Ponder the Paradoxes

To be a leader, you must start by being a servant.
The way up is always the way down.
To find life, you must first lose it.

God’s Timing

For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear. Mark 4:28
Nature does nothing abruptly. Roots sprout. Stems and leaves stretch upward. Flowers bloom. Fruits bud and ripen. It’s all a process-a process in God’s timing.
Lord, your word and spirit are like seeds [...]

Go Ahead, Give Him Your Mess

In Jeff Arnold’s sermon, Man’s Greatest Need, he says:
God turns:

Trash into treasure
Junk into jewels
Waste into wonder

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross. Hebrews 12:2a NIV
He gets joy when we come to Him.

Colorful Blessings

 ”These crayon marks won’t come off,” I muttered tossing the wet dishcloth into the sink. “Maybe if I scrub harder. Oh it’s no use! Only forty-five minutes until everyone will be here for the church dinner.”
“Where are the paper tablecloths? They’d look better. Bad idea. No time to search. These crayon-marked tables will have to [...]

After the Storm–Trust

The Wye Oak, the largest white oak tree in the United States, succumbed to time and the elements during a storm on June 6, 2002. Only a rim of her massive trunk stands today. Yet, in the midst of the decaying wood is a sapling planted from a seed of the original tree. 
Like trees, we weather [...]