Posts Tagged ‘Christianity’

satisfied with failure?

when was the last time you settled for something that was not best.  or even for something that was wrong.  you know you want to do what’s right but instead you are satisfied with failure.

in high school i play on several teams that were not very good,  few wins many losses.  we knew we weren’t very good; and some games it seemed like we didn’t care that we lost. we were satisfied with failure.

in our spiritual life we know what’s right to do, we know what we are supposed to do. so many times however we choose not to do what’s right.  we think that thought, says those words, go to the that place, whatever it is; we just don’t care at the time, we become satisfied with failure.

what’s keeping you back?

are you settling for second best, or worse?

are you satisfied with failure?

God wants so much more than that for us.  that’s why he says greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world.  let’s stop relying on ourselves  and our own strength.  we need to trust in God’s strength and power to overcome our faults and sins.

New Site Function

so i’m pretty sure you immediately will notice that the picture at the top of the page is different.  every time you go from page to page or refresh the page you are on you will see a random pictures some cooler than others.  there are about a dozen in all so take some time and refresh the pages or move between links on the site and check out all twelve, then let me know which one is you favorite.  i’m kinda partial to the macbook.

Couple’s Conference

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Friday night and Saturday morning of last week was a couple’s conference that Renae and I attended.  The conference was directed toward married couples, however it was open to soon-to-be married couples, as well.  The conference was being hosted and ran by Renae’s church, Lighthouse Baptist Church.  It was really encouraging and challenging to myself.  In just a little under 4 months Renae and I will be getting married. I think this conference and the pre-marital counseling that we will be starting today will be a useful tool as we start our new lives together.  One of the sessions I had was on the leadership role of the husband, and how he is to be the spiritual leader of the home, and enable the wife and the rest of the family to follow his leadership.  Thank you to all the people how help put the conference together.

One Week Down, What a Week!

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Well, Monday I started back up my final semester at Pacific Baptist College.  While I was at work Monday evening I got a phone call from Renae, she had her wallet and laptop stolen from her while she was at work.  I took off from work to go be with her, she was pretty distraught. The Police have not found anything yet.  Early Wednesday morning I woke up with something unusual inside my mouth.  It was a piece of my tooth, well I guess they belong in my mouth, but not broken.  My filling from some 12 years ago fell out, (the dentist was surprised that it lasted that long.)  Fortunately I did not have class on Wednesday so I spent the morning in the dentist office.  Other than those things it was a really good week.  All in all we can see God working in our lives and preparing us for our future ministry.

Finally Finished

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Well, I have just finished my last final of this semester.  I have one semester left until I graduate. I can’t wait.  But for now, 4 weeks off.  In that time I will be able to go home to San Francisco for a week.  I will be spending Christmas with my fiancée and her family.  It will be exciting, tomorrow and Sunday I will be helping with the tech aspects of Bethel’s Christmas Cantata.  Starting monday, I will be able to get some rest.