Giving Thanks
Thank you God for sending us Jesus Christ to transform the world and us. Blessings to all on this day of thanks. Shalom

Do I have to?
     Last night I decided not to set my alarm for 6 am because I didn’t need to get up early this morning. Usually, I walk with a friend but she wasn’t going to be available so I thought I’d sleep in. I woke up at 6:10 am; I slept in a whopping 10 minutes! It appears that after forcing myself to get up early for several months 6 am has become my normal wake up time. It goes to show that making yourself do something for awhile can change you. (Did I mention that I’m not a morning person?) Forcing yourself to do something can be a good thing. In my case I get a lot more done when I get up at 6 am.      Sometimes we benefit from forcing ourselves to do some

Feeling Swamped
     Lately, I have found myself feeling swamped with work. Most of it is little tedious stuff but there are also a couple of big projects I need to do and they need to be done very well. Just thinking about all I have to do gives me anxiety. This adulthood business isn’t as fun as I thought it would be when I was a kid. I know that I’m not alone, I’m certain that everyone else has had similar experiences at one time or another.      I wonder if God ever feels swamped with work, does God ever feel overwhelmed by it all? I’m not referring to all the work involved with the prayer requests we heap on God. I’m referring to all the work God does reaching o

In a Funk
     I haven’t been in a writing mood lately; hence, the infrequent blog posts. I debated about forcing myself to post something each week but quickly changed my mind. Instead, I’ve been pondering why I’ve been in a funk about writing which got me thinking about whether Jesus ever found himself in a funk. Jesus got a lot of flak from people about his ministry and it had to wear on him. We know he got frustrated sometimes but did he ever get in a funk and lack motivation? Did he tire of all the flak he got for doing his job?      We know that Jesus got a lot of flak from people; the Bible is upfront about it. A lot of people wanted things to stay the way th

Abandoned by God
     I preached on Job the other day and no, I didn’t preach about having patience – I preached about feeling abandoned by God. Mention Job and people always think of having patience. Funny thing is Job wasn’t very patient. He complained a lot and wanted to take God to court. (Read the book, it’s sooo different from what people expect.) Most of us haven’t experienced loss and suffering on the scale of Job but many people are going through tough times, really tough times, and some of them are feeling abandoned. Many people are wondering where God is in the midst of their suffering. Some people are wondering if God has abandoned us, or maybe doesn’t even