Christ Follower, Husband, Father, Writer
Photo By: Lady Dragonfly CC – Creative Commons
Everyone knows that the start of a new year brings joy, hope, Ryan Seacrest doing his best Dick Clark impersonation and of course resolutions.
I think it is safe to say there are two solid camps when it comes to how people feel about them. Some love ’em some hate ’em.
Lake Geneva from Montreux (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
**I AM OFFICIALLY OUT OF THE COMPETITION*** Thank you for your efforts!
**VOTING DATE HAS CHANGED – AGAIN – TO NOVEMBER 8**
I NEED your help!
Yes, YOU!
Here’s the deal – I posted a video of my stand-up at Daily Motion for the chance to win a trip to the Montreux comedy festival in December.
All I need is – well – your support.
Follow the link below to the participating videos page – you’ll need to scroll through those – you should find me on page 18 – watch the video and vote for me .
THAT’S IT! Watch, vote and send me to Montreux. Could anything be more simple?
PAPER BAG TIME IS APPROACHING
I think that at this point in the season it is safe to say the BUCS will not be participating in the playoffs. Let’s face it, to run the table and post nine straight wins to avoid another losing season it nearly unthinkable. From the MRSA issue, to the debacle with Freeman and what seems to be an on field group “quit”, this is shaping up to be THE WORST season in Tampa Bay Buccaneer history. And given the team we’re talking about – that’s saying A LOT!
I believe that I have been punishing myself – not for something I have done but something I want to do – for the gift God’s given me.
From Indian Jones and the Last Crusade
It is not always easy to follow God. This is a lesson I learned – ironically as I taught it this morning.
Jesus knew the final outcome of his mission here on Earth. He knew that he would ascend to glory and sit at God’s right hand. He was with God when the plan was devised. He helped implement it from the beginning but he had to go through Hell to get there – literally.
I don’t mean to brag but I am on Facebook – a lot!
See nothing to brag about there. In fact, I should probably cut back some of my “facebooking” – I love how we’ve turned a social media site into a part of speech.
VERB! That’s what’s happening.
The more time I spend mindlessly scrolling through what my friends from high school did over the weekend and who is seeing what movie the more I am aware of how it is used as a means to express your personal feeling and beliefs. You can freely rail against Liberals, openly assail the Tea Party, support this cause or that, post a picture for an hour to raise awareness for Autism, MS and the need for the BUCS to dump their failing…TEAM.
OK – I wanted to get mine in there too.
Photo By: James Cridland (CC)
God has made redemption so easy.
Have faith – you’re good. Accept his gift – you’re in. Trust what Jesus did on the cross – you’re solid.
It is no more complicated than that.
We spent the entire afternoon of the third day on our honeymoon in our room. Paying careful attention to every single detail. Holding each other a though our lives depended on it – and in a way they did.
I don’t think we went down for dinner until it was almost too late to eat. I cannot even remember, honestly if we ate – how could we? We were exhausted.
Some time ago, I wrote about how our faith, according to Paul, can be shipwrecked but that I do not believe that means were rendered permanently useless. I believe that God uses that time – if we allow him – to help us grow and to teach us what we need to learn. Obviously, we can be obstinate and miss God’s lesson but that is our doing not his. You can read that post here.
** The following is a question from one of last weeks posts – God Is With Me and the answer I provided. I think the question is common among people looking for their direction, as is this reader. Feel free to respond as you are lead here or on the original post.
I edited the question and answer for this post.
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BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH
On Writing, Ideas, and Making a Difference
Daily Thoughts and Meditations as we journey together with our Lord.
Mick Holt 