Day 3 read John 15 and look for the theme of letting go of our own plans, desires, agenda in order to be more deeply connected to the Father. #takeaminutemakeadifference Join our 40 Day Spiritual Adventure, Going Deep. Follow at branchesblog.com or on Anchor.fm https://anchor.fm/whatdifferencepodcast/episodes/Going-Deep-Day-3-Letting-Go-of-Our-Own-Agenda-e1ff3qr Tomorrow read Psalm 25 and 1 John 1. Thanks for… Continue Reading
Matthew 10 is a challenge to let go of those things that we depend on for safety and security, money, home, family. Going deep may require us to surrender the stuff that allows us to count on our own abilities more than God. https://anchor.fm/whatdifferencepodcast/episodes/Going-Deep-Letting-Go-of-Self-Dependence-e1fdjbd Continue Reading
I don’t know when I started these 40 Day things. I think clear back as a youth pastor in the 80s I discovered that teens could make a commitment or hold on to a focus for about 7 weeks. After that, I lost them. Heck, after 7 weeks I lost me. When I was a pastor… Continue Reading
Can you get too much of a good thing? Jacob and Allison are taking a few days off in Costa Rica. (Doris and I are hoping to vacation in Shelbyville, but that’s a whole other blog.) They asked us to keep Caleb for 5 days. Now, if you follow me at all, you know Caleb… Continue Reading
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On Tuesday I got a wonderful text from my youngest son, Jacob. He had just passed his FAA check flight as captain. After many years of flight school, flight instructor, first officer, he has now achieved a huge milestone to move to the left seat and be the captain of a commercial airline. Good stuff!… Continue Reading
A friend sent this to me today. Her father had it in some of his old papers. I don’t remember why I gave it to him. I sure don’t know why he kept it. Don’t even know what it meant when I wrote it 50 years ago. What I do know is that your words… Continue Reading
Let’s start out with a confession. I am an Alexa addict. There it is. I said out loud what Doris has known all along. I am hooked on those little hockey pucks that sit all over the house and do what you tell them to do. “Alexa, turn on the hall light.” “Alexa, remind me… Continue Reading
Many, many, New Year’s ago I was a young, religion major at Trevecca Nazarene College (before it was a University.) I took a bunch of classes, some pretty good, some I didn’t care for much. But one of my favorite classes was taught by Fred Huff. Fred was on staff at Nashville First Church of… Continue Reading
Caleb, Mimi, and PoppyC had a blast last night and today. Part of what we did is try to make the Monday Morning Minute video together. It was fun. We weren’t very good. 🙂 That’s okay. I’ll try it again in the morning. For now, let me share the basic thoughts. I don’t imagine that… Continue Reading