My son Ezra and I spent all afternoon looking at cars yesterday (my day off). His car has seen better days. The whole process of car shopping can really bum you out. You're car never seems to be worth what you think it is, and there car seems to be way over priced...what's a body to do? Anyway it was just some great time to spend with my son...you know a little male bonding! He really want a 5 speed, so it was really fun to watch his excitement trying out the sticks. It really brought back memories of my first vehicles and my fascination with power and speed. Seems kind of like us as Christians, we are so excited at first in our walk with the Lord but after a while we just want the convenience and comfort of a car (or Christian life) that drives itself! Makes ya think doesn't it?
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It never ceases to amaze me at the grace of God, and how He lavishes it on us as we need it. I tweeked my back this week which forced me to spend more time in reading, study and reflection. In church this morning He strengthed my back just as I needed it to minister today. If you are wondering how you are going to be able to do a specific thing when the time comes let me encourage you to prepare you for the miracle of His grace for the moment. Its a great feeling to know He never lets us down!
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Tonight is the night to turn your clocks back. I heard a radio announcer last night talking about turning the clocks back, and it got my mind thinking. How many time do we consciously or unconsciously want to live in the past, sort of 'turn our clocks back' living. Most of us have times in our lives where the memories are the fondest. Then we are awakened by the reality that nothing stays the same, and sometimes we grieve that fact. The truth is that if we are a Christian, the future is always brighter than the past, no matter how good the past looks. The apostle Paul said, 'forgetting what is behind and straining towards what is ahead I press on towards the prize'! The writer of Proverbs said, 'the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn that grows brighter till the full day.'! It can be tempting to fantasize about our 'golden days' whatever they may be, but God's got something far better in mind for us.
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Ezra got very generous tonight and took Terry and I out to dinner at Cracker Barrel! It was great to have a free steak dinner, and we saw Ric and Candice Pavase and had a nice chat with them. Just whenyou think teenagers are a financial blackhole they step up and surprise you with something special...thankyou Jesus!
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Hi church! I sent out an email to everyone recently just to find out what we could do to increase participation level in spiritual activities. I was looking for some creative input about how we can develop things that will help people grow spiritually. Most of the replies centered around why people had not attended specific events, that wasn't really what I was looking for, I was not trying to surface guilt, just looking for input. I am going to start using this blog as much as I can to increase the communication since we live so far apart, scattered around the county. Feel free to click on comments and do a little cyber-dialogue with me I think it will be fun and will help us to grow.
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Wow, to get one of these blogs going they want three quarts of blood and your first male child! I'm going to continue to experiment with this blog so please be patient with me!

Hi. I'm just trying out my blog for the first time. Just curious as to how they work, and how useful this could be for communication with the church. Post something if you like so I can begin to practice blogging.

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