Monday, May 31, 2010
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010
Catching up May 2010
Things been going pretty good for us. God is continuing to bless us daily. Few things, in case you missed them.
- Corey got a tattoo, Hebrew letters for "Christ in Me", he and Eli are headed to Memphis right now to see Tyler and Rachel and enjoy Memphis in May
- Brandon and Julie took engagement pictures and posted them on FB, very good looking couple
- Tyler got 2nd place overall in his first BBQ competition this year, won 4 trophies. Hope to have him come up this fall and cook a whole hog for family hayride
- Angela and I been working getting ready for the Park Trails yard sale this weekend. It is going to be huge! There are over 40 homes in our subdivision that are participating. I am cleaning out the basement and garage, trying to get rid of old junk, I mean prized possessions that are worth lots of money!
- Angela got her flowers planted, going to look good as usual
- No traveling for me in a while, but trips to Dallas, Miami, and Chicago are looming in the next 6 weeks
- Finished teaching a college class this week at MVNU in Newark, biggest class ever with 21 students
- Mom doing a little better, just keep her in your prayers, she just needs to get up and move more everyday to get her body loosened up, arthritis is getting the best of her I worry.
- My favorite niece, Jordan, is coming home to visit this weekend!
- That's all for now
Saturday, May 08, 2010
Must Read Book
I just finished reading "The Prodigal God" by Tim Keller and would highly recommend it to everyone. It is a closer look a the Bible story, The Prodigal Son from Luke chapter 15.
In this book, Keller renames this story to "The two lost sons" and goes on to explain it was not just the younger son, the one who left and came book, that was lost, but also the older brother who stayed and did was expected and obeyed his father.
Some of my favorite quotes from the book:
"Neither son loved the father for himself. They both were using the father for their own self-centered ends rather than loving, enjoying, and serving him for his own sake. This means that you can rebel against God and be alienated from him either by breaking his rules OR by keeping them diligently."
"Elder brothers obey God to get things. They don't obey God to get to God himself.-in order to resemble him, love him, know him and delight him. So religious and moral people can be avoiding Jesus as Savior and Lord as much as the younger brother who say they don't believe in god and define right and wrong for themselves."
"Elder brother self-righteousness ... creates an unforgiving and judgemental spirit."
"Mercy and forgiveness must be free and unmerited to the wrong doer. If the wrongdoer has to do something to merit it, then it isn't mercy, but forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness."
"selfless love destroys mistrust in our hearts toward God that makes us either younger brothers or older brother's."
I hope this makes you think about yourself enough to get the book and see how it speaks to you.
Pressing On! In Christ Alone!
In this book, Keller renames this story to "The two lost sons" and goes on to explain it was not just the younger son, the one who left and came book, that was lost, but also the older brother who stayed and did was expected and obeyed his father.
Some of my favorite quotes from the book:
"Neither son loved the father for himself. They both were using the father for their own self-centered ends rather than loving, enjoying, and serving him for his own sake. This means that you can rebel against God and be alienated from him either by breaking his rules OR by keeping them diligently."
"Elder brothers obey God to get things. They don't obey God to get to God himself.-in order to resemble him, love him, know him and delight him. So religious and moral people can be avoiding Jesus as Savior and Lord as much as the younger brother who say they don't believe in god and define right and wrong for themselves."
"Elder brother self-righteousness ... creates an unforgiving and judgemental spirit."
"Mercy and forgiveness must be free and unmerited to the wrong doer. If the wrongdoer has to do something to merit it, then it isn't mercy, but forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness."
"selfless love destroys mistrust in our hearts toward God that makes us either younger brothers or older brother's."
I hope this makes you think about yourself enough to get the book and see how it speaks to you.
Pressing On! In Christ Alone!
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
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