Monday, June 16, 2003
Jesus, Sinners and Hypocrites
Yesterday our pastor preached on Luke chapter 15. It begins by describing Jesus' audience for the series of stories which follow in the chapter. "Now the tax collectors and 'sinners' were all gathering around to hear him. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, 'This man welcomes...
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Thursday, May 29, 2003
Between Death and Destruction
I have one friend who is in the hospital dying of cancer and another friend in a treatment center struggling with drug addiction. I want so much for them both to be healed and live a "normal" life. Only God knows if it will happen. Some would make a value judgement and say that the life of a good...
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Thursday, May 15, 2003
Roller coaster
These last two weeks have been a roller coaster from having to deal with so many crisies at once. Then on top of that two of the people in my house are doing very well, and I got an acceptance on my book. I feel like for the past six years I have been giving and giving without much to return. Now it...
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Wednesday, May 14, 2003
Blaming God
Yesterday I went and visited a friend. He's dying of cancer. Since he was tired and asleep, his wife and I talked. We had a lovely conversation. Even though she is very sad, she has accepted that he is going to die. It could be tomorrow and it could be another month. He has been unable to speak or...
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Sunday, May 11, 2003
Tough Judgement
I hoped that tough mercy would work. Instead, I have to kick out my friends from my house whether they want to go or not. It isn't optional. They will destroy our home, and pull down the others with them. Since they are being very unpleasant about it, I won't have any trouble telling them to leave....
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Friday, May 9, 2003
Another God day.
Last night when I wrote the poem about my friend, God comforted me and I woke up early feeling happy and refreshed. I am doing just what I'm supposed to be doing. God is taking care of me and those I love.
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Sorrow
My friend is dying. I don't want to visit him because I cry all the way home. I feel good when I'm with him, but when I leave, the tears begin to flow. I don't want him to die. I think God should heal him. God has healed others and He can heal Keith, but He may not choose to heal him. So far it...
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Sunday, May 4, 2003
My church
I am disappointed with my church. I want to go to a church where I can teach Sunday School, and can be on the worship team, and preach once in a while. I'd like to be on one of the boards as well. Instead I go to a church where the pastor is more ignorant than I and the Sunday School teachers have...
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Friday, April 25, 2003
I was talking to Jack yesterday,
about church. I told him that the church needs him more than he needs the church. They need to learn to reach out to people who have real problems. Jack said, "Church people don't know how to meet addicts." I said, "We figured out a way." I never intended to have drug addicts living in my house. I...
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Thursday, April 24, 2003
Rewards
Hebrews 11 says that faith is believing that God rewards those who seek Him. Some of the rewards are tangible like healing of my body, enough money to pay our bills, and finding the best doctors for our daughters. Many of them are paradoxical, finding peace in the middle of a long illness, becoming...
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