Written by I saw this on Mick Wright’s blog, and loved the idea. Below are two pictures of my workspace. I am tagging everyone who reads my blog — post a picture of your workspace on your blog.
BTW: I cleaned it up a bit for the picture…
Sonrise
The darkness was thick. So thick you could feel it. Death was empowered.
Despair ruled the day. Evil smiled and Hell rejoiced.
The Light had been extinguished.
His plan – so daring and carefully planned – had been thwarted. Perhaps He
wasn’t so Almighty and All-Powerful after all. The only thing left to decide was
what to do next. How can we capitalize on this incredible victory?
And then it happened…..
At first it was just a low rumble – like distant thunder. But soon there was no
denying it. Something had happened. Something big. In an instant – darkness
was scattered, death was defeated, despair was decimated, evil was dealt a
mortal blow and Hell was brought to it’s knees.
The Son came out.
“I am the resurrection and the life.
He who believes in me will live, even though he dies”
–Jesus
By Jeff Slater
The Aftermath, Part 2
This is a snow drift in front of the door at our church building. It was about 4 feet high. The guys who do our snow removal did a great job clearing the parking lot, sidewalks… and the doorways!
The Aftermath
As you can see, we spent our Sunday digging out from the Blizzard of 2008. Thankfully, my wife and kids helped out, and I was able to avoid a heart attack. My kids are out right now building a snow fort in one of those big piles of snow. I’m sitting on the couch waiting for the Tylenol to kick in.
The Blizzard of 2008
This is a snow drift in front of our garage. And it is still snowing! My son and I were going to attempt to shovel it tonight, but we’re going to wait until tomorrow when it finally stops. Anyone want to come over and help?
This & That
Twelve of us from church went to the Casting Crowns concert in Columbus last night. It was great! Casting Crowns is one my favorite bands, and they put on a great show. It was more like worship than a concert. My only disappointment was that they didn’t do the song “Father, Spirit, Jesus” — one of my favorite Casting Crowns songs. The opening act was “Leeland” and they were very good — I was not familiar with their music.
This morning I had the opportunity to speak at Ashland Theological Seminary’s chapel service. It was a really good experience. ATS is a great place and I’m thankful that they asked me to come and speak. I got home as the snow was arriving. We’re expecting a ton of the stuff before tomorrow night. More shoveling. Sheesh! It is time for winter to end!
Settle Matters Quickly…
“If a brother or sister sins, go and point out the fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over. But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church…” (Matthew 18:15-17)
The wisdom of Jesus never ceases to amaze me. In just a couple of verses, He teaches us to handle conflict, bring about reconciliation, and build unity. When you have a problem with someone, go to that person and work it out (in Matthew 5, He tells us to take care of it before we go to worship). Then, if they two of you just can’t work it out, get a few more people involved. And if that doesn’t work, as a last resort, take it before the church.
It is such a marvelous and effective plan to deal with conflict. So why don’t we do it? Because its easier (and maybe more fun) to tell our spouse, or some friends, or even the elders. We can get them to sympathize with us, take our side, and tell us how wrong the other person is. Of course, the main problem with such an approach is that it is contrary to Scripture. But beyond that, it doesn’t seek to solve the problem (and will likely make it worse). It is mean, underhanded, cowardly and divisive.
Conflict is inevitable. We must choose how we will deal with it. My advice is to follow the direction of Jesus, and “Settle matters quickly…”(Matthew 5:25).
Reunited!
My wife and kiddos are back safe and sound from WinterFest. They had a great time, but are happy to be home. I enjoyed some time alone in a quiet house, but am very glad they are all back.
Let’s Go Racin’!
This is the opening weekend for NASCAR, and I’m looking forward to the season. It will be interesting to see how Junior does now that he’s with Hendrick Motorsports (I think he’ll do well). He’s already won the Bud Shootout and one of the 125s. It looks like Toyota is getting NASCAR figured out — they are 2-0 so far this weekend, winning the Truck race on Friday and the Nationwide race today. This year I’m participating in a NASCAR fantasy league, which should make the season a bit more fun.
How many of you are NASCAR fans?
Thanks
Thanks to all of you who prayed, sent cards and e-mails, and posted comments here following my Grandma’s death. It really means a lot to me. The funeral went well — it was a wonderful celebration of a life well-lived. It was great to see family and friends that I hadn’t seen in quite some time, and relive some memories of my Grandma. It was also good to spend some quality time with my brother and sister.
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