things i’m still figuring out
the name says it all
Dec
08
2010
I know that often, it’s not about what it’s about, but at some point, doesn’t it have to be about it?
Nov
21
2010
I attended a Sunday School class on “The Tyranny of the Urgent”. I didn’t speak up much as I was processing through some of the discussion. And those who spoke clearly had their viewpoint from which all others should...
Oct
06
2010
Just over a year ago, the leaders at our church decided to fast and pray a day a week for an undetermined amount of time in order to submit to God the feelings of “Spiritual deadness” at our church....
Sep
20
2010
For many years, I was a “should’ve” guy. Basically, in a strange twist of illogical thinking, I would spend waste time obsessing about things past that I had no control over. In many ways, I am still that guy....
Sep
16
2010
A friend of mine is praying for wisdom.
That in and of itself is pretty remarkable. I sometimes wonder to myself, if God gave me 3 wishes, what would I wish for? The most immediate things that come to mind...
Sep
12
2010
I suppose it’s human nature. When we feel good, when things “go our way”, we are happy. And when they don’t, we aren’t.
You could say that’s a “duh” statement.
I should dig into the sociology and psychology classes from...
Aug
06
2010
I had a conversation earlier this week with my dad about my mom. She is struggling with some immense pain and overall tiredness. In preparation to see her oncologist later next week, an MRI has been ordered to try...
Aug
01
2010
Maybe I’ll start this with an answer rather than a question. Maybe it’s about having that “call” which makes the difference...
I’m a little confused. At what point do struggles present as hurdles that God is calling me to overcome...
Jun
15
2010
From the moment I get up to the moment I go to bed, I see things in my world that need to get done. Tons of things around my house. From an unfinished kitchen to landscaping to a disaster...
Jun
11
2010
I’ve been reminded lately of how perspective can change everything.
Tonight Will had a baseball game. The whole game was filled with examples of perspective. And reactions to differing points of view.
Will plays on a team made up of boys...
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