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May 11

Do not Forsake your Mother’s teaching…

January 8, 1985 I officially became a Cable according to the State of Ohio.

“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching; indeed, they are a graceful wreath to your head, and ornaments about your neck.”

On January 8 of 1985 I was redeemed.  Two people took me out of a poor situation and took me into their hearts and home and adopted me.  My birth mother drank through my pregnancy.  My true mother would nurse me through every childhood ache and illness.  My birth father was quiet, emotionally removed, and likely an alcoholic.  My true father would teach me to play ball as my true grandpa had done and he would lay in my bed one summer night until my brother and I fell asleep.  Continue reading →


06
May 11

Comparison…

“For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.  For they have no pangs until death; their bodies are fat and sleek.  They are not in trouble as others are; they are not stricken like the rest of mankind.”
(Psalm 73:3-5)

 

I came across Psalm 73 this morning and was reminded of the pitfall of comparison that I often fall into.  Prior to the recent battle that has entered my life I felt entitled to many things.  And I’m finding as I emerge on the other side of the dark forest that my entitlement is often bred in the deceptive trap of comparison.  In a material world of possessions and people, it is difficult to keep my eyes on the ultimate and the immaterial (2 Cor 4:18; Heb 11:1).  It creeps in so subtly as I peruse Facebook and catch a glimpse of someone else’s ‘glorious’ life. Continue reading →


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Apr 11

Self Pity…Part II

Earlier this week I wrote a post on Self-pity and self-salvation and Psalm 25.  I concluded the post with a reference to a sermon on Psalm 25 by James McDonald.  Well, the video came available on-line this week.  If you’ve walked through a recent trial or difficult season where you’re having difficulty understanding how God is moving in your life, you must listen to this sermon.  And if you haven’t walked through a season like this, you would still do well to give a listen; you never know what God may be preparing your for.


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Apr 11

Aunt Meg’s Alluringly-Delish-Fluffy-Fruit-Jello-Dish

So Good Friday and Easter Sunday have passed.  Maybe you were lucky enough to score Monday off and had a 3 day weekend.  Your week begins and aside from the guilt of over indulging in Aunt Meg’s strange but alluringly-delish-fluffy-fruit-jello-dish your life returns to normal.  You job overwhelms you and you begin to feel the mundane threaten your sanity and drain your joy.  It doesn’t have to be like this…and it’s not supposed to be like this.

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