Another bit of wisdom from Oswald Chambers gave me choices to think about last week. He centered his thoughts on the example of David's decision not to drink the water that had been brought to him by men who risked their lives to get it. David, instead poured the water out while talking to God, expressing his thankfulness to God for giving him such men who would risk their very lives for him. The fact of his extreme thirst was not enough to make him take the blessing of the water and own it for… Continue

This morning, the insights of Oswald Chambers meant a lot to me. He was discussing the words of Jesus in Luke 14:



"If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be my disciple."



This saying of Christ has always been a mystery to me. Why would he want us to "hate"? It sounds like fanaticism on the surface.



What Chambers said though seemed to get at the root of… Continue

I was blessed this Sunday morning by spending time on the seat of my bike, out in the Cathedral of my Creator's own Construction. The privilege of seeing his creatures, in their element, as if there were no human civilization for a 100 square miles has filled me up with praise, and truly humbled me in his presence. I am so glad to have lost an hour of sleep to experience these moments! God, You Are Good!…

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Well it was a fine spring day in winter today. My wife and I jumped on our tandem bike and hit the trails for an hour after church this noon. It was sunny, nearly 60 degrees, and absolutely windless. The wind so often accompanies our warm winter days here along the Front Range, but this one was a beauty. Hopefully, the first of many more to come!