REAL Men RoCK

Please visit my other blog REAL Men RoCK and follow my writings there.

I appreciate all who have visited and left comments. I look forward to you checking out what I write at REAL Men RoCK. Due to some recent events I am shutting this blog down and will focus on doing my writing at RMR.

I may use this blog again after August 3, 2010.

Father, Bring revival to the town of Louisburg, KS. Stir the church to repent, to draw together in Your name and reach out to the poor, the addcited, the rejected and the hurting. May revival begin in the church and may it grow as the church submits to Your Holy Spirit. Forgive us for not caring for the loss as Jesus did and help us to do Your work outside of the four walls of our buildings. Thank You for what You are about to do through the church. In the power, the authority and name of Jesus Christ amen

Don't Worry Be Happy

Matthew 6:33 (The Message)
30-33 "If God gives such attention to the appearance of wildflowers—most of which are never even seen—don't you think he'll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you? What I'm trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God's giving. People who don't know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don't worry about missing out. You'll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.

I have a Bamboo garden and while the bamboo is filling in the area I have scattered Wildflowers. Every spring I rush out to the bamboo garden to look for flowers or new shoots from the bamboo. Each spring I find that they pop out of the ground with out my help. In verses 30-33 Jesus is telling us God will attend to our needs just as He does to the Wildflowers that appear unseen until just the right moment. He also is telling us that God takes pride in us because we are His special creation. We need to relax and not be so preoccupied with trying to get what we want so that we will be open to and receive what He knows we need. By focusing on God's Kingdom and God's Righteousness He will provide for our needs. When we worry about missing out on the Good Life we end up missing out on the Best Life which only Our Father can provide.

Inspired by sermom called Godonomics by Mark Warner Vineyard Church in Overland Park, KS 

Planting a Seed

Imagine a place where teens could go and get a smoothie, listen to a local band and even hear a short encouraging message for FREE. That is exactly what I think God wants to do in our community. More details will come when I understand where and what this place would look like and who might be involved.

The idea is a combination of a Christian style Coffee/Smoothie Shop and Book/Music Store that has a meeting hall for entertainment, other rental activities and maybe a place for a church to meet.

It is not a new idea and is somewhat patterned after the following:

http://www.vineyardriogrande.org/