Archive for June, 2008
Pain and Goodness
Beloved, the Beauty of God in suffering, pain and brokenness, is that if we cooperate , He will meet us in the midst of these places. And because He is a God who is merciful, longsuffering and gracious, many times even when we’re not cooperating He meets us here anyways.
I’m learning about Grace, I’m learning [...]
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Thoughts on the Road
Today… Get some substance and … Tomorrow… Have some influence
This phrase came through a conversation with one of my best buddies. The gist of the conversation centered around the question of how we can stretch ourselves now in Christ, in a way that causes others to follow. We came to the conclusion that the great [...]
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City Under The Sea
Trust me folks, this Dairy Queen isn’t supposed to look quite like this. I wish I could say that Cedar Rapids is a a city that was built underwater on purpose, but it wasn’t. The truth, as most of you know, is that there has been flooding in this city, and all across the Midwest, [...]
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Lessons on the fly
I have two neighbor kids that live across the hall from me. One is in 5th grade and the other is in 6th. Today, before we went to the park to play football, the 6th grader wanted to show me something. He took me into his room and showed me a huge poster, of a [...]
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To Boston and Beyond…
Hey friends! I just got done about 20 minutes ago with a 9 mile run. I didn’t go very hard, and it took me about 1 hour 14 minutes. I’ve never jogged for that amount of time before, and it’s pretty insane. I’m learning a lot about myself, running and life in general so far. [...]
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