Category: Spiritual Walk

Going to “The Masters”

04/14/2015Daily Life, Sharing the Gospel, Spiritual Walk, , 4 Comments

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Brian and I were babysitting our grandsons in Georgia on Friday evening when the phone rang. It was Dan, “Hey, is dad there?”

I handed the phone to Brian and the next thing I knew, I was married to a twelve-year-old who had just learned there was a new bike under the Christmas tree with his name on it, and it was Christmas Eve!! Dan had an extra ticket to “The Masters” and had offered it to Brian.

Of course Brian would have to get up at 4 a.m. in order to get to Augusta in time, but that’s OK, he couldn’t There’s more here

Choose Your Battles… Wisely

04/10/2015Daily Life, Spiritual Walk, , 1 Comment

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I watched a trending video on social media that was tagged, “When Will Christians Take a Stand?” The video was of a young woman being kicked, stomped, and brutally killed while men recorded the attack with their phones. Her death was allegedly because she refused to deny her Christian faith.

However, that wasn’t the truth. The person who posted the video removed it with a disclaimer stating, “We have removed the video after finding out it was from 2007 and wasn’t an example of anti-Christian persecution.”

As a Christian, I was enraged when I saw that video. When I learned it wasn’t what I thought it was, I experienced a measure of find more here

Taking the Hits!

03/27/2015Holidays, Spiritual Walk 4 Comments

boxing-gloves-297499_640The other day I got an email from a friend outlining multiple ways in which I had let her down. It wasn’t easy to read. I actually felt like I had been punched in the gut. Was I really the person she was writing about? Could I have been so mean? Did I really say such hurtful things?

At first I wanted to write a long email back to her explaining and justifying myself point by point through every detail. OK, I’ll confess, I did write a long email There’s More Here

A Day at The Rodeo!

03/24/2015Daily Life, Gospel, Spiritual Walk, , , , , 6 Comments
"Photo courtesy Orange County Archives."

“Photo courtesy Orange County Archives.”

Saturday was a watershed day for me – I attended my first rodeo, and let me say, I learned a lot. I learned that this is a very complex sport. It requires strength, agility, speed and a healthy respect for animals.

I also learned that a 4 to 7-year-old in Texas has a different idea of playing than a 4 to 7-year old anywhere else I’ve lived! The youngest athletes at the rodeo strap on a helmet, lie on the back of a fully grown sheep, grab hold of the wool and hang on for dear life as the sheep tries to run away; this is called “Mutton busting”. I suppose it’s the rodeo equivalent to T-ball in baseball.

Saturday’s winner – a kindergartner with a ponytail and pink cowboy boots, also find more here

When God Swoops In

03/10/2015Daily Life, Death Grief and Mourning, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Walk, , , , , , , , , , 4 Comments

post127graphicWhen was the last time that God overwhelmed you with his majesty? How have you experienced God at work in your life? Can you recall a time that God moved a mountain for you, or opened a door, or protected you from danger?

Is there a critically important day in your life when God showed up and divided time; a day, or an event, when from that moment on, you referred to things as “before” and “after”?

Perhaps your calendar marks the days of sobriety. Perhaps you’re continue here.