All We Need Is The Word

My son, keep my words and store up my commands within you. Keep my commands and you will live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye. Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call understanding your kinsman.

Proverbs 7:1-5

All we need is the Word.

Will Tattoos Be In Heaven?

I've been thinking about heaven lately. I've also been thinking about the fact that our bodies will be transformed. So I thought what will happen to tattoos? Will they remain or will they be gone?
Interesting question eh?

Do you guys have any feedback on this question?

Ruth

Why am I in love with my wife? There are multiple reasons of course. But I was thinking about one aspect of our relationship today that I would like to share with you. I love her because she gets me. She understands me like no other. We often will be at a social and will look at each other and know immediately what the other is thinking. Many people often misunderstand my intentions or my humor, but it happens seldom with my wife. We can laugh together for hours without saying a word.

Top Eleven Books of All Time ... so far.

Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien
The Space Trilogy, C.S. Lewis
Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis
Safely Home, Randy Alcorn (Ruth and I just finished this. It will blow you away.)
The Reason for God, Tim Keller
The Divine Conspiracy, Dallas Willard
Home to Holly Springs, Jan Karon
A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L'engle
The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien
Soul Survivor, Philip Yancey
Men Are From Mars, Women are From Venus (not)

Top Eleven Movies of All Time

Here is my top ten list of favorite movies.

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (counts as one)
Signs
Gladiator
Batman Begins
The Truman Show
Wall-E
The Professional
Star Wars
Lady in the Water
Unbreakable
Beaches (j.k.)

Seek Out The Lonely Places

Luke 15:16 Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.

This scripture spoke to me today. It reminds me that we are dependant on the times that we spend away from people and plans. If we only spend time doing without refueling we are going to be running on empty. I constantly feel the pressure to be doing more. The worth of people is often evaluated by how much they do with their time. In stark contrast, Jesus reminds us that we need to spend time with the Father. I am cranky, mean, and disillusioned when I don't spend time with my Abba. I need his life flowing through me. The most valuable time we can spend for people is away from people. In these times we can fill up on Jesus. Then we can go back to our friends and family and transfuse to them the Living God.

Ere since by faith I saw the stream
His flowing wounds supply,
Redeeming love has been my theme,
And shall be till I die.

-Hymn

Outside In Or Inside Out?

Today I read this in a book called Godology by Christian George. It blew me away. Here it is.

There are two kinds of people in this world: those who live outside-in and those who live inside-out. The outside-in folks allow the world to saturate their thinking. They are sponges, absorbing the agendas of this world without a filter. Like the Roman Empire they are destroyed from within. In contrast, those who live inside-out change the world with what's inside them. They splurge in truth and spill it to everyone around. It's the difference between a black hole and a burning star. It's more beautiful to explode in light than to implode in darkness. And we all know that there are enough black holes in this world already.

It also made me think of the scripture:

Philippians 2:14-16 Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe as you hold out the word of life.

Powerful stuff.