Thoughts from Pastor Randy…
Where have Randy’s thoughts Gone?
Go the Distance With Your Spouse
“Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord…Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her;” Ephesians 5:22 & 25
Giving your life for another human being can be one of the easiest things and one of the hardest things to do. You are probably wondering how I could say easy…
Emotions are powerful! When my emotions are running on high for my wife, then it is really easy to give my life for her… When my emotions are not so hot on her, then it is really hard to give my life for her…
God expects me as a husband to give my life up for my wife constantly. Just as following Jesus takes a choice every day, I have found that it takes a choice every day to love my wife in such a way as to give up my life for her.
I have been reading a biography on missionary Jim Elliot, in this book there is a quote where he is speaking of surrendering his life to God. He said,
I can’t help but apply this to marriage. Having an amazing marriage doesn’t come from surrendering your life at one moment. It takes a lifetime of moments of surrendering your life to add up to an amazing marriage.
Go the distance with your spouse and continue to surrender yourself day by day.
[1] Susan Miller, Jim Elliot: Missionary to Ecuador
Dad, Can We Climb the Hill
“Get yourself up on a high mountain, O Zion, bearer of good news, lift up your voice mightily, O Jerusalem, bearer of
good news; lift it up, do not fear. Say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!” Isaiah 40:9
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Traffic, Traffic, Traffic!
“Go therefore to the main highways, and as many as you find there, invite to the wedding feast.” Matthew 22:9
After taking a couple of road trips across the country, I have discovered where I live is one of the worst spots for traffic in the country. In order to visit family members, we have to plan to leave at certain times if we don’t want to sit in traffic for hours. The highways are always jammed during the morning and evening commute along with other times of the day!
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Come Back When You Can Stay Awhile
Jesus Talk
“This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in just the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven.” Acts 1:11b
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Dow, Nasdaq, and Seahawks
Jesus Talk
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Hot Burning Fire!
Marriage and Family
“Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.” James 4:8
This is the first time in my adult life that I have had a woodstove to heat my house. As we are getting closer to the cold season, I have taken some steps to be ready for heating my house. I had my son get the old ashes out of the wood stove. I bought a cord of wood from a guy in the neighborhood. And, I’ve got several boxes of matches!
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Lean In For a Kiss
Jesus Talk
“I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.” John 10:11
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Good Morning Davis Camp!
Jesus Talk
“And he will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither; and in whatever he does, he prospers.” Psalm 1:3
), I would be getting up at Davis camp this morning. Davis camp is a place that I love. It is a place that my grandparents camped during their hunting trips for a span over 50+ years. Then, for the last 15+ years, Me and my family have carried the tradition.
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Christian Families, Will You?
“if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray, and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14
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A Castle Far Away
“Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, by which we may offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe;” Hebrews 12:28
I love the thought of Castles!
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