Category: Life in Our Family

Oman: This is my story, this is my song….

Peanut Gallery: Today I was reading about my life’s mission – “to reach one more for Jesus.” The scripture passage was the Great Commission (Matthew 28.18-20 ESV) –

Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

I also read a blog about a mother’s pride & delight in her child that has just turned 25. And then I began to think of my own kids… their birth, the joy they have brought Barbara and me, and their personal witness to Jesus Christ in their daily lives as spouses, parents and self-sufficient Christian adults.

That’s when I ran across this on Facebook – my son playing background guitar (first on left) with an “all nations” Christian group… in Oman.

I couldn’t be prouder of him.

The song: “Befriended” by Matt Redman – see words below –

“Befriended” by Matt Redman

Befriended, befriended by the King above all kings
Surrendered, surrendered to the friend above all friends

Invited, invited deep into this mystery
Delighted, delighted by the wonders I have seen

Chorus:
This will be my story
This will be my song
You’ll always be my Saviour, Jesus
You will always have my heart

Astounded, astounded that Your gospel beckoned me
Surrounded, surrounded but I’ve never been so free

Determined, determined now to live this life for You
Your so worthy my greatest gift would be the least You’re due

Rubio on Obama: Most Divisive Figure in Modern American History

Peanut Gallery: Barbara was there… described Marco Rubio as “Lincolnesque.” Re: our divisive president – he certainly has changed how I look at race, unions, the poor and government. I’ll let you decide – for better or for worse?

Rubio on Obama: Most ‘Divisive Figure in Modern American History’
10:09 AM, MAY 20, 2012 • BY DANIEL HALPER

Florida senator Marco Rubio slammed President Barack Obama in a South Carolina speech delivered last night to a large gathering of Republicans.

“For all the policy disagreements that we may have with the president, it is hard to understate how much he inspired people across this country four years ago, with his promises to unite America and lift it up,” Rubio said about Obama, referring to his 2004 DNC speech and 2008 presidential run.

But, Rubio said, President Obama has changed: “The man who today occupies the White House and is running for president is a very different person. We have not seen such a divisive figure in modern American history as we have over the last three and a half years.” Continue reading “Rubio on Obama: Most Divisive Figure in Modern American History” →

PDL 25 – Transformed by Trouble

“You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good.” Genesis 50.20 NLT

“We know that to those who love God, who are called according to his plan, everything that happens fits into a pattern for good.”
Romans 8.28 Phillips

“You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors.” James 1.3 MSG

Day 25 of 40: “Shit happens”… that’s crude, but true. And when it does, it will make us or break us… depending on how we handle it. The key is getting beyond the stink of it all to discover God’s good purpose for us. That can be a real challenge.

Jesus said: “The rain falls on the just and the unjust.” (Matthew 5.45) That’s a better way of saying it, but the point is the same. Continue reading “PDL 25 – Transformed by Trouble” →