These photos were taken over the last few days. Ronnie is 21 months old now, and developing and changing almost daily. This is such an amazing age!
Monday, March 30, 2009
The faces of Ronnie
These photos were taken over the last few days. Ronnie is 21 months old now, and developing and changing almost daily. This is such an amazing age!
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
The BBB
The BBB
Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren.
James 1:16
Recommended Reading
Proverbs 1:10-19
After falling prey to a phony business scheme, a school teacher lost her life savings. When she went to the Better Business Bureau to report the scheme, they asked her, "Why on earth didn't you come to us first? Didn't you know about the Better Business Bureau?" The teacher replied, "Oh yes. I've always known about you. But I didn't come because I was afraid you'd tell me not to do it."
Deception can be one of the most difficult things to avoid in life because we are often so blinded by desire that we don't see the possibility of having the wool pulled over our eyes. This is why Jesus said in His Word, "Take heed that no one deceive you" (Matthew 24:4). He knew that our desire for His return would be so great that we might be vulnerable to deception by false teachers and bad doctrine. As Christians, we must carefully judge the opportunities we are offered and seek only the will of the Father so that we are not deceived or enticed by the followers of evil.
The human heart has so many crannies where vanity hides, so many holes where falsehood lurks; is so decked out with deceiving hypocrisy that if often dupes itself.
John Calvin
Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren.
James 1:16
Recommended Reading
Proverbs 1:10-19
After falling prey to a phony business scheme, a school teacher lost her life savings. When she went to the Better Business Bureau to report the scheme, they asked her, "Why on earth didn't you come to us first? Didn't you know about the Better Business Bureau?" The teacher replied, "Oh yes. I've always known about you. But I didn't come because I was afraid you'd tell me not to do it."
Deception can be one of the most difficult things to avoid in life because we are often so blinded by desire that we don't see the possibility of having the wool pulled over our eyes. This is why Jesus said in His Word, "Take heed that no one deceive you" (Matthew 24:4). He knew that our desire for His return would be so great that we might be vulnerable to deception by false teachers and bad doctrine. As Christians, we must carefully judge the opportunities we are offered and seek only the will of the Father so that we are not deceived or enticed by the followers of evil.
The human heart has so many crannies where vanity hides, so many holes where falsehood lurks; is so decked out with deceiving hypocrisy that if often dupes itself.
John Calvin
Monday, March 23, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Ronnie's goofy smile
Ronnie started doing this silly smile a few weeks ago and it just cracks me up! I don't know where it came from, but he does it at the most perfect times, and always gets a laugh from mommy and daddy. What a blast!
Saturday, March 21, 2009
His understudies: Surrender
He went away a second time and prayed, "My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may Your will be done."
Matthew 26:42 NIV
Recommended Reading
Romans 12:1-2
It's often been said of some great military leader or another: "He never asked us to do something he wasn't willing to do himself." By comparing Matthew 6 with Matthew 26, we see this is true of Christ. In the earlier passage, He taught us to pray, "Your will be done on earth." In the latter passage, He Himself prayed, "May Your will be done in Me."
Surrendering our "all" to Christ doesn't mean we're dispirited prisoners waving a white flag. It means we've come face to face with the King of Kings, and we are willing to defer every preference to Him. Knowing He is all-powerful, we submit as a servant to a king. Knowing He is all-loving, we yield as a child to a father. Knowing He is all-wise, we gladly choose His will over our own.
The Lord would rather have one person who is 100-percent committed than 100 people who are 90-percent yielded.
Lord, not my will, but Yours be done!
I have been before God, and have given myself, all that I am and have, to God; so that I am not, in any respect, my own... I have given myself clear away.
Jonathan Edwards
Matthew 26:42 NIV
Recommended Reading
Romans 12:1-2
It's often been said of some great military leader or another: "He never asked us to do something he wasn't willing to do himself." By comparing Matthew 6 with Matthew 26, we see this is true of Christ. In the earlier passage, He taught us to pray, "Your will be done on earth." In the latter passage, He Himself prayed, "May Your will be done in Me."
Surrendering our "all" to Christ doesn't mean we're dispirited prisoners waving a white flag. It means we've come face to face with the King of Kings, and we are willing to defer every preference to Him. Knowing He is all-powerful, we submit as a servant to a king. Knowing He is all-loving, we yield as a child to a father. Knowing He is all-wise, we gladly choose His will over our own.
The Lord would rather have one person who is 100-percent committed than 100 people who are 90-percent yielded.
Lord, not my will, but Yours be done!
I have been before God, and have given myself, all that I am and have, to God; so that I am not, in any respect, my own... I have given myself clear away.
Jonathan Edwards
Friday, March 20, 2009
One of my favorite photos
I am slowly working on getting the photos transferred from our old PC to the iMac. So now that I have transferred some, it has been fun to look through them again. This one of Ron and Ronnie is one of my favorites. Ronnie was about 4 months old here. We went to a historic home here in town and walked around the property taking photos. This one turned out so good.
Stubbed toes
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
Romans 8:18
Recommended Reading
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
What if you were to win an all expense paid, first-class trip around the world, but while checking your baggage at the airport you stubbed your toe? Would you say, "I wish I had never won this trip! Look! I've stubbed my toe!"?
No. You'd say, "This momentary discomfort cannot compare to the enjoyment of the trip we're about to take."
The Bible says that all our earthly problems fall into that category. They aren't worth comparing to the glory that will be revealed when we get to heaven. Paul wrote, "For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all" (2 Corinthians 4:17 NIV).
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. Whatever our situation here on earth, we know that our eternal quality of life will be beyond anything we can imagine or think about. We're looking for the glory to be revealed, the eternal glory that far outweighs all the stubbed toes and broken hearts of earth.
When Christ calls me Home, I shall go with the gladness of a boy bounding away from school.
Adoniram Judson, Missionary
(devotional from David Jeremiah's ministry)
Romans 8:18
Recommended Reading
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
What if you were to win an all expense paid, first-class trip around the world, but while checking your baggage at the airport you stubbed your toe? Would you say, "I wish I had never won this trip! Look! I've stubbed my toe!"?
No. You'd say, "This momentary discomfort cannot compare to the enjoyment of the trip we're about to take."
The Bible says that all our earthly problems fall into that category. They aren't worth comparing to the glory that will be revealed when we get to heaven. Paul wrote, "For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all" (2 Corinthians 4:17 NIV).
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. Whatever our situation here on earth, we know that our eternal quality of life will be beyond anything we can imagine or think about. We're looking for the glory to be revealed, the eternal glory that far outweighs all the stubbed toes and broken hearts of earth.
When Christ calls me Home, I shall go with the gladness of a boy bounding away from school.
Adoniram Judson, Missionary
(devotional from David Jeremiah's ministry)
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