Proclaiming thanksgiving aloud, and telling all your wondrous deeds. Psalms 26:7 (ESV) What many of us consider as gratitude in our hearts is only sentiment. Gratitude must be verbalized for it to become Thankfulness. Telling God and others how grateful we are to them moves our gratitude from a potential into the domain of reality. [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Thankfulness: From Sentiment to Reality
Posted: November 26, 2008 in Culture, Family, Friends & Family, Theology0
Our family had an eventful weekend. We drove to Meridian on Friday and while TJ went to work with me (Thanks to everyone at work who assisted me!), JJ and the girls attended a Flat Stanley musical at the Riley Center. We traveled from there to Tuscaloosa and stayed the night in Candlewood Suites. Their [...]
In a year where stocks are falling like people on AFV, I’m happier than ever to be a part of the Southern Company. Yesterday an article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported how this conservative corporation has become a safe haven for many investors looking for solid financial ground. Checkout the percentage changes of Southern compared [...]
I had heard this song on Christian radio several times, but because of the uniqueness of Jeremy Riddle’s voice, I hadn’t really gotten the lyrics. Then, last week we sang it during our worship service and as the words appeared on the screen, I heard them for the first time. Sweetly Broken – Very simple, [...]
In uncertain times we need to check our fear gauge and remember that our God is faithful. In the book of Numbers, chapter 14 recounts the story of how the children of Israel refused to take the Promised Land because of fear. Even though they had seen the hand of God in the miracles that [...]
Thanks to my friend James Cochran, TJ got a chance yesterday to practice with the Southern Miss Kickers and Punters. For some reason he’s developed an interest in kicking the old pigskin and when I mentioned it to James (the Team Chaplin) last week he invited us out. All I can say is the little [...]
I really never thought I would see this again. I filled up today for $1.96 a gallon at a Murphey’s station in Petal! It hasn’t been below $2 since Hurricane Katrina. You can check out the national averages here at AAA.
Ally is having her 6th Birthday Party/Sleep-over tonight. We’ll have 8 little screaming girls at our house tonight. Jake (our dog), TJ, and myself are planning to sleep in the dog house -just kidding The Eagles are on the road this weekend at Central Florida. Hopefully after scoring 70 points last week, we are on [...]
Here is a u-tube vid of some of my ole school homies kickin’ it for the LORD JC and raising the roof for Mr. FG and the OCC Ministry. So watch the West Side Boyz drop da hook “get it filled” for some kid candy. So let me give a shout out to da boyz: Vanilla T (Tony Merida), Flava-Bashan [...]
Church + Gospel + Culture=The Great Commission
Posted: November 3, 2008 in Books, Church, Culture, Ministry & LeadershipThis diagram was brought to my attention as I read through Mark Driscoll’s book Radical Reformission. The following designations help us understand how the church, culture, and the gospel message should relate to each other. Ideally each segment should have a part in the mission of our churches if we are going to be effective [...]
