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Rest for the Weary

Joe — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:00:48 +0000

Rest.

Do you ever feel like you just can’t go on? I sometimes tell my wife, “Ok, let’s go!” I just want to hop in the car, drive to the airport, and fly to some deserted, tropical island. Seems like the cure for everything.

Grace and Peace

Danny — Mon, 23 May 2011 07:00:44 +0000

2 Peter 1:2

Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

If you notice throughout Paul’s letter to the church he often address them by saying, "Grace and peace." Grace was essential to the Greeks or gentiles. Peace was essential greeting "Shalom" for the Jewish people. So Paul is combining these two worlds and reminding them that God unites both gentiles and the Jews. God brings both grace and peace into all situations.

Notice that Paul doesn’t encourage us to have just enough peace for the day but he wants us to have these in abundance. How do we receive grace and peace in abundance?

Houseful

Danny — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 15:45:28 +0000

I just stepped outside of a house full of madness. There are seven children, four adults, two guinea pigs, one dog and bottle of crazy that someone whipped up. Kids are running, screaming, fighting and of course constantly hungry. These kids haven’t been around each other for 6 months so they are over the top excited. Plus someone gave them a new type of sugar for Christmas called crack. The noise level sounds like we are in a bar fight in New York. It’s fun, it’s crazy and I am out of there for a bit.

I don’t know about you but I am looking forward to some structure as school starts back up. Here is the thing—God calls us in the midst of our crazy life to follow Him into the unknown. Gideon is a prime example of this.

Happenings

Danny — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 08:00:29 +0000

Things are constantly happening—the sun rising—waves crashing—births—deaths—breath in and out just for a moment and realize that billions of things happened throughout the universe just in that instance. We are not aware of everything happening but God is. Nothing happens ever without God’s notice. He is actively involved in everything that has ever happened. If you think about it for a moment one of the cries of humanity has always been—God, why did this happen to me? We are not necessarily concerned about every happening in the universe but we do want to know why things happen the way they do to us—our family—our friends—and maybe if were honost why the wicked, ignorant, greedy people seem to have great things happen to them?

Gideon was an ordinary man with a simple question—If God is with us, why has *all this happened to us?

* "All this" —oppression, invasion of country (kind of life terroism), crops ruined (makes people hungry), the killing of sheep, cattle and donkeys, their land stripped bare—this went on for seven years.

Maybe you can relate to the feeling of God abandoning you. Listen to God’s response.

Choose your adventure

Joe — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 08:00:59 +0000

Choose your own adventure!

Got peace?

Joe — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 07:00:23 +0000

Got peace?

We live in a world that is constantly changing, constantly in turmoil and constantly frenetic — all of these can reek havoc on our ability to have peace. Don’t get me wrong. Peace isn’t the absence of those things, rather peace is the calm that exists in the midst of those things. It’s the anchor that holds the boat steady when the winds and waves toss, it’s the shelter that keeps the rain off in the storm. Peace is the part of the heart and soul, rested in God that allows us to sleep well at night when everything seems out of control. When the world is in total turmoil, God’s peace can still reign.

Got peace?

Finding Jesus in the storm

Danny — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 07:00:13 +0000

Do you ever find yourself looking over the course of your life and wonder–”What am I doing that is going to make a difference for eternity?” It is easy to get overwhelmed with debt, with broken relationships, and hopelessness. Yet, right now God wants to meet you where you are at. He wants to speak peace in the midst of the storms of life. God is not waiting until the storm is over. No, no. He is screaming out, searching for you in the midst of the storm. He is ready to challenge you and help you navigate through the storms of life. Are you ready to let God take you through this storm you are in right now?

Psalm 23 (again)

Joe — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 07:00:42 +0000

Sometimes we just need a child to remind us.

I know this is an old Youtube video, but it’s a classic.

And in case you missed it, it’s the reason we don’t have to worry.

I hope the Lord is truly your Shepherd today.

God’s plan for worry: 4/6

Joe — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 07:00:26 +0000

In this fourth part of our six part series on how God wants us to overcome worry, we come to an amazing verse with an absolutely life changing promise in Philippians 4:7:

And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

New Year’s Eve Eve!

Danny — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:01:58 +0000

I am excited about the New Year. I am excited to see the adventures, the struggles, the victories, and the life that lies ahead. The journey of 2010 is in God’s hands. My prayer is that this year is the year that I experience Him more, live for Him more, touch more lives, love Him more, love others more, follow Him into the unknown, jump into the river of life, run the race marked out for me better than ever before, and that my life becomes more and more a reflection of His life in me. We were made by Him and for Him. May our lives reflect that everyday.