Posted in Life on Sep 14th, 2008
Happy birthday to me, Happy birthday to me, I smell like a monkey, Aaaaaaand…I smell like one toooooo. Yeppers, today I’m 32. Yesterday, Michelle surprised me and took me to Longwood Gardens for my birthday. We had an awesome time. And today, I’m gonna do what every guy wants to do on his birthday…replace the alternator [...]
Jesus, you alone Hear my spirit groan When I feel disowned, When I feel disgraced, And sin’s retraced, Jesus, you alone Can redeem and atone.
Posted in Humor on Sep 12th, 2008
Yesterday at work, I asked a coworker if he and his wife have found a church yet in their area. He replied that they were looking into a certain one and added that his wife had contacted the pastor. He told me, “She asked him what they believe about the fruits of the Spirit, and he [...]
Posted in Faith, Prayer, Uncategorized on Sep 10th, 2008
So yesterday morning, I took a walk with the Lord to spend some time in prayer. At one point, I prayed, “Lord, I need you today.” And it was as if the Lord replied, “I’m already here.” I realized that distance is really just perception. It is not a matter of space and time. Spiritual [...]
The mystery of you Living inside me Often seems untrue By the things I do, By my life that others see. Yet as this truth sinks in, As my soul believes, You revive me again And overcome my sin Sin that destroys and deceives. And as I surrender As I yield control, My [...]
…is the man. We had a chance to see him last night at Lancaster Bible College for a free concert. Not only is this man a gifted singer/songwriter/musician, but he is a great storyteller with a slightly warped sense of humor. I love hearing the stories behind how songs were written. And Andrew tells them [...]
Posted in Books on Sep 6th, 2008
Well, I just finished “Surprised By Hope” by N.T. Wright. I’m not going to offer an extensive review, since there are several online by others more competent than I. But the main premise (as I see it) in this delightfully accessible book is that heaven is not our ultimate home and hope. It is merely [...]
Give me a hunger, Give me a thirst, For you, Lord, and for your righteousness. Lost in wonder, When I seek you first, I find you seeking me in my distress. Your word tells me when I draw near to you, Then you will also draw near to me. Yet again and again, The things [...]
Posted in Quotes on Sep 5th, 2008
I’ve been listening to a lecture by the incomparable N.T. Wright that he gave in May of 2005 at Seattle Pacific University. He touched on Pilate’s question to Jesus recorded in John 18, “What is truth?” And then during the Q&A at the end of the lecture, he added this wonderful quote: “…Jesus Himself was [...]
Posted in Life on Sep 5th, 2008
Well, tomorrow morning, Michelle is going to the baby shower of a close friend in Exton. Then she is quickly running (driving) home so we can rush off to a post-marriage picnic celebration in the Boyertown area for some friends of mine who used to be in the youth group I led at my old [...]