The Way

This is a video that was produced by our team at LifeWay and does a good job of creating discussion with parents and leaders in your church. Thought I would post it here for those who may be looking for some help in that area.

It has been a busy week for sure. Last Saturday was Morgan's Banquet/Prom and it was big fun for sure. She looked beautiful (that is a dad speaking, but really, the girl is beautiful and so is her sister) and Ethan looked pretty good too. They enjoyed all the pictures, food, dancing (I am not even sure they danced), bowling, food, and the company of the other DCA students and dates. Sunday morning early I flew to Boston, hit the expo, got the packet, shirt, walked around the expo exhibits, climbed in the car and headed to the hotel. Made contact with Ron Kramer, my BAA friend who takes care of me on race day, and Allyson Clark who was wonderful and provided transportation to the start and took me back to the hotel after the finish. She was a wonderful asset to the whole experience. Now let's talk the race - it is mostly downhill the first 16 miles, a series of 4 hills through mile 21 including the famous Heartbreak Hill, and then more downhill from 21-26. I felt decent at the...

James 1:5 is a verse that has come to mean a lot to me over the years. I find myself asking God for wisdom over and over and yet, it dawned on me recently that many times I ask for wisdom, so I will be right. Hmmm. How self-serving is that? Scripture is clear that He gives to all generously and w/o criticizing . I am thankful for that promise, but really have been focusing on making sure that I am asking for wisdom for His glory, not just so I will be right. I like being right, but that is a form of pride if I am not yielding to Him. Today is tax day and that is never a fun day. I grow weary of paying so much to a entity/government that does not represent the people it says that it does. So very thankful that my hope and trust is in Christ and not any political party or leader. Scripture does not instruct government to be our source of hope and provision, but for Christ to be our all in all. That is a lesson I seem to have to learn over and over. Lots of hulla-ba-loo right now abou...

I used to get this question from my mom every once in awhile when I was a kid and had disappeared for a couple of hours. It is a good question to ask periodically. I have been a few places since last week but all in all they have been good places to be. We finished up our vacation in Orange Beach, AL and drove home on Sunday. It was Easter and was quite weird for us to not be in church on Easter of all days. We did worship with a few folks on the radio as we traveled through Alabama. A couple of good sermons and then one that I am sure would have been good but the delivery was so distracting that I had a hard time hearing what the preacher was saying. Suffice it to say that if you know Dennis Swanberg and have heard him impersonate some southern preachers, well, . . . i spent too much time laughing. Not proper I know, but . . . okay, enough of that. This week has been good. Flew to NM and met with Sam Swann who is the state youth guy for NM and doing a great job there. He is one of...

We traveled on Tuesday down to Gulf Shores, AL (the whole family plus two girls who are like our own family) and spent the night at a friend's hotel. On Weds., we made our way over to the beach and to our condo that we have until Sunday. (Thanks again Joyce for your generous timeshare points). We have been laying out, eating, napping, running a little, and just enjoying ourselves. Looking forward to two more full days on the beach and also dinner with friends on Saturday.