I spent this past weekend in Santa Fe, New Mexico, doing a “Strong Marriages” seminar. I had a great time. I don’t have a lot to blog about this morning, so I thought I’d share a few things from my journal. Here are a few things I’ve written down this past week about being a [...]
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What if Jesus Showed up at Your Church?
Someone asked the question in a bible class recently that made for a lot of interesting discussion. The question was, “What if Jesus showed up for our church services tonight … what would he do or say?” Here were a few things people answered…. “He’d lead us in powerful worship.” “He would preach.” “He’d tell [...]
Full Story »JESUS FLAVORED or 100% JESUS
One of my latest Runner’s World magazines was singing the praises of pomegranate & blueberry juice. Both juices are packed full of antioxidants, which are cancer (and other disease) fighters. I need all of that I can get. So while at the store this weekend, I thought I’d see if they had a bottle of [...]
Full Story »PASSIONATE ABOUT JESUS IN 2010
What made the wise men of Matthew 2 so wise? Maybe it was the fact that they were passionate about watching for Jesus and seeking him. When Jesus was born, the inn-keeper didn’t know who Jesus was, the business people of Bethlehem didn’t know he was there, and the religious didn’t have a clue that [...]
Full Story »WHAT WOULD JESUS TWEET (OR HIS FACEBOOK STATUSES LOOK LIKE)
Can you imagine if Jesus would have had a Twitter or Facebook account? His status updates would have been THE best. Maybe they would have looked something like this… Didn’t tell my parents I’d be hanging at the temple for about 3 days. Mom and Dad just found me. Wow, Mom looks mad. Totally freaked [...]
Full Story »FAILING TO BE LIKE JESUS
Prejudice is pre-judging someone before you know their motives or actions. I’d like to think there is not a prejudice bone in my body and that I love everyone and that regardless of their color, nationality, or lifestyle, but I found out recently I still have a lot of work to do when it comes to [...]
Full Story »BEING TREATED BETTER THAN WE DESERVE
Sunday night, Lea, the boys and I went to Amarillo to check on our parents. As we pulled into town, we decided to try out a new restaurant that had just recently opened. Although there was a line of people waiting to get in, I still decided to go in and ask them how long [...]
Full Story »CONFESSIONS OF A STONE THROWER
“Hi, my name is Trey, and I’m a recovering stone thrower.” I’ve been reading through the gospel of John this past week. Different things challenge me and different things stick out to me. One of the things that is really clear is Jesus’s unwillingness to classify sin. I’m really good about saying these sins are [...]
Full Story »A SMORGASBORD OF CHOICES
Lea sent me to the store recently to pick up a few things. When I go to the store it takes me most of the day because I tend to want to visit with everyone there. Needing to zip in and zip out I put my head down, so not to feel obligated to visit [...]
Full Story »THE MOST EVIL PERSON IN HISTORY?
When you think of who might have been the most evil person in history? These names come to mind… Adolph Hitler Ivan the Terrible Mao Tse-tung Genghis Khan Ted Bundy John Wayne Gacy Jesus Christ Jesus? Yes, how could he not be? Think about it for a second. Amazingly it was at the cross that [...]
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