Rude Graffiti

I'm reading through Richard Stearns' The Hole In Our Gospel once again, and came across this passage this morning.    "For I was hungry, while you had all you needed.  I was thirsty, but you drank bottled water.  I was a stranger, and you wanted me deported.  I needed clothes, but you needed more clothes.  I was sick, and you pointed out the behaviors that led to my sickness.  I was in prison, and you said I was getting what I deserved.  (RESV-Richard E. Stearns Version)"    The entire passage is found in Matthew 25:31-46, but how Stearns' paraphrased in his own words this portion really got to me this morning.  As… Read More

Came across this today in an email, and thought it to be worth sharing.  Enjoy! "The more I thought about what I get to do, the less I realized I had to do. It was just a shift, just a new perspective, just a new and more grateful method for labeling the things in my life. Think about it—if you stopped yourself every single time you were about to say, "I have to" and changed it to "I get to," it might change your entire experience. "  Read More

Most people that have known me for any length of time, know how important running has become in my life.  I've competed in numerous half-marathons, different trail races, an ultramarathon, and even a race called the Muddy Buddy.  I've also dropped over 80 pounds over the years.  Up to this point, most of my running efforts have been completely self-centered.  Some of the races I've run in the past have been for different… Read More

"Quit scraping and fawning over mere humans, so full of themselves, so full of hot air!  Can't you see there's nothing to them?"    Why do we let others affect us so?  I mean, yes, God created us for companionship.  But truly, He created us more to relate with Him than with others.  I'm not bashing other people here, simply stating that I focus way too much attention on others, and not nearly enough on God.  More often that not I am moved (good or bad) by the actions of other people, and not by what I know to be true of God.  Why on earth do I do this??????   Seriously, in infuriates me to no end.  It's frustrating beyond belief to… Read More