Month: September 2007

14 Days of Pursuit

Brian challenged us yesterday to a 14 day challenge, in which we read through the book of Colossians with 5-10 verses a day.
We’re posting the passages online and allowing people to comment if they like.
At the end of 14 days we plan to have a time of sharing to let people talk about what they learned during the 14 days.
I invite you to follow along for 14 Days of Pursuit

Proverbs 2

This is coming a little late in the day (10:43 p.m.) but thought I’d share some thoughts from my reading this morning, Prov. 2.
It was great to see God at work even more when I came to encounter this morning and it was the primary passage Brian spoke from.

Like most of Proverbs, the focus of Prov. 2 on wisdom and learning the fear and knowledge of the Lord.
As I seek God’s wisdom, will and direction in various areas of my life it’s easy to assume/hope/pray that God will magically open a door, we’ll walk through and presto life will make sense.

As I read this passage I think God is saying things might work a little differently.

turning your ear to wisdom
and applying your heart to understanding,
and if you call out for insight
and cry aloud for understanding,
and if you look for it as for silver
and search for it as for hidden treasure,
then you will understand the fear of the LORD
and find the knowledge of God.

I look at the steps needed to find knowledge and I need to turn my ear towards wisdom, apply my heart to understanding, call out for insight, call out, cry aloud, look for it as treasure and search for it as hidden treasure.

Those aren’t easy things to do.

It’s not ouija Bible or flip a coin to find God’s will – it’s seek and look hard for it as you would look for silver or hidden treasure.

I’ve never really searched for hidden treasure, other than geocaching, so that’s about all I can compare it to.
But it’s easy to get out and look for a couple minutes for a geocache and then give up if we don’t find it right away. Sometimes we might find an easy “park and grab” that takes very little effort to find. But the real reward comes when we search and search and search and find that hidden treasure that’s really worth the effort.

Same with seeking God’s wisdom. Sometimes we might get little nuggets that come easy – those are great and helpful but may not take us very far. But those pieces of wisdom that we really seek out and search for will really make a difference. That’s when we’ll learn the fear and knowledge of the Lord.

I’ll post Brian’s thoughts on the encounter podcast soon. Feel free to share your own in the comments below as well.

Hidden Acres


Leo Lodge
Originally uploaded by Jonathan D. Blundell.

Laurie and I took an afternoon trip to Hidden Acres today. It was the first time I’ve been able to take her out there. We strolled around a bit and saw some of the improvements they’ve made. It’s always nice going back down memory lane with Laurie and showing her some of my hold haunts. We also stopped at a nearby cemetery and church and did a little Geocaching before we headed back to Waxahachie. Enjoy the pictures on Flickr.

Horray for Christian energy drinks

I know Thomas will love this one. Oh brother. A Christian energy drink?!

From the press release that came out last November:

1in3Trinity brings a bold attitude to an existing market, encouraging everyone who purchases their products to live out their faith.

1in3Trinity Launches First Faith Inspired Energy Drink
Southlake, TX, November 28, 2006 –(PR.com)– Faith-inspired company, 1in3Trinity, is proud to announce their latest product extension to their signature, branded line of Christian clothing and accessories. In response to a growing market, 1in3Trinity has launched the first faith-based energy drink under the label 1in3Trinity Energy Drink.
“We are hopeful that 1in3Trinity will change the energy drink landscape,” says Dawn Pencil Marzka, Director of Business Development. “Not only are we offering a great tasting beverage, but an opportunity for the consumer to extend a positive message into the community. We really feel that 1in3Trinity Energy Drink offers positive energy with every sip!”

Check the website so you can get filled up with “positive energy”