Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Coming Soon!
I wanted to take this opportunity to share with you something that is coming to the area later this summer. It is the Museum of Earth History Mobile Museum. The Mobile Museum will be at the Latona Church of Christ in Wheeler, IL on June 24 thru 29 from 6—8:30 each evening. For someone who believes in the relevance of science in our lives and the truth of Scripture, organizations like the Creation Truth Foundation help those of us who are much less than scientific to integrate science with the truth of Scripture. Thanks to the Latona Church of Christ for bringing the museum to the area! For more information on the Museum you can go to the Creation Truth Foundation homepage at http://www.creationtruth.com/. Go to the “Ministries” tab on the top left of the page and drop down to “Mobile Museum” link...you can also call the church at (618) 783-3718.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Technology vs. Prayer
“Keep on asking, and you will receive
what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the
door will be opened to you. 8For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone
who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.” Matthew
7:7-8
As I write I
am watching and listening to a live stream of the Kansas West Annual
Conference. I watch it because in two weeks I will be attending our own annual
conference and even though theirs is two states away, we do have several issues
in common. I’ll be honest, I am also listening because, like during General
Conference 2012, of the wonders of technology. With the ability to watch a live
stream from wherever and to see tweets or posts from others who are interested
in the event, if not there, truly brings our worlds closer together…technology
is enabling us to become the Body of Christ in real time! I mention this
because as instant and wonderful as today’s technology is, it is old school
when compared to our ability to connect with God thru prayer. Not only do we
have instant access to the throne room of God, we have His ear. That is not always
the guaranteed answer we want to hear, but better than that it is a promise from our Lord and Savior that the Creator of the
universe, the Great Physician, the Eternal Heavenly Father, that God Almighty
responds to our cries and questions.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Choose This Day
"But if serving the LORD
seems undesirable to you, then choose for
yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served
beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are
living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.” Joshua
24:15
I want to
share with you from The Fire of the Word,
by Chris Webb. He writes, “Being ‘holy’ doesn’t seem very desirable to many
people in our contemporary society. Those who speak up for virtue are often
derided as moralistic, sanctimonious or holier-than-thou. The media reacts
sharply against ‘preachy’ public figures who presume to tell us how to order
our private lives. And those who appear to be living lives of moral rectitude
are treated with suspicion: can they really be so pure?” (pg. 163). Sad but
accurate commentary on today’s world isn’t it? So many have abandoned the way
and will of God that it is no longer the goal we seek. Instead we have placed
self on the throne and anything that might even suggest a better way to live is
dismissed as foolishness. Could that be because many who talk of holiness do
not live it? Too often church people are the reason others don’t attend church…it’s
not that they’ve gotten into an argument or dispute with God, but with one of
His children! Admit it, at times we are witness not to the goodness and power
of the Risen Lord, but to the lord of this fallen world. Remember the saying, “You
might be the only Jesus someone will ever see?” It’s true. Paul tells us in 1
Cor. 1:27, “But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise…” Sounds
like a second chance for many of us! Let’s allow God to use us to show the
world (or that specific person) what being ‘holy’ really is…not perfect but
surrendered and set apart for the glory of God regardless of what our society says.
Monday, May 21, 2012
What Would You Do?
“Those who say that they live in Him must
live the same way He lived” - 1 John 2:6 GWT
I’ve
taken a few weeks off from blogging to mostly do some reading. I had already planned
to start sharing again today and I had a supposedly profound thought to give
you (but perhaps God thought not so much)…however I felt the Spirit of God
really wants me to share this: I had a car wreck last week and it was my fault.
Not really a big deal…no one was hurt; both our cars received damage; and I
made a mistake that caused the accident. Now, here’s what is bugging me. There
were no witnesses to this accident and I am not sure why that matters, but I
continue to run into people who, when they find this out, say they are
surprised that I would so freely admit to being wrong. Forgetting it is the
truth, either this is a statement on my credibility (could they be so surprised
that I would admit fault…I mean do I appear to be the lying thief type?) or it
is an indictment on society’s inability to stand for truth and be held
accountable. I pray you are not still dwelling on my credibility and have moved
on…on to the sad fact that people have told me I should not have admitted
fault. Two of these are supposed Christians (thank God not from Beulah)! HELLO!
Does anyone else see the red flags waving? Why is it we resist being held accountable?
If it is acceptable practice, at least by some both in and outside the church
to justify our every action…even when we know it’s wrong, it is no wonder
people will not confess sin. And if we are willing to lie about something as
insignificant as this, will we not lie about things with greater consequences? I ran
across 1 John 2:6 the following day and when someone questioned me I shared it
with them. They just looked at me as if I were crazy. God help us!