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!

Saturday, January 30, 2016

Prayer

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Have you ever been in a time of prayer with friends and it  seemed to go on forever? This week, in our staff meeting,  we  finished...
Thursday, January 28, 2016

Ashes

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Naked I came from my mother’s womb, naked I’ll return to the womb of the earth. God gives, God takes. God’s name be ever b...
Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Big enough?

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How big is your God? Most people have a very small God. It shows in their prayers.  It shows in their fears. Ho...
Monday, January 25, 2016

Little things

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This afternoon I got a call from a man looking for help.   He just got out of prison and is trying to get home.   It's so easy ...

"To help people"

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A few weeks ago a couple came up to me in church with their young son.  They explained that he had been saving his money to help others...
Sunday, January 24, 2016

Pray

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In just a few minutes I begin a class on prayer.  I am least qualified to teach this class, but soon it will begin.  As I read about so many...
Friday, January 22, 2016

Quiet

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Quiet It's so rare So hard to find All around us is noise Noise to occupy our days Noise to keep us from thinking ...
Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Politics

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Let me begin by admitting that I am not a political animal.  It doesn't interest me in the least.  Now, I know there are those who would...
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Monday, January 18, 2016

One thing

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"Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straini...
Friday, January 15, 2016

Ask!

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We have a little "in house" dialogue that always follows the question, "Shall we pray about that?" And, without fail,...
Thursday, January 14, 2016

Doubt

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Do you ever doubt? Do you have questions? Do you wonder if God is real? You're on the right path.
Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Imagine

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Years ago a song written by John Lennon captivated the imaginations of young people world wide.  It was titled "Imagine." ...
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Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Homeless

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Yesterday I found myself in a God orchestrated encounter.   A homeless man reached out to us for help. I said yes. I went to ...
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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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