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Not much to tell

I don't write much these days.  It's not for a lack of things to say, I suppose, but the things I'm going through these days just seem to be intensely personal. I told God a couple of months ago that I didn't want to go around the mountain again.  I meant that.  It seems that in the late summer, things always kind of wind up at the same starting point.  I talked with God about it and told Him that I agreed on the path He wants and I didn't want to go around the mountain.  I think he obliged me. And is now leading me through the fire. I have heard 3 different men, guests to our fair city, brought here to minister to those in attendance, speak on Daniel Chapter 3.  Each had their own take on the passage.  Each spoke to a portion of my journey.  You should read the chapter and see what it says to you. But through the fire.  Not around the mountain.  Not moving the mountain.  Not having Jesus get in the boat and calm the storm, ...

The message I gave at church today.

Who are we? This is not the message I had intended to share with all y’all.   Our pastor changed my plan two Sundays ago when he asked, and then answered the question:   Why, God? Two weeks ago from the pulpit our pastor answered that question:   “BECAUSE!” Well, so much for what I wanted to talk about.   So let’s go where God is leading. A couple of weeks ago, some of us were blessed with being able to hear some speakers talk about some of the stuff Christian men are facing these days and how to cope with it.   One speaker in particular left a lasting impression on me.   His name is Otto Kelly and he runs a Crisis Pregnancy Care center in Reno, Nevada.   That’s a tough gig.   But he had tougher stories to tell about where God had taken him.   He described some of the other ministries his church performs, like just showing up outside of night clubs in Reno and just standing there.   Just being outs...

Dealing with crap

OK, so I don't write much anymore.  Today, hopefully, will be the start of a change in that.  I miss it.  I miss out on documenting some of the things that happen to me, and I think that's a dumb idea that I don't.  I haven't been blogging.  I don't keep a journal anymore because I got disappointed.  I thought something was going to happen in February that didn't.  I thought that something was going to happen two weeks ago that didn't.  It was the same something, and honestly, sometimes I'm left with this question: Why, God? Some people I know are grappling with that question this morning.  Some fellow Guardsmen lost a son.  I'm grieving for them. I think it's important to keep their family in prayer this week.  They need God to show up in the midst of their grief. I had planned on giving a message at church this Sunday titled, "Why, God?"  I had it all mapped out in my head and at the end we were going to change the ques...