Just a review of James

I haven't taken much time to comment on this blog because I have been busy posting on my boat blog. However, on a spiritual note, I just want to comment hwo wonderful and challenging it has been to go through our nine week study over the book of James. I have been strongly challenged to live out my Christianity in spite of the curves tha life throws. That is not to say that I have that mastered but it is certainly something that I will strive for, with God's grace. So if you did not get a chance to be there, I do have some great news. You can listen the entire series in MP3 format at www.lifeatcornerstone.org

Slow and Steady

Ok I know that I haven't blogged in forever and I don't know what to do about that really. It is not like I could ever begin to describe everything that has taken place. Too much water under the bridge, so I'll just pick up and go on.

With that said, I am in the midst of a project that I will be tracking on a new blog that I have created http://buddys-slowandsteady.blogspot.com/. I am in the process of rebuilding a 26' Reinell sailboat that I call "Slow and Steady". The blog is to track my progress, so I hope you'll drop by with words of encouragement.

Whatever happened to Josh?

Josh is hands down the most talented guitar player that I know. However, it seems Josh has laid down his axe to venture into a new direction. Check out his most recent release here.

Yes this is really him and no this is not a cry for help....(I don't think?)

Random Ramblings

I had such an interesting weekend. It was good and weird on many fronts and God opened up a lot of different opportunities both to be challenged and to challenge, which was really great. I was reminded again this weekend that regardless of how many people are in the building, we play our instruments and sing for an audience of One.

God has been so good to me and my family. I thank him everyday for His grace and protection. We are going to have a special guest this week at Lifegroup. Cherie's aunt is going to be in from California and has asked to be baptized. I am really looking forward to it. We will be breaking out the horse trough. I'll post some pics.

Sovereignty Over Aimlessness

I think one of the greatest and often overlooked gifts that we have as
Christians is the purpose given to us at our conversion, which serves
as the framework for our lives and gives everything that we do
meaning. It didn't hit me until I recently picked up a novel at the
bookstore written by a secular author. I rarely read fiction and, in
fact, stopped about two-thirds of the way through this one because the
story became so debase. But what struck me before I put it down was
the paradigm of the author as he was trying to extract some meaningful
story of the protagonist's life from a world that the author, as was
evident from his writing, deems to be chaotic.

I forgot what aimlessness feels like. I haven't truly felt it since
before I gave my life to Christ. Since that time I have come to
understand that God is truly sovereign. Therefore everything in the
life of the Christian who has truly surrendered his life to Christ has
a purpose, whether it appears good or bad to us at the moment. The
only time we feel aimless is when we refuse to acknowledge God's
sovereignty in our struggle.

I feel genuinly sad for any individual who is aimlessly absent of this
knowledge and this confidence especially in these troubled times. I
pray that God would further grant me the grace to point others to the
meaning I have discovered in Him.

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