Saturday Morning with My Boys…
"Follow Me and I will make you fishers of men." Matthew 4:19 Been fishing lately? Caught anything? Who are you teaching to fish?
How good is good?
Jonathan, my 10 year old informed me when I got home today that if he was good he would get to go with a friend to a local amusement park next week. His statement implies an understood expectation, standard, and reward. This made me think of a verse in the Bibe. "And a ruler asked Him, 'Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?' And Jesus said to him, 'Why do you call me [...]
Great faith…
As is my custom, I tucked my two boys into bed an prayed with them. My sons have gotten into a habbit of thanking God for all of our family and then one by one every animal we have ever had dead and alive. No, this is not going to be a theological discussion on "prayers for the dead." I am always looking for teachable moments. Jonathan (10yrs) begings his prayer and gets to the [...]
What the CRAP…..
Most of you who know me, know that I have been plagued with plumbing problems. Our house was flooded twice from plumbing issues. As a result, the down stair ceiling fell in and flooded our den, garage and laundry room. (Read Count it all Joy....) We finally got everything repaired and..... last night I discovered that one of my boys flushed something, lets just say, that should not and cannot go down the pipes. I have spent [...]
Count it all JOY…
It's been a heck of a day. I woke up to my hall bathroom being flooded. Water must have been overflowing from the toilet half the night. It went through the floor and caused the ceiling in our den to fall, flooded the den with 1/2 inch of water then flowed thought the wall to the garage and laundry room. Praise Jesus! I spoke about joy on Sunday. New revelation. You cannot know true joy [...]