Scrambled Eggs & Corn Flakes

Every now and then, God will press something important in my life. Some lesson, perhaps some healing. But, there is one place that God keeps bringing me back to during the last few years. I wander, sometimes God wants to show me something else that's important - but once done, he brings me back here. Where he is - is the passage John 6: 8-9. "Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, spoke up, 'Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?" I have written about Andrew in the past and how I identify with him. He's a background character for the most part, included in the apostle roll call - but never usually front & center like Peter or Paul. Here in this passage is one of the few times Andrew takes a starring role in the story. We know this story because it is the miracle of Jesus feeding the five thousand. A story I have known backwards and forwards since I was a small child in ...

"One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: 'Aren't you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!' But the other criminal rebuked him 'Don't you fear God' he said, 'since you are under the same sentence? We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong' Then he said 'Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.' Jesus answered him, 'Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise" Luke 23: 39-43 The passage from Good Friday brings a tear to my eye especially what Jesus says. To me, this speaks a lot into where my standing is with Jesus at times and I suspect where a lot of Christians are as well. Are we the first criminal that insults Jesus? Or, are we the second one? It can be argued, like most things, we are both at separate times in our lives. Like the first criminal, we can totally miss who Jesus is and overlook who we are. Also, we can be incredibl...

What kinds of things get in the way of you being involved in different ministries at your church? Is it work? Your family? Feeling inadequate in your knowledge or abilities? Being under the weather? Life throws a lot at us. It moves at full speed, we have lots of responsibilities, and there are many things vying for our attention. And a lot of these things are really important, I am not saying they aren't. I am also not saying that we need to get everything right and be perfect in what we do. That way leads to a stress filled life dependent on our actions and words. That will never lead to perfection and the pursuit of that by our own strength will drive us crazy. The key is to keep your eyes and ears open when the Lord is calling you to something. As I have said before, God is not going to place you in a situation where you will not be protected by his grace and mercy. There will be a way to get you through any situation life tends to throw at you. I am not writing this stuff ...