Coming to the Still Waters

So we have hit the 70's and we are loving it.  After a day of running a church rummage sale, we had enough time to till up one of the three exposed gardens. I was actually able to double the size of this space and it is definitely the spot that receives the most sun so we are thankful that we have the land.  I never thought we would have more garden for just the 2 of us but we are so excited to get out there.  Stephanie planted some lettuce so the garden is officially started. The bike is calling my name so maybe today is the day to bring it down from the rafters and pump up the tires.  Other projects have been completed and some as far as I can take them right now so a ride would be in order.  My legs will probably tell me otherwise when I get just a little to far from the house. Another great Sunday morning and doing double duty with leading worship singing and preaching.  It wasn't suppose to be that way but things happen.  The band was on th...

I keep feeding my mind with information as I keep feeding my body good whole foods!!! Dr. Greger has a website that is all information, no products to sell.  www.nutritionfacts.org

     I didn't realize I would get so giddy about a new chapter in the book of Matthew each time it comes up.  Matthew 19 throws us into 2 questions given to Jesus to answer.  One is about marriage and one is about eternal life.  Both are huge questions that have gotten messed up with us tampering with what God has said.  It goes back to the garden of Eden and the call of Satan, the serpent, to Eve "Did God really say..."  Let's question what God has said or better yet, let's not even reference Him anymore.  I think we are in the midst of it today with many wanting to make major changes in our world based on public opinion rather than what God has said.  What is really scary is that many in the church are not going to the Word for the answer.      This month will also be a great time for our church as one of our members takes to the pulpit to bring the message.  A man who I have watched go from sitting in t...

http://youtu.be/gpLQwWKb3l8 I don't know how long this will be up for free but this is one of the movies I watched while recovering from surgery.  It is a good motivational film for making a change. Adam

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8vGv5xQ098&list=UUjtpP3jb9LOpbGxdNQhk3Qg&index=1 If you have an hour today, this might be a great lecture to listen to from a Michigan boy who I follow closely.  It still amazes me what knowledge we have and that we just need to follow it and see the benefits. So Sunday's questions are, "Is there a limit to my forgiveness?"  and "Am I really forgiving others from my heart?"  I think many times I put a limit on my forgiveness and that puts a limit on what I will see not only in God's involvement in my life and the life of the one I have an issue with.  The new "normal" is for me to follow Christ's example to forgive others so that we can continue to love them and maybe even love them more.  This will be another challenging sermon, me included. Adam

     Back in my college days, one of the events I remember well is when Francis Schaeffer came to Spring Arbor University.  He was very sick at the time but we got to hear one session with him.  I was 2nd row from the front in a packed sanctuary.  His son Frank and his wife Edith spoke in the other sessions.  He came in a motor home equipped with medical equipment to keep him going.      Francis died a few years back and just recently his wife Edith passed away so some blogs are posting facts about the lady behind the man that stood so tall for the truth of Christianity.  Here is a really neat story about Edith and Francis. 3. On June 26th, 1932 , Edith attended a meeting in her liberal Presbyterian church where a Unitarian minister delivered an address on "How I know that Jesus is Not the Son of God, and How I Know that the Bible is not the Word of God." She was prepared to offer a rebuttal when a young man stood...