Don't Stand Still!

Today I met this man, and he was me!


This statement may sound confusing, but in a small group that meets at Perimeter Church, we were introduced to this pilgrim. His story is simple and yet complex. The advice he received this day was, "Run to the light. The light will reveal the gate!


Enjoy the song: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAtReLCJ4-I&feature=related

Here are the notes of our study: 

A man walking in a field is reading a book. He starts to cry and bursts out, “What shall I do to be saved?” (Acts 16:30-31) He looks like he wants to run, but doesn't know which way to go.

Then another man comes walking towards him. And he asks, “Why are you crying?”

The man answers, “Sir, I see from this book in my hand that I am condemned to die, and after that to come to judgment. I am not willing to die and I am afraid of judgment. (Heb 9:27)

“Why are you afraid?”

“This burden on my back will make me sink lower than the grave.”

“Well, then if this is your condition, why are you standing still?

“Because I don't know where to go.”

The second man pointed across a wide, flat field and asked, “Do you see that narrow gate over there?”

The first man said, “No.”

The other man said, “Do you see that shining light over there? (Psalm119:105)

He said, “I think I do.”

Then the second man said, “Keep that light in your eye and go straight up to it, so that you can see the gate. When you knock, you will be told what to do.

The first man began to run! He did not look back! (Gen 19:17)

ACTS 16:30-31 Then he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” 31 And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”

Hebrews 9:27 And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment.

Psalm 119:105 “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path”.

Genesis 19:17  And as they brought them out, one said, “Escape for your life. Do not look back or stop anywhere in the valley. Escape to the hills, lest you be swept away.”

Wishing You All a Wonderful Summer!

 Enjoy this video and song!
My prayer is that you can join in and say, "I believe."

http://www.andiesisle.com/creation/magnificent.html

The End of The World!?

Who do we listen to? What can we know? What should we do?

 "Let's be satisfied with the signs that Jesus gave and with His instructions. No one knows the date or time. Be ready always watching and praying," said Gordon Lewis, senior professor of Christian Theology and Philosophy at Denver Seminary.

Matthew 24:36 “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son,  but the Father only."

Matthew 24:44 "Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect."

Simple advice from Professor Lewis:   "Expect and hope the Lord may come today. Just plainly do what He says."

Post-Mother's Day and Pre-Father's Day Thoughts

Words of Martin Luther,

“Love begins when we wish to serve others." There is no better school for humility and for loving sacrificial service than marriage and parenthood. 

Luther had a high regard for the ability of women to shape society by molding its youth and civilizing its men through the institution of marriage.

Martin Luther was a leading defender of the dignity of women and the foundational importance of marriage. Luther placed the home "at the center of the universe."

Luther urged parents to always discipline their children with forethought and caution, taking into account the unique personality of each. He taught that: "no power on earth is so noble and so great as that of parents."

 

 

"Martin Luther, the German Reformer, is generally remembered as the theological professor, the Bible translator, the writer, even as the composer of hymns. However, Martin Luther was also a husband and a father of six children. He provided the church its first and most prominent example of a pastoral family."

Dr. Peter Hammond

Happy Mother's Day

Before I was a Mom, 
I never tripped over toys
or made up words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not
my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom, 
I never held down a screaming child
so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night
watching a baby sleep. 

Before I was a Mom, 
I never held a sleeping baby just because
I didn't want to put her down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small
could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much. I never knew I would love being a Mom. 

Before I was a Mom, 
I didn't know the feeling of
having my heart outside my body..
I didn't know how special it could feel
to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond
between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small
could make me feel so important and happy. 

Before I was a Mom, 
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth,
the joy,
the love,
the heartache,
the wonderment
or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much,
before I was a Mom .

World's Healthiest Food

Kimchi is made of various vegetables and contains a high concentration of dietary fiber, while being low in calories. One serving also provides up to 80% of the daily recommended amount of vitamin C and carotene. Most types of kimchi contain onions, garlic, and peppers, all of which are salutary. The vegetables being made into kimchi also contribute to the overall nutritional value. Kimchi is rich in vitamin A, thiamine (B₁), riboflavin (B₂), calcium, and iron, and contains a number of lactic acid bacteria, among those the typical species Lactobacillus kimchii. The magazine Health named kimchi in its list of top five "World's Healthiest Foods" for being rich in vitamins, aiding digestion, and even possibly reducing cancer growth.

Interesting note: One study conducted by Seoul National University claimed that chickens infected with the H5N1 virus, also called avian flu, recovered after eating food containing the same bacteria found in kimchi. During the 2003 SARS outbreak in Asia, many people even believed that kimchi could protect against infection, although there was no scientific evidence to support this belief. However, in May 2009, the Korea Food Research Institute, Korea’s state food research organization, said they had conducted a larger study on 200 chickens, which supported the theory that it boosts chickens' immunity to the virus.