Every Monday I do a brief vlog called Monday Matters. During the Lenten season, I commit that vlog to a 40 Day Spiritual Adventure, this year Going Deep. (Are you confused yet?) Last week, week 1, we focused on Letting Go. This week the emphasis is Holding On. If you want o hear just the… Continue Reading
Yesterday I got to play with Caleb most of the day. That means two things, I had a blast, and, I did not write the Friday blog. So, here’s a blog I wrote a few years ago that fits. We spent week one of Going Deep looking at the things we need to let go… Continue Reading
I John 1 is also about letting go, letting go of any notion that I can be good enough, righteous enough, pious enough. God has been seeking me, redeeming me, saving me, before time ever began, If I am to go deep I am going to have to let go of the thought that doing… Continue Reading
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