http://sardisswansea.org/blog Comments About Life In Christ Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:56:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A couple of weeks ago we studied Ephesians 1:7-8. We talked about how getting our minds around the fact that we are redeemed (bought out of slavery to sin) by the blood of Jesus Christ would change the way we lived our everyday lives. I was challenged by our study ... http://sardisswansea.org/blog/2010/04/23/we-are-redeemed/ As I have spent some time preparing for various Easter ministry opportunities I began to see very clearly how much Jesus Christ's resurrection changed the lives of His followers. I'm not talking about a little change. I am talking about a drastic whole worldview change in just a matter of ... http://sardisswansea.org/blog/2010/03/29/thinking-about-easter/ Have you ever been so upset about something that you just can't get it off of your mind? Have you ever felt your heart breaking and at the same time you are so upset you just can't forget about the reason you are so upset? Well, If you have you ... http://sardisswansea.org/blog/2010/03/18/boy-am-i-mad/ I just published this weeks blog less than a minute ago when I realized I didn't continue the Wilderness Praying blog from last week. I figured I'd better not leave you all hanging. I finished last week's blog like this..."By the way, if you are thinking you don’t have time ... http://sardisswansea.org/blog/2010/03/10/wilderness-praying-part-2/ Most of you know that Kathy and I have a puppy in our home. She was a Christmas gift from my daughter Kelly. Her antics have caused us much laughter and frustrations over the last few months. One thing that has really stood out to me as I have watched ... http://sardisswansea.org/blog/2010/03/10/puppy-wisdom/ I've recently been studying Jesus' prayer life for our Wed. night prayer service. Luke 5:16 really captured my attention. Luke records, "But Jesus Himself would often slip away to the wilderness and pray." When I read this verse, a Wilderness Leadership Training trip I took a number of years ago ... http://sardisswansea.org/blog/2010/03/04/wilderness-praying/ I was watching "Nightly News with Brian Williams the other night. He has been running a series of stories titled "Making A Difference" for a number of weeks now. These stories are great! They tell of ordinary people who have done extraordinary things for others in their community. There are ... http://sardisswansea.org/blog/2009/12/18/making-a-difference/ Lexi was nervous as she lined up on the starting line for her second State Cross-Country meet. She was so scared that she was shaking. I pulled her of the line and told her that she had a job to do. She had a race to run that required all ... http://sardisswansea.org/blog/2009/12/08/the-race/ Most every evening Kathy and I take a long walk together. Its become such a family tradition that our dog Emma goes nuts when she hears the dishes being put away because she knows she gets to go also. I've been doing some study in Ephesians and Paul brings ... http://sardisswansea.org/blog/2009/11/05/walking-together/ This week is going to be a very busy week. We are getting ready to move to Swansea, SC and begin a new chapter of our lives. I just received some info that is going to add a lot of stress to this week. : ) I just found out ... http://sardisswansea.org/blog/2009/11/02/what-should-i-do/