Thoughts for Today

One word: RELATIONSHIPS In the messages I preached last Sunday at our church, I focused on the television series LOST and the meaning of good relationships in our lives. As you know this TV show was about 48 people surviving a plane crash and had to leave all of their established relationships behind and start new ones with other survivors, many that were so different than they were. I believe that God created us for deep relationships and not just to have acquaintances.  I recently checked my Facebook friend list and I have 883 "friends"!!! Wow, I will be pushing 1000 real soon. But, as I reviewed my list, I found out that hundreds of these fine folks are pretty much acquaintances and not people I have a personal relationship with. The things that are outlined below will only happen when we have deep relationships that are far more than casual acquaintances. How does God expect us to live out our relationships? By being LOVING and considerate to others Ephes

Well, Fathers Day is over for another year. I do hope everyone enjoyed the time together you spent with family during this special time. I am also thankful for the designer golf shorts and shirt that I received for Father's Day.   I just hope that I play as well as I am dressed the first time I wear them on the golf course. I am right now thinking about which golf course is going to be privileged to have me the day I wear these fine clothes for the very first time! I mean there is a chance I will be the best dressed golfer on the course that day. When I walk off of that golf course, regardless of how I play,  I can say: "I may not be good but at least I look good doing it!" Isn't that how life works? We may have the best exterior looks, we look like we mean business, we display all the qualities that we know others want to see. However, many times we INFLUENCE others the wrong way because of our actions that others see and our words that others hear. The Ap

1 Peter 2:21  For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered  for you. He is your example, and you must follow in his steps. To many, it appears that we live in an unjust society. Good things happen to bad people and bad things happen to good people. Perhaps, in 2015, situations defined you. When good things happened you were easy to live with. When bad things happened you were.....well, you know how you were! Being in a bad situation is not an excuse for bad conduct. We, followers of Christ, have the power of Christ living in us and that should make a difference for Christians to live at a higher level than the "world" around us. BRIEF NOTES about living in an unjust world: 1. There will be much injustice in this world and we need to get used to that fact! -Upon accepting an award, the late Jack Benny once remarked, “I really don’t deserve this. But I have arthritis, and I don’t deserve that either.” In life we ge