Obviously,

I am impressed(inspired, encouraged, controlling the urge, as it were) but hey, that's how Saturday(Sunday) should be..

It isn't always obvious;

"Wednesday is often referred to as "hump day" because of its position as the middle day of the work week. If the work week were a hill, then Wednesday would be the crest. For it's all down hill from there. (Whether the down hill ride is a coast or a descent into a swamp is left to the individual.)"

On this Wednesday, me, I've yet to decide...

Sunday Morning;

And though I'm still reading words written the day before, my day break is nonetheless moored in the truth that not everyone can believe in reality the way I do. Which, is the true blessing, except, when it's not!

So, Newt is the Next Great Hope?

In this, I am relieved, and terrified.

But you know, last night I saw the movie Courageous, over @ RVCC and the thing that struck me deepest, was that I was raised by my father, and in that, being different isn't always the liability others believe it to be. It takes a whole person, to raise another whole person. 


Two broken people are not a family, nor are mothers disqualified either, but having a man to offer up examples, helped me for sure...

Healthy relationship ingredients include:

Loving without fear.

Trust without always wondering.

Being there(for them), without restrictions.

And then, accepting another, without wanting to change them completely.

Many of the things we desire in this life are just a pure expensive. But the truth is, the things that really satisfy us are totally free. Like; Love, Laughter, and Friendship(and family).

As it unfolds, seek to live more as yourself, and less of their vision of you!

Martin Luther King, Jr.

‎"An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns, to the broader concerns of all humanity."

There needs to be more rules:

Everday reminds me that I am indeed not employed by the FBI;

for, I am a card carrying member of the CRI!

Conditioned(to) Resist Idiots.

And I like that too...

Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus 

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"A poem I wrote to highlight the difference between Jesus and false religion."



 Words are the Reality that heals, not steals!

Rumors and Mummering(s);

Afternoon Universe,

Though it comes as no surprise to me that instead of voicing their own complaints and observations, people are chatting in homes as to why my mother isn't in attendance here presently. She has been sick for over a month, and it seems to me, that if people were interested in her welfare, they would have stopped by her home and inquired(?)!

Nonetheless, some are dissatisfied by their experience(s) here @ CCGP and instead of collectively addresses these things, people vote with their feet! Big Deal. Whether Board Members, Volunteers, Friends or Family, people come and go within a body for reasons that they themselves have to resolve, and under no circumstances are we, the Christians of record here in this valley to use that to stir up the pot, or, to posit our own grievances in their wake.

Me, well yes, I too am not pleased with the decisions made by board here, but, I have chosen to serve through the darkness nonetheless. Will that eventually end(?), for sure it will, but, it won't be some shocking(murmur-able) development, hence my resignation @ the 1st. Family Meeting in August. For as I walk about this town and see the "church" wounded, I have no desire to become yet another causality of inter church politics, or for that matter, some avoidable split, and as strange as this may seem to you(all), I am actually a friend of Denny Stahl. Not Pastor Denny the myth, the legend, but the human being. A husband to Vickie, the father of grown children, and the grand father to four little ones!

So check the, this is about him quotes.

Please though, as this all shakes out, whosoever is leaving, and whoever is staying, that is between our God and that individual. If possible, should we discover(or uncover) anyone making a decision in this arena, let's respect them enough to not use that information as a catalyst to undermine whatever remnant rebuilds where they(the departed) have previously Worshiped.

Just a thought...

For me, Sunday(the whole weekend actually)

reminded me that in His Love, the reality of service is contained in His compassion, and the willingness to extend that compassion to others, which is why we were created!

To always just have excuses, or to just say, it's not in His will, when the truth is that you're too afraid to do any other than just what's asked of you, well, how can you step out in faith, if you can't even step past yourself?

Just saying;

A title is a prefix or suffix added to someone's name to signify either veneration, an official position or a professional or academic qualification.

Leadership though, that requires action!

‎"When I turn to You:

You are always waiting

With a heart that understands before I speak

And I learn from You

All that really matters

Though a million years go by You'll still love me

I no longer look for a place to hide

Cause I know where I belong

When I turn to You;

Dear Lord…"

Great Examples of Faith;

Hebrews 11:5 It was by faith that Enoch was taken up to heaven without dying—“he disappeared, because God took him.”a For before he was taken up, he was known as a person who pleased God.

6And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him. 7It was by faith that Noah built a large boat to save his family from the flood. He obeyed God, who warned him about things that had never happened before. By his faith Noah condemned the rest of the world, and he received the righteousness that comes by faith."

Having faith though is hard to do when all you see, is contained within what you have no more need of! And yet, even in that season, having faith we must, if we're ever to turn away from what we know is incorrect, and towards that which we perceive as truly real.

Just saying.