Month: February 2017

An Embarrassing Reminder

Often I am who I am and act like I act out of fear of something that I have created in my own mind out of the lies Satan has told me

The Recovering Legalist

I was planning on sharing something different this morning, but then I read another post (from Matthew Winters) that changed my mind.

I won’t go into detail, for, as truth would have it, the Devil is in the details; I will just give you a thumbnail sketch of what happened to me a couple of hours ago.

Early in the morning hours I made a call over the radio on my school bus. It was not a serious call, just one to add a little humor into the day. I called into my dispatch (everyone could hear this) and said, “All of my elementary students are acting right for a change…please advise.” After a silly reply or two, a serious voice came over the radio from the head boss, the manager of the whole show, and asked to see me in his office when I got back to the lot.

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What Defines Me?

Everyone learns but not everyone learns the right lesson or the right application of a lesson. We live with constant input. We receive information during every encounter. We are influenced each time we observe the way others behave. From this we form a way to live based on our reaction to each experience. It amazes me how many things I have come to accept as truth without a second thought. I am even more shocked at the effect this has on how I react to everyday situations. (more…)

God is always active

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“You Might Be a Legalist If…”

I love to laugh and I love to learn – I did both and may have to do a little more rehab as I am a recovering legalist – thanks Anthony

The following list is not original on my part, I am unsure of who came up with it. But even though I didn’t write it, I want you to read it. All that’s needed is Jeff Foxworthy to add h…

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Has Revolution Replaced Revival?

I am a veteran of a revolutionary war. I am not sure how many casualties were inflicted as a direct or indirect result of this conflict but I personally witnessed the pain and division it caused. As in many of the latest revolutions designed to bring church to the unchurched, my war, the worship war, was a fight to establish a new way of doing things. (more…)

God and Me – The Puppet and the Puppet Master

Pumped full of the inspiring words of our cultural icons and heroes, overwhelmed by the messages embedded in the media we consume, we set out to be anything but what we were created to be. (more…)