Next Friday, the 5th of November is my Dad's 67th birthday (and him getting to 67 is due to the grace of God healing his body!) and I thought I would share a link to my Father's Day blog post to let you know how I feel....
http://1ncisfan.blogspot.com/2010/06/fathers-day.html
I think that is why the Lord healed my Dad of the cancer that he had....to fulfill the words of Paul in 2 Corinthians chapter 1.....
3Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort,
4 who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted by God.
5For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.
6And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer; or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.
7And our hope for you is steadfast, knowing that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.
So thanks Dad, and happy birthday!
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
A not forgotten man
Hebrews 6:10- For God is not unrighteous so as to forget your work and labor of love, which ye have shown toward His name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
One of the good things about Facebook is that I get to run into some old friends, and I mean from when I was young (at the age I am now, I even refer to my high school years as "when I was young"-but that's beside the point). One of the people that I have found and "friended" on FB is Karen Haynes, the widow of the first pastor that I had when I became a believer in 1980.
It was Pastor Haynes (who was a graduate of Florida Bible College) that was one of the men who had the idea to go to a Bible Camp for the youth at FBC during the summer. It was that camp that my uncle invited me to go in 1980 (of course hiding the fact that it was a Bible camp and telling us about going to Disneyland-which was a side trip [and how dense I was that I never really caught on about it until it was too late]) and on that trip I was given the Gospel by Dale Daffin and on July 31, 1980 outside of Columbus, Texas I was born for the second time.
And the thing that got me through the appendicitis, the colostomy bags (with the very early morning cleanings...),tracheotomy, the whole nine yards was the spiritual lessons that I learned- starting on that bus trip on that old blue school bus (oh what memories....). So while Richard Haynes, the man, may no longer be with us, the work that he did for and through Christ is still going on through those that he ministered and taught lessons to.....so thank you Pastor, for all that you did and to let you know that nothing you did was in vain....
One of the good things about Facebook is that I get to run into some old friends, and I mean from when I was young (at the age I am now, I even refer to my high school years as "when I was young"-but that's beside the point). One of the people that I have found and "friended" on FB is Karen Haynes, the widow of the first pastor that I had when I became a believer in 1980.
It was Pastor Haynes (who was a graduate of Florida Bible College) that was one of the men who had the idea to go to a Bible Camp for the youth at FBC during the summer. It was that camp that my uncle invited me to go in 1980 (of course hiding the fact that it was a Bible camp and telling us about going to Disneyland-which was a side trip [and how dense I was that I never really caught on about it until it was too late]) and on that trip I was given the Gospel by Dale Daffin and on July 31, 1980 outside of Columbus, Texas I was born for the second time.
And the thing that got me through the appendicitis, the colostomy bags (with the very early morning cleanings...),tracheotomy, the whole nine yards was the spiritual lessons that I learned- starting on that bus trip on that old blue school bus (oh what memories....). So while Richard Haynes, the man, may no longer be with us, the work that he did for and through Christ is still going on through those that he ministered and taught lessons to.....so thank you Pastor, for all that you did and to let you know that nothing you did was in vain....
Monday, October 11, 2010
straight-stick living
One of the other things that I get to do now is to be editor of the SWIMS (Southwest Institute of Messianic Studies) online journal that comes out every three to four months (at least that's the goal) and I get to write an article for said journal....and the one that I will be writing for the upcoming journal is called "Straight Stick Living" and is based on the following quote by D. L. Moody....
The best way to show that a stick is crooked is not to argue about it or to spend time denouncing it, but to lay a straight stick alongside it.
And one of the best places I found to realize "straight-stick living" is in the hospital...because it is one thing to be able to win arguments and fight against evil with words and look good doing it. But when you have tubes sticking out of you, when nobody knows whether or not this day is going to be your last day, when you've had several bad days in a row...that is when you find out how real your faith is and that others will know the real you...whether there is something different about you or that you are a "pious poser". If you are a "straight stick", people will know and that is when real evangelism will begin and you will be able to share the One who makes all the difference.
So the challenge to us is....in every area of our life, be a "straight stick" and show others that you are different!
The best way to show that a stick is crooked is not to argue about it or to spend time denouncing it, but to lay a straight stick alongside it.
And one of the best places I found to realize "straight-stick living" is in the hospital...because it is one thing to be able to win arguments and fight against evil with words and look good doing it. But when you have tubes sticking out of you, when nobody knows whether or not this day is going to be your last day, when you've had several bad days in a row...that is when you find out how real your faith is and that others will know the real you...whether there is something different about you or that you are a "pious poser". If you are a "straight stick", people will know and that is when real evangelism will begin and you will be able to share the One who makes all the difference.
So the challenge to us is....in every area of our life, be a "straight stick" and show others that you are different!
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