God, “where are you?”

If you are like me, I will pray for you…in all seriousness, we have wondered where God is. I have lately been feeling rather glum about my walk with the Lord. I have been struggling with some things, and dealing with some other issues, and of course there is junk from my past that resurfaces [...]

field trips to family issues

I got invited to go to an Oklahoma Redhawks baseball game today with one of the local elementary schools. Rain and more rain was in our state forecast. Needless to say, there was no baseball played today. I was drenched, away from the office, and got to spend some time with a couple of my [...]

my outline for senior reception sunday

This is a message from 1 Peter 2:11-12 I shared for our Graduation Day 2008·

Dear Friends
o Name calling 1:1,17; 2:11
§ Exiles, strangers, aliens
· X-files: marks of an alien
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New birth (1:3,14,23; 3:21)
o New hope
§ Inheritance, imperishable, undefiled, unfading
§ A better tomorrow because of the resurrection 1:3
o New direction/journey (1:13)
§ New lifestyle 1:13-16
· Putting [...]