School

As we prayed over Noah, Chloe, and Micah about the return of school and normal life (the end of late nights and sleeping late), It occurred to me that as parents Keely and I want our kids to take Isaiah 61 as their motto as they go into the school house this year. As a teacher I also adopt this motto, I feel like each child that comes into my class is divinely appointed to be there. Likewise I believe my children are in the class that God has put them in.

May we all seek to live this scripture out daily.

Isaiah 61

The Year of the LORD's Favor

1 The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me,
because the LORD has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim freedom for the captives
and release from darkness for the prisoners, ^[a]

2 to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor
and the day of vengeance of our God,
to comfort all who mourn,

The Book we have been talking about

This book will rock your world.

I have read about half of the book so far. I recommend it if you are up for a mental challenge!

It will challenge what you have thought about church in the past.


For more info check out their site.

MC

Drive in Movie Tonight @ Walnut Creek

They will be showing the movie Cars @ dusk. All are invited!






MC

Pray today for Brad and Amy

I am calling on all of you to come together and pray.

Right now Joyce Smith, Amy Rollmann's mother, is having surgery to remove cancer. After that, they will determine if she needs to have additional treatment.

This family is precious and needs your prayer. Please lift up Joyce, Ronnie, Amy, Starla and Brandon in your prayers. As you can imagine they are experiencing stress, fear and sorrow during this time. May God extend them an extra measure of peace and comfort over the next few days and weeks to come.

Thank you for joining me in prayer.

K

Check out our newest book!

We have ordered more, if you did not get one see Sheila.

You can also go to Blurb to purchase one.

What a year!

Church on the lake Sunday

10:00 AM
West Bay

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Looks Good On the Outside

The other night I had a dream that I was in a house that had a door that was open. Something inside me was driving me crazy that the door must be closed, so I walked across the house and closed the door, and fell back into deep sleep.

There are some brand new houses down the road from us that are finished inside and out but have not been sold. One in particular we keep riding by has been left wide open for weeks. I began to get concerned about this and called a number the sign in the front and let the real estate people know. They asked me if I would help secure the house for them.

I closed the open door of that house the day after I my dream. I had not made the connection until today. It dawned on me that this was a God thing and these events were connected.

The house is beautiful inside and out, but it is very stale and empty on the inside. It made me realize how we can have relationships with others that are like this house, shallow and empty. Sometimes the best thing to do is get up and close the door on those relationships. I now have a better understanding of what Jesus meant when he said "let the dead bury the dead." I never really knew what that meant. Today, for me, it means sometimes the best thing to do is close the door and move on when there are things that get in the way and slow you down in your walk God.

We don't cast the door in cement (permanently closing it) and do away with the door, the door is still there and could be opened from time to time at your choosing. God can change anything.

Do you have some doors in your life that you need to close?

MC