2:114 – The Needs Of The One Outweigh The Needs Of The Group…Sometimes #faithbites #faithjourney needs You may be reading this title and think I have the say wrong. That it should be the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few or the one. I always think of the scene in Star Trek II, where Spock and […]
2:113 – But I Didn’t Make The Mess #faithbites #faithjourney mess This morning my eldest came into the kitchen with kool-aid on her pajamas, telling me it spilled on her and the couch. I told her to clean it up and then stain stick her PJs. She said she didn’t make the mess so she shouldn’t have to clean it. […]
2:112 – How Do You Pray? #faith bites #faithjourney how If you’ve read #faithbites more than once, you will notice that I also end with a prayer. For some, prayer is as easy as saying hi to a friend. For others, it is very difficult. Lately, I have been listening to Known Legacy – By Dad’s For Dad’s, podcast. The […]
2:111 – He Has Risen. He Has Risen Indeed #faithbites #faithbites risen Today is Easter Sunday. The day when we belief that Jesus rose from the dead. The tomb was empty and promises fufiled. If He didn’t rise again, then all his promises and the entire story of the Bible would be false. But we believe he has risen. I […]
2:110 – I Err. I Learn. I’m Forgiven. #faithbites #faithjourney err Happy Holy Saturday. The day in between the darkness and sadness of Good Friday and the jubilation of Easter Sunday. Yesterday, I wrote about God Friday and made a mistake. I said that “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani” means “It is finished”. I wrote that even when I clearly said […]
2:109 – It Is Finished…Or Is It? #faithbites #faithjourney finished Today is Good Friday, a day when we remember Jesus’s death on the cross. We mourn for his loss, but we call it good because of his sacrifice, we are saved. Before his last breath, Jesus said “It is finished”. How could it be finished if we are still sinful? […]
2:108 – Goal: World’s Most Okayest Dad #faithbites #faithjourney Okayest We see shirts all the time that say World’s Best Mom or World’s Greatest Dad. It makes us think we have to be perfect to be a great parent. Today, while listening to Known Legacy Podcast, I learned a new swear word: The Christian F Word: FINE. We are broken, […]
2:107 – But Mom, I Don’t Wanna #faithbites #faithjourney wanna How many times as a kid did you say something along the lines of “Mom (or Dad) I don’t wanna do X,Y, or Z?” Maybe it was chores or homework or playing with a sibling. As an adult how many times do you think to yourself “I don’t wanna A,B, […]
2:106 – Each Lesson You Don’t Learn Gets Harder #faithbites #faithjourney lesson Do any of you play those mindless games where you have to match objects and they disappear? After you do really well you get bonuses that make the levels easier, but when you fail you lose the bonuses. So now you are on a hard level without any […]
2:105 – I Want A New Car, But… #faithbites #faithjourney car I dropped my beat up car at the shop to get repairs from the car accident at the end if last month. I was expecting a small rental car, but instead they gave me a brand new Mitsubishi Outlander. This car has all the bells, whistles, and everything in […]