Jeff, you got our vote!
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Monday, August 20, 2012
Happy Bday Josiah!
Had a great time at Josiah 5th Bday party. What a blessIng from the Lord he has been for thIs famIly..
Friday, August 17, 2012
Welp...it was a mess!
We sprung a leak from this little tiny pin hole in the elbow. I think I may have thought every bad word I know while trying to fix this bugger.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Monday, August 6, 2012
Friday, July 20, 2012
Gun Control
I wanted to re-share a comment I wrote on a buds fb post. Here it is, hope it helps encourage.
That is a timely word brother. Gun control is not an issue of violence, it is an issue of world view. It is a battle between those who believe that man is born good, pure, and knows no wrong. It is the outside influences that corrupt him and he must look within to find truth and freedom from a corrupt world.
However, the other side (and might I add the Biblical worldveiw) claims that man is "born in sin" (Psalm 51) and is wicked and desperately sick at heart. The problem lies within, and the solution comes not from within us but from outside of us. "For God so loved the world that he sent his only begotten son (Jesus) that who ever would believe in him would not perish but have eternal life." The answer to what is wrong with us will never be found within us...
The media will, over the coming days, analyze every inch of the shooters life and will ask, " What went wrong with this young man? What drove him to such great violence?" They will blame everything from his parents, to friends, to video games, the list will not end. And though those need considering, the message will not be said of him by the talking heads, "He had the condition that all men have and that is a sinful heart that desired harm to others. We are no different in our sinful hearts and if it were not for Gods grace we could be of the same heart and mind, ready to inflict harm at any instance. Oh that we would seek the Lord and repent lest we fall to this same temptation." That message will not be heard from the pulpit of the media...
Sorry to hijack the post, bro.
I just encourage all of us to realize we too could have been this young man and that we need our hearts changed not from looking inward for the answer but outward to Christ.
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Monday, July 2, 2012
From the Garden
Our garden is coming in quite well! The Lord is really blessing our efforts and it has taken faith to trust that if we plant, water and nurture, the Lord will bring the increase! Here are the "first fruits";)
Sarah is eating our first banana pepper and being very silly, of course:)!'
Friday, May 25, 2012
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
8th Anniversary!
Eight years ago today, I made a covenant before God and man to love and cherish a woman that I truly do not deserve. No greater earthly pleasure has ever been given to me than to walk side by side with Kathy Webb through this life. In Christ, we have grown, loved, laughed much... may God persevere us to the end to be a testament of Christ in marriage!
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
A/C...why must I be so spoiled!
Praise the Lord for the excellent weather we have been having, because finances are a little tight and we have AC issues. I was able to get this leaking mess fixed (soaked 1/4 of the basement carpet) but I feel we have higher dollar items that need fixing than just what I have done.
Daddy Date Night
Daddy Date Night with the most wonderful little girl in my world. Good chinese dinner with fruit tea (I knew she would like that), then pink icecream at Graeters finished off with a princess movie with Daddy.
I dont believe in luck, but I think this was providential by being in my fortune cookie tonight...that is my prayer and my hope!
Cheap Highlights
Well, one way to highlight your hair is to replace lighter fluid with denatured alcohol. I am a professional idiot, don't try this at home...
Family Camping
I missed getting this uploaded a few weeks back. Been kind of busy! We had an awesome time at the forestry, but Kathy and Sarah headed home with Jonathan to get some much needed rest. Josiah and I had a great time woods romping the next morn and he even climbed the fire tower! I was super impressed with how brave he was. Not one bit scared...
The grilled chicken was amazing!
Snoozin the night away...this guy can really sleep.
Morning woods romp. Josiah was a little scared to go any further on the log. Granted he is already 10 ft off the ground!
We found a fallen over tree that looked like a "rocket ship". Here is Josiah making the sounds...
"I heard through the grapevine that Brennan is closer to a monkey than a man..." (Kathy nods head in affirmation)
Got a pic with the weaponry
Found someones old tent structure
(Note: Josiah at the base)
I was super impressed and proud of this little man!
Warning signs when considering elders...
http://www.9marks.org/answers/what-are-warning-flags-watch-out-when-considering-man-potential-elder
In general, a church should not affirm any man as an elder who does not meet the biblicalqualifications laid out in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:6-9. Here are several warning flags whicha church should heed:
A contrarian spirit. If you say “black,” he’ll say “white.” An elder must build unity, not stir up division.
A lack of spiritual fruit. If a man is not already shepherding the flock he won’t beginning do so just because you give him a title. An elder should be a man who is already hard at work building up the body.
An unsupportive wife. Eldering done well is a demanding task. It takes time to teach and disciple and exercise hospitality. Is the man’s wife happy to further her husband’s ministry even when that requires a considerable sacrifice on her part? If not, it would be unwise to appoint this man as an elder.
A record of broken relationships behind him.
A “me” focus. Every time he opens his mouth, whether in a Sunday school classroom or at a restaurant table, he seems to have his own interest in mind and not everyone else’s. An elder must be a man who’s always looking out for the good of the body.
An inability to encourage others.
An inability to show compassion and tenderness. A man may be rigorously strong and biblical, but if he can’t be tender and compassionate he’ll make a poor shepherd.
A tendency to exaggerate and embellish. An elder should be a man whose word is utterly trustworthy.
A tendency to prize creativity and innovation over biblical faithfulness. This is not to say that creativity and innovation are bad things, but they must always be servants to faithfulness to God’s Word.
An inability to admit he’s wrong.
An inability to submit to other leaders.
A refusal to be inconvenienced or make sacrifices in order to serve others.
A feeling of entitlement to the office.
(Some of this material has been adapted from Matt Schmucker’s article “Disagreements and Differences Among Elders”)
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