Kingdom Pic #3

Well over that past week I have been working at the Mart in Atlanta helping my mother in law move her showroom. Over those days I ran into these two working on the docks. This is Cynthia and Lamar.... As I ran into these two and many more like them I was reminded of something.

"There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus."

-Galatians 3:2

So many times we walk through this world with only one concern...ME! There are so many good people all around us who have a story to share, a need that needs to be met, or even just a simple smile. Yea, I work in the church and so many times I get trapped behind the four walls. Let none of us get to a place that life is just about us...whether the "us" is the church or ourselves. We are all one in Christ!

By the way Cynthia and Lamar probably thought I was a little crazy...but the both have a love for the Lord as I do. And that, I would have not known if I hadn't stopped to visit with these two...my brother and sister in christ, just for a moment.

Kingdom Pic #2

Matthew 19:13-14

13 Then little children were brought to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples rebuked those who brought them.
14 Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."

For some reason I remember this little girl more than all the others during my recent trip to Nicaragua. Maybe its the innocence in her eyes or maybe she just reminded me of my own little princess back at home. Children are such a reminder of the central message that Jesus preached....children! Whether it was literal children or the fact that we are to come to him with a childlike faith, he often uttered the word..."child." So, for today act childish....and you will see God smiling down on you too!

Kingdom Pic #1

I am going to start a series around the kingdom as I experience it everyday. The Kingdom of God is all around us, but we fail to see it or experience it bc we are so wrapped up in ourselves.

So here we are at Kingdom Pic #1



My first pics will probably be from my recent trip to Nicaragua. This one speaks loudly about the heart of the kingdom. I was standing on the edge of a soccer field where some of our guys were playing the locals in a pick-up game. The field was ligned with trash and many of the locals came out to view the Americanos attempt to play soccer. In the midst of the dirty roads, the sub-standard living conditions and poverty this rainbow appeared. In that moment I fealt the presence of God on tha soccer field. I forgot about the trash, heat and my desire for a Md's quarter pounder. I saw the wonder of God filling this valley on his children both Nicaraguan and American. Just a few moments later another rainbow appeared beside the first....just a confirmation of God's covenant to us....his people.

"Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth."
-Genesis 9:16

chill out

Well, I am sitting in the ski lodge way up here in WV while all of my kids are freezing their tails off on the slopes. You may think I feel guilty for that, but you would be so totally wrong. It actually is medicinal for me to sit here sipping my Nicaraguan coffee with a good book. It has reminded me of how very seldom I slow down enough to enjoy life. I say that I do, and yea am successful at times, but most of the time am a great failure at recharging the batteries. Ministry is tough, but so is teaching school, being a banker, a stay at home mom and yea even those serving you at McD's. Life is so busy for practically all who are striving to make this thing call life better and we all should take time to slow down just a bit. I have found this weekend more rest for my soul than I have in a long time. You got it, I am in WV with 64 students and leaders and yet I have found quietness for my body, spirit and mind. It really isn't a difficult thing to do, but until we are forced into a place where we have to slow down, generally we don't. You see, we are stuck in nowheresville, WV and I don't have a choice but to chill. I mean, I don't desire a broken skull, so I don't ski. So my options are limited to watching all day or chillin' out by the fire with my java (while my friend JJ is working his butt off in C-town). Anyway.......s....l........o.............w................d....................o.....................w........................n. Enjoy your kids, your wife, a good book or even an unexpected snooze in the lazy boy as often and frequently as you can.

Enough Said