. We rarely go out weekend nights, so this was a real treat-even if it was to our local Goodwill. I didn’t think much of it at the time, but then I began to process the evening objectively. Poverty sucks. It makes me feel ashamed. I am a teacher and my wife doesn’t work. I am supposed to provide for my family; which I do. We are blessed to be without real want. We lack nothing. We have a nice house, plenty of food, two moderately-functioning cars, and health insurance. Why then, do I feel so slighted and embarrassed that I can’t afford new things for my family?? Why do I feel like I owe my wife an apology? I blame myself. I have bad eyes. My eyes...
My reminder
Sometimes, the Lord just has to remind me of a few basics. I tend to get so far out there in trying to figure out how I am going to make a difference, on how I am supposed to act, on what I need to learn that I forget that my job is to let the Spirit act through me. If I do that then I am letting Him make a difference, I am letting Him guide me in my actions and I am letting Him teach me. I cannot let myself worry about my clumsy attempts to share the Word and the Gospel. I cannot worry about being called a hypocrite, I just need to admit to all that I am a saved sinner to anyone who will listen. All my hand wringing has not gotten me one step closer to fulfilling my purpose. II Tim 4:2- Preach the Word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince,...
Favorite Quotes
I am looking at putting the Quality One Liners back up but I wanted to get feedback from you guys on what your favorite quotes are.
Re-Entering the Struggle
I’m tired. Tired of running, wrestling, controlling, maintaining, and most of all acting like I’m not doing any of the previous. I entered the battle with one of my struggles about a year ago and slowly allowed myself to slip back into busyness and apathy. Now that I stand to some degree on the edge of the battle I find myself scared. Scared to re-engage because I know the amount of time and energy it takes for me to step back out on the field. I know I’m not called to stand here and watch, I think there are already plenty of Christian spectators and I know that I don’t want to be one… but I’m tired. To some degree I have forgotten how to fight well and it scares me to think about how long I will be fighting.