Inspirational Fridays - God Grace

Eph 2:8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God. 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. God's Grace amazes me. I am so thankful for it. It has been a rough week, plenty of stumbles, but yet God is there, forgiven and encouraging each step of the way. Remember when you fail, it is just one step to God to succeed. Choose God :-) Have a great weekend!

Inspirational Fridays - Live Like That

It was a crazy day at work today, so no time to blog. But I heard a new song to me this week and I just had to share it. It is by Sidewalk Prophets and I just love the lyrics. Be encouraged it!

Warcraft Wednesday - Eternity Matters

It is Wednesday, and that means it is about Warcraft. I wanted to write about a great guild I am part of, Eternity Matters. What makes Eternity Matters unique is two things. We love the game and we love Jesus. It is fun being part of a Christian Guild, where you work together with your brothers and sisters in Christ to accomplish the goals in the game. I would say, Eternity Matters is the reason I still play World of Warcraft. If it was not for those people that have so enriched and supported my wife and I, we would not be playing any more. Next Wednesday, I hope to have a treat for you all, so play, have fun, love Jesus and each other.

Inspirational Friday - It is finished

Happy Good Friday.

What makes this day good?

In some aspects it is very sad as we remember that Jesus died on the cross today.

The good is that "It is finished"
What is it?

It is the redeeming work of Christ. He paid it all.

Reminds me of the hymn's words....
Jesus paid it all, all to him I owe.
Sin had left a crimson stain, he washed it white as snow.

It is a good Friday because, while I was a sinner, God loved me and sent his son Jesus to take that penalty.

Warcraft Wednesday - Inspirational Gaming

Here we are and it is Wednesday!
Bad thing is work was crazy so I'm getting to blogging at home right now instead of at lunch.
They were talking about world of Warcraft and universal truths that we can find in the game.
First we find the same truths that we did in anime.

Good versus evil
The choices make the man.

I want to focus on the choices makes the man.
In World of Warcraft, many of the villains are originally good guys.
It is their choices in life that lead them to becoming some of the best villains the game that we have to conquer.

Other areas we see reflected in the art of the game.

The world is beautiful and rich. The music is awe inspiring.

All that reflects that the creators of the game are created in God's image.

Well more later on this topic.

Happy Wednesday

Inspirational Friday - God in art

Welcome to Inspirational Friday.

Fridays are about my journey with God and the things He has impressed on me to share.

Today's topic will actually go over the next few blog posts going into Anime Monday and Warcraft Wednesday topics.

To begin with, I believe God created all things, in a perfect state in the beginning.

He gave us freedom to choose, because he did not want robots. Our ancestors were tricked and chose poorly to sin.

God setup redemption through Jesus Christ.

Now we being in the image of God have the ability to creates wonderful things in art, culture, literature, music, etc. We also use themes consistent with self sacrifice and redemption.

The scriptures say that God is evident in nature, the universe declares his Glory.

I find it amazing that even in pagan cultures, you can find universal truths God has revealed to all mankind.

Monday we will explore this in the anime culture, while Wednesday we will look at it in the Warcraft game world.

Have a great weekend!

Man Camp 3

Saturday Night

God's blessings abound.

We saw many come to the Lord tonight.

Myself, I have recommitted to be the husband and father I need to be, in walk with my Savior Jesus Christ.

Man Camp 2

Saturday lunch

It is lunch time and it is steak sandwhiches and cheesy fries and chili.

All I want is a lite salad as breakfast was so much food anyways.

We shall see what I get in a few minutes as I am reserving the table.

Woot, got a salad.

This afternoon holds a nap and archery.

Man Camp

Friday

This is going to be a multi post during the weekend that will all get posted up once I have connectivity back to internet.

It is Friday and I road to camp with pastor Steve. It was a good drive and we got to catch up on things. Camp is at Miracle Camp south of Kalamazoo MI.

It is a nice camp, but Barakel is much more beautiful.

That aside, Tom Harmon is the speaker this weekend.

This is the first he has spoken at this camp but I love to hear him preach.

Following his routine, he gave a gospel speech. This one being his testimony, followed up by explaining the gospel. I think 5 guys went forward at the end and accepted Jesus Christ as their savior.

I look forward to see how God will work this weekend.

Saturday

Above is a picture of the worship band practicing.

Tom was an excellent speaker this morning, but they need to give him more time.

His message was one I had heard before at Camp Barakel.

Draw a line, take a stand, stand on God's truth.

On a plus side found a wifi hot spot, so I will be posting this sooner!

Last I got a shirt.

I guess for supper tonight I get to grill a steak.