Monday, August 31, 2009

Simple...

Religion always complicates what God has made simple.
Love God, Love one another.
"God's testimony," wrote David, "makes wise the simple."

When was the last time you witnessed God's simple, but marvelous testimony?
A long walk with your best friend?
Watching the sun blast through the clouds after the rain...

God's showing Himself...all the time...everywhere....we only have to pay attention.

"Love God, Love each other." -Jesus
Simple Simon.

God, Thank You for Your simple message...please open our eyes to see more of it.

In His Dust,
DCC

Friday, August 28, 2009

Pew...

God, Thank You for having a sense of humor.
Have a great weekend everybody-
In His Dust,
DCC
*Cartoon by Cuyler Black

Monday, August 24, 2009

True Christian...

A true Christian is known by how he/she treats those who disagree with them.

"Run away from infantile indulgence. Run after mature righteousness—faith, love, peace—joining those who are in honest and serious prayer before God. Refuse to get involved in inane discussions; they always end up in fights. God's servant must not be argumentative, but a gentle listener and a teacher who keeps cool, working firmly but patiently with those who refuse to obey." 2 Timothy 2:24, 25

Easy to say...harder to do, at least for me.
I have a short fuse with people.....not all, just some.
God, thank you so much for your patience with me and the lack of it I have with others.
In His Dust,
DCC

First Day of School...

Hey Howard Kindergarten, Meet Big Mike D.
Mikey- "I was in the front row. I even made a friend. She was on my bus....also, she's a girl."
Me- "I got one thing to say...Peas and Carrots."

*Truth by known, I prefer him to be "peas in carrots" with a different girl.
Who by the way is also enjoying her first day of Kindergarten!

ok...back to Howard...

First stroll of the Kindergarten halls and his head's in the game...
Well, until he go to the actual class.

Hmmm....Fear of the unknown.

"Fear Nothing, I am with you always." Isaiah 41:10

ALL of you.

God, thank you for being with all of us, all the time.

Nothing is unknown to You.

In His Dust,

DCC

Friday, August 21, 2009

God's Windshield...

"Many are the plans in the mind of a man,
but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand." Proverbs 21:19
No matter what you are facing this weekend...
Try and remember Who is really driving.
God, Thank You for for being a "driver" we can trust, without needing to understand.
In His Dust,
DCC
*Cartoon by Cuyler Black

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Preach...

Jesus isn't impressed by how you "Love to Preach."
He is impressed by the way you "Love The People"
"If I speak with human eloquence and angelic ecstasy but don't love,
I'm nothing but the creaking of a rusty gate." Corinthian 13:1-2

"Preach The Gospel at all times -- If necessary, use words."
- Saint Francis of Assisi

God, Thank You for Your simple command...and for Your incessant patience with our lack of following it.

In His Dust,

DCC

Monday, August 17, 2009

Appearance...


True Story-No Photoshop.
This couple had set the timer on their camera while posing at a lakeside in a national park in Canada.
Just as they were about to be captured on camera the cheeky squirrel popped up in the foreground and stole the show.
The picture was taken at the side of the stunning Lake Minnewanka in Banff National Park, Canada.
Mrs. Brandts said: "We had our camera set up on some rocks and were getting ready to take the picture when this curious little ground squirrel appeared, became intrigued with the sound of the focusing camera and popped right into our shot."
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Ok...are you kidding me...how great is this?
What if God did that?
Popped up in all of our pictures.
Would it change the way I was acting or talking?
Yes and yes.
Guess what, whether we see Him or not...He is in it.
God, thank You for Your constant presence...for appearing where and when we least expect it.
In His Dust,
DCC