Love never gives up. Love cares more for others than for self. Love doesn't want what it doesn't have. Love doesn't strut, Doesn't have a swelled head, Doesn't force itself on others, Isn't always "me first," Doesn't fly off the handle, Doesn't keep score of the sins of others, Doesn't revel when others grovel, Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth, Puts up with anything, Trusts God always, Always looks for the best, Never looks back, But keeps going to the end. Love never dies. Inspired speech will be over some day; praying in tongues will end; understanding will reach its limit. We know only a portion of the truth, and what we say about God is always incomplete. But when the Complete arrives, our incompletes will be canceled. When I was an infant at my mother's breast, I gurgled and cooed like any infant. When I grew up, I left those infant ways for good. We don't yet see things clearly. We're squinting in a fog, peering th...
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One day, an expert in time management was speaking to a group of business students and, to drive home a point, used an illustration those students will never forget. You won't either. As he stood in front of the group of high-powered overachievers, he said, "Okay, time for a quiz." He then pulled out a one-gallon, 'wide-mouth' mason jar and set it on the table in front of him. Then he produced about a dozen fist sized rocks and carefully placed them, one by one, into the jar. When the jar was filled to the top and no more rocks would fit inside, he asked, "Is this jar full?" Everyone in the class said, "Yes." Then he said, "Really?" He reached under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel. Then he dumped some gravel in and shook the jar, causing pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the spaces between the big rocks. Then he asked the group once more, "Is this jar full?" By this time the class was on to him. ...
What are they waiting for?
March 17 th , St. Patrick's Day. As we were coming into town I noticed long lines at a couple of the local bars. The time was 9:40 a.m. Young people lined up waiting for the bar to open so they could "celebrate" this holiday. How sad I thought, what are they really waiting for? Fun, excitement, acceptance what could be so exciting to draw this many young people. The fact that many will suffer with hangovers or regret never seems to detour from the draw. So what are they waiting for? This is the question I am asking?
Human Beings
When I read this I just knew I had to share with all A an interview Rick Warren recently did. You will enjoy the new insights that Rick Warren has, with his wife now having cancer and him having “wealth” from the book sales. This is an absolutely incredible short interview with Rick Warren, “Purpose Driven Life” author and pastor of Saddleback Church in California. In the interview by Paul Bradshaw with Rick Warren, Rick said: People ask me, “What is the purpose of life?” And I respond: In a nutshell, life is preparation for eternity. We were made to last forever, and God wants us to be with Him in Heaven. One day my heart is going to stop, and that will be the end of my body– but not the end of me. I may live 60 to 100 years on earth, but I am going to spend trillions of years in eternity. This is the warm-up act - the dress rehearsal. God wants us to practice on earth what we will do forever in eternity. We were made by God and for God, and until you figure that out, life isn’t going...
First Fruits
I alway read everyone elses blogs and say one day I should do this. Well, my one day starts now. What will I write and will it ever be read? These are the questions yet to be answered. Today is the last day of the church-wide fast that we have been on here at Chico First. It has been great to see people set aside the first part of the year for the Lord; first fruits! For me personally it has been a great challenge and an insightful journey. In this month I have had to move to a different home, go without out power for several days (because of a storm) and deal with my flesh crying. But to the glory of God I have begun to see victory in the days ahead. Just like the fresh start of this blog so too is the fresh start of this year. What it holds only God knows but I look forward to the ride.