Last January I shared ten goals I had for 2011. So how did I do? Well, I didn't accomplish everything, but I certainly did more than if I hadn't planned for anything. And a little failure doesn't really bother me; it just helps me set better goals for the next year! So first, to review 2011's resolutions: Maintain consistent daily devotions: improved, and still in progress Read more theology books: started off well, but slowed down this fall due to low energy; will continue to try in 2012 Publish my first poetry chapbook: decided not to pursue at this time Finish the first draft of my book: DONE!! Lose 10-20 pounds: DONE (lost 15)!! Start bike-riding again: made some [...Read More]
Proposition for 2012
December 18, 2011 By 8 Comments
I have a proposition for you, my faithful readers. I have been reviewing my goals for 2011 and considering what I'd like to accomplish in 2012. And one specific goal I've been thinking about is trying to read through the whole Bible in one year. And I'm wondering if any of my readers would like to accomplish this with me. [...Read More]
A Resolution for Today
January 8, 2011 By 1 Comment
Tired out by Christmas? Exhausted from all the cleaning, cooking, and celebrating? Somehow the holiday season (e.g., Thanksgiving through New Year's Day) always seems to wear us out, not only physically and financially, but also emotionally and spiritually. We spend so much time going and doing, and not enough time just being. We act more like Martha's than Mary's, focusing on the tasks that need to be accomplished rather than simply resting and enjoying being with others. Can I make a suggestion? It's January, the time when many people form "New Year's Resolutions." I did so myself this year. But whether you choose to do so or not, may I suggest that you make a "Now" resolution, for today [...Read More]
New Year’s Resolutions 2011
January 1, 2011 By 2 Comments
Happy New Year and welcome to 2011!! I know that making New Year's Resolutions is a bit cliche, but you have to admit that the beginning of a new year does provide a convenient opportunity to reevaluate and set new goals. And so I am jumping on the bandwagon this year. And not just that, but I'm going a step further and putting my resolutions out there in cyberspace, in hopes that it may keep me more accountable and further motivate me to accomplish some of my goals. (After all, if you aim at nothing, you'll get there.) So without further ado: 1. Maintain a consistent daily devotion time with God, continually increasing in time and intensity. 2. Read through our plethora of recently acquired [...Read More]
How Shall They Hear?
October 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
"For 'everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.' How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent?" (Romans 10:13-15). Our church just finished a weekend mission's conference, and although I was only able to be at a few of the services, it was a blessing and a challenge to hear their exhortations to us and to focus on the need for spreading the Gospel wherever you happen to be. We don't need to go to a foreign field or even another part of the country to be in a mission field: the fields are white [...Read More]
