We will rejoice in you and be glad. We will extol your love more than wine. Song of Solomon 1:4 For years I tried to gather up all the diamonds and jewels this world had to offer. I was so obsessed with gathering up material things that I was oblivious to God’s abundant goodness and beauty all around me. He was around me all the time with eternal treasure, yet I was blind and uninterested. This poem is about that …
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I know many of you marvel at God’s creation…for some of you, this is how you worship. I think for all of us, we tend to have those “aha” moments when we see a piece of creation in its raw beauty. Have you ever pulled your car over to the side of the road to gaze at a newly formed rainbow? Have you ever stared in silence at the massive number of stars in the heavens? Have you ever stopped …
How did you come to know God in a personal way? I grew up in the church and at a young age accepted Jesus as my savior. I probably heard the gospel message of Christ 1,000 times by the time I was 13 years old, so I was fortunate to know at an early age that I was a sinner and needed salvation. What things kept you from taking that step to want to know God personally? Fear of …
Life Compass www.cloudwalk.org is a 6 month experience where you will discover who God has uniquely made you to be – your passions, your gifts, your beliefs, your weaknesses, your fears… and your God given purpose. For those who have read Rick Warren’s “Purpose Driven Life”, this is a natural next step in understanding who God has “shaped” you to be. It has been said that to know God you must know who God has made you to be… to know …
A lot has been said and written regarding renewable energy as it relates to sustaining our environment. The use of power sources that are limitless, like the wind and sun, is what “going green” is all about. Businesses talk about sustaining their brand influence, sustaining their culture and their success. Like you, I want to know if the things I am building will last, – whether it’s a business, a marriage, a friendship or a family – can it be …
We have a small bird bath on our back patio. It’s the solid concrete type with no pump to keep the water flowing…it just holds collected water. From our kitchen window, we enjoy watching the birds splash, flap their wings all around, pick at their feathers and get clean. I’ve seen them drink from it on hot summer days. We’ve seen redbirds, bluebirds and small baby birds enjoy the small bird bath. It’s really a cool thing to have. However …
My twin 18-year-old daughters came home recently after a long time away at college. It was easy for me to decide what I wanted to do with them. I wanted to sit beside them, talk to them and hear all about their time away at college. I wanted to do things they wanted to do, things that made them happy. Heck I’d go with them to the mall to look at girls shoes and make-up if they wanted. During their …