HARMLESS THOUGHTS

You are always new. The last of your kisses was ever the sweetest… John Keats (English Poet)

(Given in no particular order) I have two great children of whom I am extremely proud. I need to say with each and every accomplishment that I put on this blog, that the glory of the accomplishment does not go to me. Some people list their accomplishments or achievements as a way to lift themselves up, sort of a self-promotion, or a "look at me" mentality. This is prideful, and frankly its naive. I want to make sure that all readers understand that any accomplishment that I list is purely because of the grace of God. The are in reality, His accomplishments. Psalm 19 is one of my favorite Psalms, and I am currently going through this psalm in my Bible class at BRCA . I bring this up at this point because of Psalm 19:7, which states, " ...The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making Wise the Simple. " I love this particular verse because it gives me great hope. You see, I could easily drop myself into the category of the simpletons, but by God's grace,...

In light of recent events (which you can read about here and here ) and the changes that these events will surely cause in my life, I decided to make a little movie... It's been a good 35 years, food, but it looks like you've been killing me.

(Given in no particular order) I married the love of my life,           and I am still married to her. She was my high school girlfriend. Well, actually she was the high school girlfriend. I had other girlfriends, but she was the one that I would always go back to. She was the girl that I loved. We got married in 1996, and I have never... Never ... had a day of regret. (Surprised honey?) It is absolutely true. Don't get me wrong. There have been some times that were really difficult. Really. There have been some times that I wasn't sure that we were going to make it. But God is so faithful. And He is the one who deserves the credit for this accomplishment. He has allowed me to keep the wife of my youth, and what a wonderful blessing that is turning out to be. In a world that discards marriage so easily. Where people drop out of marriage the way they drop out of heir cell phone contracts, I am so happy that when the going got...

If you didn't cry at the last video. I know that I will get you on this one. Our Church showed this one to us a few weeks ago. Wonderful message in this one.

We watched this video this morning in church. I admit, I was a little skeptical at first, but it pulled me right in. Wonderfully done. I got the video from this site . Update: Ok. I have watched this video at least four times since this morning. I have bawled everytime. I am talking about tears rolling down my face. I think that if you have never been entangled by sin and sinful desires, then you won't get this. I have been entangled in sin. I have known its power. I have seen it in others, and I see it more and more all of the time. Almost everyday I encounter another person who has fallen. The thing that I love about this video (and the thing that gets the tears rolling) is that Christ is always beckoning. Through the whole thing He continues this. I love then when she turns. Don't fool yourself. That is key. We must turn from sin and run to Him. But we won't make it. Neither does she. She throws everything she has to get to Christ, and He continues to pu...