Today is my wife and my’s 14th wedding anniversary. It is crazy to think that we have spent this much time together and have not killed each other!
But, seriously, I look back and I am amazed at what we have seen and done together. Continue reading “14 Years… and counting”
November is here! Where has this year gone.
The older I get the more I understand the saying that time flies. It really does. The steady march of time is the most constant reality of the human experience.
I look back over this year and I am just amazed. I am amazed at how much has happened—the Cubs are in a World Series! And I am amazed at how little has changed—I still feel the same as I did on January 1. Continue reading “Time Marches On”
Yesterday I celebrated my 36th year of life on this planet. I don’t remember the first few. I was learning how to eat, walk, talk, and not soil myself. Those were not very auspicious beginnings. And yet, here I am still kicking. Continue reading “36 years + 1 day”
I wrote this outline on February 19, 2003. I am not sure if I ever shared it in a teaching/preaching setting. However, I wanted to record it for posterity. I have clarified some of the points so that it makes more sense!
For the disciple of Jesus it is found in a relationship with him.
Without a relationship with Jesus we cannot live up to God’s will and purpose for our lives.
Desire comes from experiencing the Gospel’s transforming power. (Romans 1:16)
We keep our desire by reminding ourselves of the Gospel and holding onto the truth that it proclaims–that we are now new creations because of Jesus. (2 Cor. 5:17)
