“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.” Isaiah 55:8 ESV During this church season of advent, we are told about this being a season of waiting. A time of anticipation, waiting for the arrival of God’s son. Waiting is something that we are all familiar with. … Continue reading Waiting
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Waiting
I am amazing each year at how early the Christmas decorations find their ways into the stores, how early the Christmas toy commercials start, and how early the Black Friday sales start on Thanksgiving Thursday. But we are getting ready to give headlong into that season again this space that the church calls Advent. Advent… Continue reading Waiting
Expectations
“If I accept you as you are, I make you worse; however if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.” Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe We are now in the church season of advent. Advent is a word that means coming or arrival; it’s… Continue reading Expectations
Prepare, prepare, prepare
You are startled awake by the sound of the doorbell. As you get your wits you ask yourself, why is the doorbell ringing, and then you realize it’s your worst nightmare. At the door are twenty of your family members arriving to celebrate the Holiday at your house. What’s bad is not your relatives, but… Continue reading Prepare, prepare, prepare