Author Archives: Intentional Faith

Between Good Friday and Easter, we have a lost day.  I have selected a portion from Lucado’s He Chose the Nails to give us a perspective on how to view this day. "John didn’t know on that Friday what you and I now know. He didn’t know that Friday’s tragedy would be Sunday’s triumph. JohnContinue reading “On Saturday”

Rick Renner is a writer who finds the words Good Friday ironic.  They are good only for us.  For Christ it was quite different. When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.John 19:30 The Cross of Jesus Christ is the mostContinue reading “Good Friday”

There is a condition in this life that is to be avoided at all costs.  I see it every so often.  It is when a person becomes so despondent that they believe they and their life are beyond hope.  It is then they commit the most feared act of giving up.  They fulfill their ownContinue reading “Beyond Hope”

Sorry, working a little late and couldn’t pass these up.  Ladies, these are true.  Sorry, we are men. Ask for what you want. Subtle hints do not work! Strong hints do not work! Obvious hints do not work! Just say it! We don’t remember dates. . . .Period!! Most guys own three pairs of shoesContinue reading “Men Rules”

We had a staff retreat today if you call it a retreat.  We go off the church campus so we can spend some uninterrupted time planning for the future.  It is a daunting task since you dealing with such finite minds.  Preparation pays off in the long run but it is not everything.  I amContinue reading “Today’s Portion”

In case you didn’t wear your green this morning!

When things go bad, what do you chalk it up to?  Bad luck?  Satan’s attacks?  Do you ever chalk it up to God?  The book of Job gives us an insight to the spiritual world we would not have otherwise.  Here we find Satan engaged in a struggle with God and Job is the centerpiece.Continue reading “Chalk It Up”

I use it all the time at the graveside.  "The Lord has given.  The Lord has taken away.  Blessed be the name of the Lord."  Job 1:21  I used it this past week.  It is an odd sounding statement.  It speaks of the blessings that the Lord gives to us and then the apparent decisionContinue reading “Blessed be the Name of the Lord”

It is being sounded from every station and rooftop.  The dollar is slipping.  Foreclosures abound and gas prices are soaring.  Few are those who are not feeling the pinch.  The president will try to reassure everyone this morning while gold hits an all-time high.  What a way to begin the morning. So I thought itContinue reading “It’s The Economy Stupid”

Took a day with Marcia today.  Been too long since we had done that.  Began with a breakfast at Lurton’s in Commiskey.  An experience in its own right.  Food was good and interesting to watch the people who were there.  A collection of blue collar and back country with a young couple thrown in.  FriendlyContinue reading “Into the Wild”