REACHING FOR GOD

Sunday, August 31, 2008

We reach for God in many ways. Through our sculptures and our scriptures. Through our pictures and our prayers. Through our writing and our worship. And through them He reaches for us.

His search begins with something said. Ours begins with something heard. His begins with something shown. Ours, with something seen. Our search for God and His search for us meet at windows in our everyday experience.

These are the windows of the soul.

...we must always be looking and listening if we are to see the windows and hear what is being spoken to us through them.

We must be aware, at all times and in all places, because windows are everywhere, and at any time we may find one.

Or one may find us.

(From WINDOWS OF THE SOUL Experiencing God in New Ways by Ken Gire)

PAUSING IN THE MIDST OF BUSYNESS

Saturday, August 30, 2008

The problem is not entirely in finding the room of one's own, the time alone, difficult and necessary as that is. The problem is more how to still the soul in the midst of its activities.

Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Gift from the Sea

THREE CHEERS FOR JOHN MCCAIN

Friday, August 29, 2008

It loooks like John McCain may not be the simpleton I though he might be.

He has selected a woman--a conservative, good looking woman as his running mate for Vice President.

Way to go John!

NINCOMPOOP

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary says: Nincompoop A fool; simpleton.

I have decided that all politicians are nincompoops!

It's just my opinion mind you, but I feel no need to provide proof.

VOTE

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

So many people I know just do not vote.

I don’t know why they don’t and I doubt that they know.

There are a lot of things I don’t like about John McCain but he will get my vote.

If you do not vote you “cast a vote” for Obama.

Don’t do it!

Extreme liberalism is what must be defeated!

Vote for McCain—even if you don’t agree with him on everything. He can’t win without you.

MY CHAINS ARE GONE

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

It was a Sunday morning in 1989 in Phoenix, Arizona.

I was standing at the front of the sanctuary at the Lincoln Heights Christian Church in Phoenix, Arizona waiting to preach and tears were streaming down my face—not just a few tears, but streams.

For one of the few times in my life I was worshipping God when instruments of music were being used. I had always felt guilty when doing so. Not that day.

My chains were gone and I had been set free. I love the songs of the church. I love to sing without the use of instruments. I now also love to sing with the use of instruments.

I love to praise God!

Amazing grace—my chains are gone. I have been set free! Praise His blessed Name!

(Listen to the first song on my playlist, Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Broken) by ChrisTomlin. It will help you praise Him!)