... or, thing that makes me feel guilty today. I'm still reading Beth Moore, covering the Gospel of John, and she asks: If your life were a Gospel told by someone else, would people know the Lord based on the way you live?
Oooh, right between the eyes. Words are cheap. How much action is in my faith?
Ouch.
Showing posts with label Beth Moore. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Beth Moore. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
2 steps forward, 2 steps back
Forgive my Paula Abdul reference, but that seems to be the mantra of my life of late. Moments of productiveness followed by hours of sitting still, waiting for inspiration. Feeling on top of the world, then getting knocked back on my rear. Keeps me humble, I suppose.
I did get so much accomplished today; so many things were crossed off my "to do" list this afternoon, and it felt GREAT. Now I'm watching "Idol" and trying to interpret what Paula means during her critiques. Does anyone have a "Paula to English" dictionary? "The world needs to see what we hear"... what the...
On a more serious note, I'm still loving my Beth Moore book. Last night I was reading her interpretation of how John must have felt after his brother, James, was killed. She contends that, during this traumatic time in his life, John surely discovered what it meant to be alone before God. Stripped bare. Broken and confused.
"Sometimes we don't realize how real He is until we've experienced the awesomeness of His answerless Presence. He knows that what we crave far more than explanations is the unshakable conviction that He is utterly, supremely God."
How completely humbling it is to me to take a moment and try to comprehend just how awesome God is. It's incomprehensible, but so true. Utterly, supremely God. Wow.
I did get so much accomplished today; so many things were crossed off my "to do" list this afternoon, and it felt GREAT. Now I'm watching "Idol" and trying to interpret what Paula means during her critiques. Does anyone have a "Paula to English" dictionary? "The world needs to see what we hear"... what the...
On a more serious note, I'm still loving my Beth Moore book. Last night I was reading her interpretation of how John must have felt after his brother, James, was killed. She contends that, during this traumatic time in his life, John surely discovered what it meant to be alone before God. Stripped bare. Broken and confused.
"Sometimes we don't realize how real He is until we've experienced the awesomeness of His answerless Presence. He knows that what we crave far more than explanations is the unshakable conviction that He is utterly, supremely God."
How completely humbling it is to me to take a moment and try to comprehend just how awesome God is. It's incomprehensible, but so true. Utterly, supremely God. Wow.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Nobody's Perfect
Evidently no one told the New York Giants that the Pats were unbeatable. With words like "history" and "dynasty" dying on the lips of New England fans everywhere, Eli didn't choke. The Manning brothers won back-to-back world championships, and the NFC won the Super Bowl for the first time in a long time. I'm sad for Tom Brady, though. Wonder if he needs me to go to Boston and comfort him...
I can't believe the weekend's gone. I spent most of it feeling like poo and lying around coughing and sneezing, so you'd think it would have been relaxing. Yeah, not so much. So tomorrow it's back to the old grind. I figured out this weekend that I had about 7,500 more days to work in my lifetime. That's really depressing.
Tonight Dad and Vickie brought the kids up to watch the game. I made ribs, pulled pork, fries, corn on the cob, baked beans, biscuits, no bake cookies, and brownies for dinner. It was yummy, if I do say so myself. The game... not so much. This is me and the kids at halftime.
I just started reading Beth Moore's book about John the Baptist, "The Beloved Disciple." I'm a huge fan of her books; she always has such great insight and wonderful words. The first chapter discusses all of the people who followed John the Baptist, and she points out that he was a good leader because of who he was following. "John the Baptist turned out to be a man worth following precisely because they followed him straight to Jesus," Moore states. What a leadership model. Only if we're leading others to Christ are we worth following. Otherwise we're just leading them astray.
I can't believe the weekend's gone. I spent most of it feeling like poo and lying around coughing and sneezing, so you'd think it would have been relaxing. Yeah, not so much. So tomorrow it's back to the old grind. I figured out this weekend that I had about 7,500 more days to work in my lifetime. That's really depressing.
Tonight Dad and Vickie brought the kids up to watch the game. I made ribs, pulled pork, fries, corn on the cob, baked beans, biscuits, no bake cookies, and brownies for dinner. It was yummy, if I do say so myself. The game... not so much. This is me and the kids at halftime.
I just started reading Beth Moore's book about John the Baptist, "The Beloved Disciple." I'm a huge fan of her books; she always has such great insight and wonderful words. The first chapter discusses all of the people who followed John the Baptist, and she points out that he was a good leader because of who he was following. "John the Baptist turned out to be a man worth following precisely because they followed him straight to Jesus," Moore states. What a leadership model. Only if we're leading others to Christ are we worth following. Otherwise we're just leading them astray.
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