God has many blessings that He wants to give us, just like free candy right? Nope, you have to be disciplined to get them. What??? So, get off your horse, stop your car, shut down the office work, put all the emails and texts on hold…… we need to talk! I was staying with a group of friends […]
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A Catholic Priest and two Baptist preachers walk into a room filled with bees. Sounds like the beginning of a joke, huh? No, it’s actually the beginning of an adventure I experienced here in Westcliffe, Colorado. There were bees in the wall of one of the buildings at Horn Creek Christian Camp (where I volunteer
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You got to be kiddin’ me right? Now what? It started when I couldn’t find my keys. What had started as a beautiful day here in the mountains was quickly turning into DESPAIR!!! Headed out the door, bags packed, everything in order, all chores done, I’m gone. The adventure begins. I said “I’m gone” right? Where are
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It’s hard work. It takes a lot of elbow grease, literally. I’m using a drawknife to pull and scrape the bark from these logs. As I’m breathing hard in this thin Colorado air, I’m thinking of just how hard our ancestors worked to make a living. The drawknife is a steel blade that I pull under the bark
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Watch this slow motion video of this hummingbird as it is flying. Amazing to watch a hummingbird being what it’s created to be, isn’t it? Amazing to watch yourself being what God’s created you to be, now isn’t it?
God’s handiwork, this bird……….. and you! Read More »
So raise your glass, clap your hands, Everyone share a high five! Jack is getting baptized. His heart has come alive. The preacher may have dunked him under. By God’s Spirit he’s been raised. This man has been saved by Jesus. It’s to Him we give glory and praise! 1) There was an Angel
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All the signs are there. Moisture in the air, afternoon heat, an updraft from the mountain slope, all giving hints that a storm with lightning would appear. Plus the fact that the weatherman said 60% chance of rain with severe storms. So I knew that the storms would be approaching along with the lightning. I set
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I look to the mountains for inspiration, but today I’m inspired by what’s 3 feet away. God, what are you showing me? This morning’s hike was at daybreak. I actually was walking before daylight. I took this path, but when the sunlight began shining and showing the flowers and their glory, I turned and walked back.
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I’m driving down a Colorado road sightseeing. This guy is pulled over, with his hood up, and he’s in the truck talking on his phone. “Need any help?” I asked. His exact words… “No, I’m not broken down, SHE is!”(as he points to his phone). The guy with a strong Boston accent continues. “The only way
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A ritual that happens in churches every Sunday is that the flowers are placed on the offertory table in memory of someone. Flowers, but a boot on the offering table? Or is it the alter table? Or do you call it the communion table? What ever you call it, there’s a boot with flowers sitting on the
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