If you know me at all you know that I have a strong dislike for math. I struggled with it in high school and college. For some reason I just think you should let numbers play with numbers and letters play with letters. When you mix them together my brain just can't handle it. I came across Ps. 86:11-13 today. "Teach me your way, LORD, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear ...
Do you ever have one of those days when you ask the question, "God, why do you use humans again?" I often find myself asking the question of the Psalmist in Psalm 8:3-4. "When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?" How comforting it is to know ...
Much has been said about Tim Tebow in the past few months. Articles, websites, forum posts, commentators all have something to say about him. Some say he says too much about his faith, or lacks football skills. Bottom line though, love him or hate him God is using him to remind me of one thing. After a game or a great play we see him bow and give thanks to the creator of the universe (known as "Tebowing"). Now, I ...
It has been said that, "faithfulness is determined by what I'm doing with what I have NOW...not what I will promise God I will do if he gives me more." We often start in our faith journey trusting God for everything but over time we begin to drift away from trusting God fully. This week I have been challenged to be faithful with what I am doing in the here and now. Ecclesiastes 9:10 says, Whatever your hand finds to ...
I am amazed at how patient God is with us. I am amazed at how patient my wife is with me as well. Yesterday, as I headed to the grocery store she had to remind me a 2nd time of what I was supposed to buy. One of my favorite Psalms is Psalm 62. If you have never read it I would encourage you to do so. While the entire Psalm is great, I love verses 5-8. Find rest, O my ...
It has been said that at any given time there are 7 people watching your life. Don't think about it too long or it will start to creep you out. If that really is the case then I would like to add one more person. Actually, it's the God of the universe. He sees all you do. When I was a teenager my Mom used to tell me as I walked out the door that God is always watching. Now, ...
On Feb. 24 I was challenged that I don't pray BIG enough. That day I wrote a blog post that summarizes what I meant which you can read here. Over the next several months I started praying some BIG prayers for my personal life and things here at church. Specifically, I prayed that God would move in the lives of some specific students in a way that only He could do. Well, over the past few ...
A couple of years ago the NCAA did a set of commercials where they showed people "going pro" in arenas other than sports. It showcased the fact that while sports were an integral part of their experience most often they went on to something other than pro sports. The hard truth is that while most of the students I work with love sports they most likely will not play past high school. I completely agree that ...
For the past few days God and I have been having a dialogue about my plans vs. His plans. Needless to say, He is winning. I am amazed at how many times I do my best to organize, coordinate, and plan my life and yet I forget that it's not about me. When I got married I began to realize how selfish I am. Then once I had children, I discovered I was REALLY selfish. Lately I am figuring out ...
David Crowder and Lecrae teamed up on a new song called Shadows and I love the lyrics. Thought I would share the lyrics and a couple thoughts as I know several of our students are in the midst of some shadows right now. Life is full of light and shadow Oh. the joy and oh, the sorrow, oh, the sorrow And yet, will He bring dark to light And yet, will He bring day from night When shadows fall on us We will not fear We ...
