Finishing Well

I plan to retire...right after lunch on the day I die! Until then I'm here to serve God, love people and talk about Jesus!

Tuesday, December 01, 2015

Random thoughts on a Tuesday

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This morning my thoughts are all over the place.  I'm thinking about world events, bills, the day ahead, people I love....I'm fretti...
Saturday, November 28, 2015

Death and dying

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I    have to admit I am very weary of all the killing.  I don't think, in my entire life, there has been a moment of time when there h...

My help

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Who helps you when things get tough?   Who is there to help when you are discouraged, depressed, lonely?   Who helps ...
Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Thank you!

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That's it.  That's all I wanted to say.  Thank you.  The list of reasons is more than life will allow, but all I have, all I am, ...
Monday, November 23, 2015

Imitating God

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All around me fear is the response to the events in the world.  Jesus told us this would happen.  He even told us men would respond in fear,...

Thankful

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Thankful It's a time to be thankful for what God has given, the things and people of our lives As I write this my house and lif...
Wednesday, November 18, 2015

42 years ago

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42 years ago on this date was a Sunday. I know that because one of the most important meetings of my life happened on that day. 42 years...
Monday, November 16, 2015

Syrian refugees

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We are called, as Christians, to love others and tell them about Christ because he is the only solution to our universal sin problem.   No...
Sunday, November 15, 2015

Sunday morning

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It's Sunday morning.   I'm reading, thinking, praying, getting ready for a day with the family of God, But my thoughts are distr...
Friday, November 13, 2015

Observation #3- Broken people

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I am in the people business.   I work with people all day and I love it.  People are my object of care and study.  I watch, I listen, I ...
Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Observation #2- There is a designer

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Is there a God or isn't there?  That debate rages around me, but in my mind it's the wrong question, the wrong debate. It's ob...
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Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Observation #1- Programmed for eternity

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Observation #1- We are programmed for eternity.  The very idea of it is programmed into our brains, hard-wired into our DNA.  We KNOW we...
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Monday, November 09, 2015

Reflections after 65 years

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I can't believe it...really I can't, but I'll be 65 this week.   I never imagined I would be this age.   Who does?   Life ...
Saturday, October 31, 2015

Divine encounters

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I had a 10:00am coffee this morning with an old friend in town for a few days.  He called a bit ago and said he would be late.   It str...
Friday, October 30, 2015

The key to everything

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Christ is the key that unlocks the mystery of history.   Poetic, isn't it? The quote above, in part, is from a German theologian.  ...
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An old pastor trying to finish well. "I want to live in, walk in, soak in the love of God to such an extent that others are drawn to God because of their encounter with me." 1 Corinthians16:14
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