Day One the Daniel Fast
January 23, 2012
This has been a tough day for me. I’ve had a caffeine head-ache all day. I expected that but I didn’t expect that my whole body would feel weak.
This has been a tough day for me. I’ve had a caffeine head-ache all day. I expected that but I didn’t expect that my whole body would feel weak.
Several years ago I came across a writing by William Rees titled $3 of God please. I shared this as a part of my message Sunday. I’ve attached the message here if you want to read, cause_normal_isnt_working.docx “I would like to buy three dollars worth of God, please.
Does it seem odd to you that the Creator of the universe chose to be born in the most humble setting imaginable? Don’t picture the last nativity you saw. It was probably in a cave.
I took my two and one-half year old grandson, Landon, to see Christmas lights recently. One of the displays had syncopated lights to a TSO tune. Landon was in awe.
You may not be aware of the many ways that Indian Creek Community Church is a source of joy to others around the nation. When you give to the ministry at Indian Creek we regularly pass on a portion of what you give to ministries in our city, our nation and around the world who extend our mission to help people find their way back to God and become like Jesus. We choose partners that share our vision for ministry and with whom we have ongoing relationship.
When Belinda and I moved to Olathe to launch Indian Creek, we didn’t expect other pastors and churches to be excited we were coming. But we were surprised at the sniping and cold shoulders we received. A lot has changed since then. I am thrilled with the progress in KC.
Tomorrow Belinda and I are going to a Citywide Prayer event to discuss and pray about how to more effectively reach our city, Kansas City, for Christ. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about that and the journey we’ve been on and I want to capture some of it before we go. To give you a perspective on what we’ve experienced allow me to tell you about the journey I’ve participated in to get to what I believe today.
Tonight Belinda and I sat down together and watched the 1 hour 20 min special on the life of Steve Jobs here is the link on my iPad2 and marveled at the legacy he leaves. I’ve been a PC guy most of my adult life. I thought I couldn’t afford the more expensive Apple products and I believed they were more hype than substance.
On October 10 I had a double hernia surgery. The recovery has been slower than I hoped and it has taught me a few things. I realize that many people live with pain continually and my respect for them went up a ton.
Life is full of the unexpected.I’m sharing my personal experience with you because I know you care and I need your help.Recently my doctor informed me that I have a hernia and need surgery right away. This unexpected surgery caused many of my plans to change. I intended to go to China in three weeks to lead a Project Partner trip to deliver resources to our Chinese partners to rebuild Yin Lee’s school.