why you can fight

The Postman Learns to Fight....

In the climax of the movie, the postman has come to settle the score with his enemy General Bethlehem. The postman, is taunted by the General...

I studied people. I know your problem.
Do you know. . .
. . .why you can't fight?

Because you have nothing to fight for.
You don't care about anything.
You don't value anything.

You don't believe in anything!

What do I believe in...enough to fight imaginations, doubts, despair, failure?

Enough to fight for friends, family, people that I meet?

That the Lamb that was slain may receive the reward of His suffering

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Lion King: Remember Who You Are

Reading Elom's blog, I was reminded the greatest HOPE we have is not what we do, but WHO we are. As a result of that FAITH in our GOD we live a life that gives others HOPE, like Elom and so many others have given me. The order is important: 1) Faith 2) Hope 3) Love

Christ in you, the Hope of Glory (Colossians 1:27).

Thank You Mom

Fran Clay 10/3/1937-12/16/2008

I only shared a part of her life, but much to thank her for. This is the short list I read to her last week:






1. You told me how to hold my fork
2. Made a custom coffee cup for me
3. Taught me how to be honest about mistakes with drinking
4. Showed me how to care about others you didn't know
5. Gave me appreciation for music an beauty
6. Made the dinner plates we use today
7. Drove me to Chapel Hill, the quiet times
8. Sat and talked with me in the morning on the farm
9. Never successfully got me to enjoy basketball (sorry)
10. Art of conversation, which is the art of listening
11. Took me to the dentist, the doctor
12. Gave me adventure
13. Made Picnics in the wicker basket
14. Let Dad live his dreams on the farm, the job and the truck
15. Fed us 19,710 meals, including Thanksgiving, Christmas and Birthdays
16. you always wrote the card, a funny card
17. You broke the chain of alcoholism
18. You endured
19. You bought the groceries week after week
20. Made hot cocoa
21. Made those things with chocolate, marshmello and graham crackers
22. Let us chew tobacco in the house!
23. Made snow cream
24. You forgave us
25. You were forgiven

Hot Chocolate Wisdom

Hot Chocolate

It's not the cup that matters,

Any small person can tell you,

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Identity: Let God remind you every day WHO you are...

When I first came to LifeChurch, they passed out a simple paper bookmark.

Day by day, the evil one takes his shots at us. BUT, if you are a Christian, God's Word say this about your identity:

I am accepted...

I am God's child.
John 1:12
As a disciple, I am a friend of Jesus Christ.
John 15:15
I have been justified.
Romans 5:1
I am united with the Lord, and I am one with Him in spirit.
1 Corinthians 6:17
I have been bought with a price and I belong to God.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
I am a member of Christ's body.
1 Corinthians 12:27
I have been chosen by God and adopted as His child.
Ephesians 1:3-8
I have been redeemed and forgiven of all my sins.
Colossians 1:13-14
I am complete in Christ.
Colossians 2:9-10
I have direct access to the throne of grace through Jesus Christ.
Hebrews 4:14-16


I am secure...

I am free from condemnation.
Romans 8:1-2
I am assured that God works for my good in all circumstances.
Romans 8:28
I am free from any condemnation brought against me and I cannot be separated from the love of God.
Romans 8:31-39
I have been established, anointed and sealed by God.
2 Corinthians 1:21-22
I am hidden with Christ in God.
Colossians 3:1-4
I am confident that God will complete the good work He started in me.
Philippians 1:6
I am a citizen of heaven.
Philippians 3:20
I have not been given a spirit of fear but of power, love and a sound mind.
2 Timothy 1:7
I am born of God and the evil one cannot touch me.
1 John 5:18

I am significant...
I am a branch of Jesus Christ, the true vine, and a channel of His life.
John 15:5
I have been chosen and appointed to bear fruit.
John 15:16
I am God's temple.
1 Corinthians 3:16
I am a minister of reconciliation for God.
2 Corinthians 5:17-21
I am seated with Jesus Christ in the heavenly realm.
Ephesians 2:6
I am God's workmanship.
Ephesians 2:10
I may approach God with freedom and confidence.
Ephesians 3:12
I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.
Philippians 4:13

Forgiveness: Love Dare...Day 25

According to the book, it's the toughest dare....forgiveness.

A rupture that, if not repaired, can prevent a relationship from working. God is serious about forgiveness. He is merciful beyond comprehension, and calls me to that same place by His provision, by his word, and by the prayers of my brothers and sisters in Christ.

In Matt 18:34-35 the kings servant is forgiven his debt, then calls his own debtor for payment. The results are dramatic as that servant is thrown down into prison. God knows forgiveness is the way out of a prison we construct for ourselves, and just as important is the key to releasing others. The trap where we suffer endlessly.

In a liberating way, Love Dare describes that forgiving others doesn't absolve or condone them, it doesn't clear them with God, it just clears me of having to worry about how to punish them. See how that burden is lifted? Now I a free just to Love them (agape, phileo, eros). Last night on our trip at the beach, surrounded by temptations of judgment, we prayed with our boys about this aspect of Messiah's heart, "Father, forgive them". It could have been our prayer, Father, forgive us.

"Vengeance is mine, says the Lord" (Romans 12:9) How I have looked to that verse for comfort, that my enemies would be punished, but now the response can be concern even pity for those who will suffer the consequences, if they don't receive God's mercy. Haven't I received his mercy, far beyond what I could ask or imagine? Haven't you? Shouldn't they?

Great relationships are like great marriages.

"Great marriages are not created by people who never hurt each other, only by people who choose to keep no record of wrongs (1Cor 13:5)"

May Your will be done, Your kingdom come, on Earth as it is in Heaven. Amen