Grace by the Stream
This is an old blog that captures my writings as a Chaplain for the Christian Motorcycle Association. I was chaplain for 5 years and was charged with doing a devotion at the meetings, writing a newsletter article every month and leading the chapter spiritually.
This holds the ones I could find and is presented here without comment. It’s just an archive. Enjoy!
Free Will and Heaven
I am re-reading Heaven by Randy Alcorn. It has generated some interesting thoughts and conversations for me. At least they ...
Going to the moon
There is an old story about JFK going to visit NASA during the 1960's. We were building rockets to go ...
Wild Man
I just watched a movie called Into The Wild. Very cool movie. I won't spoil it for you but I ...
It’s where the music comes from
Well, things are better but the message goes on. I was watching a little of the Ray Charles story and ...
Trust God
This one is out of my life right now. We are experiencing some pretty big challenges and I am talking ...
Polarized thinking
The desert. Standing in the desert before dawn looking up. The sky is clear. The air is cold and you ...
Wow!! Stephen got accepted at UGA
We just found out that Stephen (my youngest) has been accepted at UGA for the Fall 2009 Semester. He applied ...
Cause and effect – It’s the law!!
It's Newton's Third Law actually. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. So if it is the ...
God will provide – but what will He provide?
I have been doing a little word study. What does God promise to provide? There is lots of mention in ...
Thanks!!
I don't normally cross link my devotions page with the real estate page but I am going to this time ...
Patriot
I have been challenged by several events regarding my patiotism. Let me offer an idea that may be unpopular with ...
Catalyst 2008 is over but the journey has started
It was awesome!! I am not able to get it all in a blog entry but I will do my ...
Awake O’Sleeper!!
This piece tells the story of the children of God who allow themselves to be chained by our own rebellion ...
Catalyst 2008
I have been thinking about Catalyst. It was a great time in my life last year and I have great ...
O2 was everything I expected
What a great time!! Worship, prayer and more worship. Singing and praise. It was good. Hope you made it. God ...
Just a little blessing I heard
May the road rise to meet you, May the wind be always at your back, May the sun shine warm ...
Sunday was awesome!!
I hope you got to hear Reggie Joiner on Sunday. He was great in his message of the 'older brother' ...
Evenly divided
I just read where we as a country are 'evenly divided' regarding the war in Iraq. If you look back ...
Happy 4th of July!!
I hope you all had a great celebration and enjoyed some time with friends and family. Just a reminder that ...
That’s impossible!!
John Kennedy said "We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade ...
I am not going to be tolerant anymore!!
I learned something Sunday. In spite of what everyone says about tolerance, I have learned that I don't have to ...
THE ORIGINAL
This was sent to me by the great grandson of the author. I thought it deserved a wider audience so here it ...
A prisioner of Hope!!
Look at Zech 9:12. I have been meditating on that verse and especially the part about being a prisoner of ...
Stephen is back!!
Well, we were supposed to get email updates but somehow missed out on that. Just know he is home safely and ...
Stephen is off to Guatemala
Guatemala is a long way from here. I am more aware of that today as my youngest son, Stephen is headed ...
By Grace Alone
We forget that all the necessary work has been done for our salvation. Sometimes we strive to please God and ...
Prisoners of Hope
Hope. My dog has hope. It almost seems like eternal hope. No matter what I say to him he still ...
Curiosity and God
Here is my response to the query from my friend. This was an email exchange and some of it might ...
Wimpy God??!!
I received this 'reply' to the last post via a friend. I am posting it here to be able to ...
Jesus vs Science
I received this from a friend and I like the argument so I thought I would pass it along here ...
Well Done!!
Today was a wonderful experience. We got another chance to practice and another chance to get it right. We did ...
Training
We had our first chance to do some training tonight for the coffee ministry. About half our crew came and ...
Coffee in Heaven??
More from Randy Alcorn's book on Heaven. God created the Earth and everything in it and called it very good ...
It’s not about coffee!!
Can you believe it?? We are DONE at the Edwards Center. No more services there!!! This is awesome! I want ...
What do you love to do? Would you love to do it in heaven?
More on the book I'm reading. It occurred to me today that in heaven I am going to get to ...
Heaven. What do you think it looks like?
I have been reading a great book. Randy Alcorn wrote a book simply called "Heaven". He takes a look at ...
Stop asking God to bless you!!
You need to stop asking God to bless you!! I would offer that God will bless you when he is ...
That was year one.
That last devotion was the closing of my first year as chaplain of my local chapter of Christian Motorcyclist Association ...
Living forward, understanding backward.
Newsletter Article December 2003 Every once in a while you find something that just 'rings' true. I found this today ...
Fear or Faith?? Are they the same.
Newsletter Article November 2003 Fear or Faith? They really are the same thing, you know. They are both the expectation ...
It’s not my battle
Devotion November 2003 It's not my battle. I want to tell you a story. This is a personal experience that ...
Witnessing by Intimidation
Newsletter Article October 2003 Witnessing by Intimidation!! Intimidation. one definition is : [n] the feeling of being intimidated; being made ...
HEY!! I LOVE YOU!
Devotion October 2003 HEY, I LOVE YOU!!! Heb 10:24 "Think of ways to encourage one another to outbursts of love ...
Our Life in Christ.
Devotion September 2003 Our life in Christ!!! A new life. We are tentative in our new life because we don't ...
We are ministers
Newsletter Article August 2003 We are ministers. As Christians we are called to minister to unbelievers as well as each ...
A Table and Chair
Devotion August 2003 I want to tell you a story about a chair and a table. The chair is the ...
Gods and Generals
Newsletter Article July 2003 I just watched a movie and read the book, "Gods and Generals". If you have not ...
I hate religion!
Devotion July 2003 I hate religion!! Does that surprise you, coming from someone like me? Let me explain. I just ...
I’ve got it!!
Newsletter Article June 2003 "I've got it." Yesterday I took Stephen to Six Flags. Stephen is my 12 year old ...
Is the Bible true?
Devotion June 2003 Is the bible true? Have you ever been asked that? What did you say? Do you know ...
He was a disciplinarian and devout Christian.
Devotion May 2003 He was a disciplinarian and a devout Christian. Neither trait opened any doors. Now that is an ...
Fine, just fine!!
Devotion and Newsletter Article April 2003 Fine, just fine!!! I can't claim all of this is from my own experience ...
Two cups of coffee
Newsletter Article March 2003 Two cups of coffee For those who don't think God talks to us, I have a ...
The Real Message!!
Devotion March 2003 Picture in your mind a large board with post-it notes stuck all over it. The notes cover ...
Fulfillment
Newsletter Article February 2003 Fulfillment How many of you are fulfilled? Do you have the relationships you want? Are they ...
Wish, suspect and hope.
Devotion February 2003 Wish - To desire something Suspect - To believe something to be so. Hope - To expect ...
To all the Saints…
Newsletter Article January 2003 To all the Saints in Crossties, How many of you reading this are saints?? Col 1:10-14 ...
Stirring the servants – First Devotion as Chaplain for CMA Crossties
Stirring the servants January 2003 What stirs you up? What gets you going emotionally? Intellectually? Physically? Does a warm spring ...
What CMA Means to me.
October 2002 You asked us to tell you what CMA means to us. I am going to give it a shot ...