the rear view mirror
There are times when my thoughts wander down the trail of “why” ? Why did this have to happen ? Why do I have these physical and emotional pains ? Why does everyone else seem to have more than I do ? Why me Lord ? Why now Lord ? Why doesn’t God fix this problem ? Then I open God’s Word and read about me … lowly me … cry-baby me … unappreciative me … me first me. Psalm 46: 10 reminds me that God is in control, it reads: “… be still and know that I am God …
Christian Dads Site Directions
Here at Christian Dads we’re trying to build an online community of Dads young and old. This website has many functions I wanted to review with you just incase you haven’t noticed… Home Page The purpose of the home page is for key contributors to give us insight to being better dads daily. Sometimes the content will be fun and light hearted but other times it will be hard hitting and challenging. The point is that you should check the site daily. You might miss a little tidbit of information that might help your family or miss a blessing that …
Update on Baby Sponberg
Taken from Greg’s comment: Hey everyone, Thanks SO much for your prayers. Brian, it was very thoughtful of you to post the update. Thanks! Here’s the scoop. Nicol was induced at 12:00 midnight on Wednesday, May 16. Almost 32 hours later (at 10:21 a.m. on Thursday, May 18) Summer Renee Sponberg was born. I am so proud of Nicol…she worked so incredibly hard! Summer weighed 9 pounds, 7 ounces and was 22-1/2 inches long. I know that I’m a biased and proud dad, but she’s absolutely beautiful. It’s incredible how much love we already have for her…and she’s only 2 …
Complacency
Sometimes I feel like I am a complacent Christian. Phew, there, I said it. I admit it. I do not follow God the way that I should at times, and at others, I feel like all I am trying to do is make other’s think I’m a model Christian and a great person. Boy, do I have you all fooled… I believe that one of the ways that Satan keeps his grips on us is to make us feel ashamed of the way we behave, and tells us that we cannot be truthful with others. That if we reveal the …
ABC Trade Secrets
ABC Trade Secret Here’s a few tips that’s helped us and a few other parents I know get our children saying the ABC’s so quickly. Hope it works for you. This is going to sound a bit like a Leap Frog commercial but their products WORK. Step 1: ABC’s The first step is getting your child to memorize the ABC’s. Purchase Fridge Phonics Magnetic Letter Set. This goes beyond the old school refrigerator ABC plastic magnets. After placing a letter in the holder a song plays that says “The A says ‘ah’ the A says ‘ah’ all the letters make …
worthless … garbage
Concerning spiritual laws, customs, traditions, and self righteous good deeds … the apostle Paul had this to say : “I once thought all these things were so very important, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done. Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the priceless gain of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. I have disgarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I may have Christ and become one with Him. I no longer count on my own goodness or ability to obey God’s law, but I trust in Christ to save …
be all you can be
The US Army wants you to “be all you can be”. If you are in HIM, that’s what Jesus wants for you also. ” … But I keep working toward that day when I will finally be all that Jesus Christ saved me for and wants me to be.” Philippians 3:12 God keeps chipping away at me everyday … so I can be like Jesus. Some day the chips fly in big chunks … … chunks of selfishness, worry, doubt, and pride. Are you willing to let the “Master sculpter” form you into HIS image ?
a dose of B.S.
The greatist lie is the lie that contains a little bit of truth. What’s the harm ? Just a slight compromise or embellishment sure seems to bring the facts to life … and makes me look smarter than the average person. Paul’s letter to the church at Colosse boldly spoke to Christians that are liars. He sent this letter to us. Every time we tell a lie … even the nonexisting “white lie” … we do so to make ourself look good. We enjoy feeling like we are better than others. Rare is the person who truly seeks humility. “It’s …
Bought a book today . . . for my daughter
I love being a Dad, well, most of the time. I have three man-cubs. 16, 15 and 10. I simply wanted to share that it’s fun being a father. I was in Border’s for lunch today. My favorite post-launch stopping grounds. A cup of coffee. Browsing the new hardbacks. By the way, never buy a paperback, they’re magazines. Always buy the real thing in a hard back spine. But I digress. Anyway, I’m browsing through the titles. I stumble upon Chosen by a Horse. Knowing that my 16 year old daughter would love this book, I promptly walked to the …
pride and leprosy
One of the longest reigning Old Testament Kings was Uzziah. He became King at 16 years old and ruled for 52 years. Uzziah was a wise and powerful ruler and many nations fell to his military campaigns. 2 Chronicles 26: 5 had this to say about the great King Uzziah: ” … As long as he sought the Lord, God gave him success.” But pride over-took Uzziah and he began a downward spiral of ungratefulness and disobedience toward God. Due to his unchanging attitude God struck him with leprosy, which stayed with him until his death. GOD hates pride … …
