Profound and Sometimes Preposterous Ponderings of Pete

Lord, We know that your definition of good often is not ours.  Our definition would include Shannon and Zack being healed and restored.  We are fervently praying that this would be one of those times that they coincide! Your adopted son, Pete

Dear God, Please heal Zack Lindley!  Please comfort Rob, Stacy, Adam, and Christian as well as the rest of the Lindley family.  Lord, we know that accidents happen and we know that you can turn tragedy into miracles.  We ask that you would perform a miracle for Zack.  We do not ask that you would change your plan whatever that may be but we do ask that if it is within that plan, that Zack be healed and restored.  As with all that we can, we place our faith in you and not anything we can or cannot do and we pray this in your name, Jesus Christ, amen.

"Christmas is the time of year for giving." "Jesus is the Reason for the Season." Plus others.  Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.  This is true.  It is a tradition of man.  This is also true.  Historically, the date was picked to coincide with the winter solstice in order to ease conversion of pagans to Christianity. Also true. Depression, suicide, greed, avarice are especially rampant during the Christmas season. Why?  Jesus Christ was the greatest gift given to those of mankind who accept his gift, epitomizing God's love for us. He was selfless in sacrificing his life.  If we truly celebrate this gift by giving gifts to others why are so many people unhappy, depressed, etc. at this time of year? The reason is apparent.  People are looking for their happiness, their self worth, their life meaning within a tradition.  Christmas cannot, and will never provide that for anyone.  Nor will the church, nor will eliminating Christ from C

Some days I want to throw in the towel, some days my life seems a foul. Some days it seems that all is lost, like the fight I fight is not worth the cost. It is these days when there is no hope, no strength to breath or even cope, When God's glory shines ever so bright, My lord, my savior steps in to fight. Regardless of the past or where I've been, my mistakes, my pride and all of my sin. It saddens me, and he even more, that I waited to call till I was on the floor. Relying on myself to stand in the gap, Only to fall into Satan's death trap. Even though my heart has been torn to pieces, my armor smashed into dents and creases, I turn on my back and look up to the cross, My beginning, my end, my driver of dross. There my lord holds out his hand, lifts me to my feet so that I can stand. I am humbled again  by his amazing grace. And tears flow freely down my face. My trials and my pain melt away, and in his power, I will fight another day.

Along with people who try and beat emergency vehicles are those people who refuse to get out of your way when you are trying to pull over.  Some of them even get made at you and beep at you!  These jerks don't realize that someone they love could very well be in that emergency vehicle.  Worse, it could be someone I love.