6 With what shall I come before the LORD
and bow down before the exalted God?
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,
with calves a year old?
7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams,
with ten thousand rivers of olive oil?
Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression,
the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
8 He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
And what does the LORD require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God.
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Friday, December 30, 2011
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Lock-In Craziness!!
We all get a little goofy at 2 am.
If you aren't a North Terracer, this is one of my friends Ray. Ray was one of my Lock-In Warriors (meaning he stayed up all night at the lock-in with the students) at Tuesday night's lock-in. Another volunteer, Lora, captured this little gem about 2 am or so.
As I looked through the pictures, which were great, this one caught my eye.
Why? You ask...
Because you've gotta be a little goofy and a lotta crazy to stay up all night with 85 middle and high school students... play laser tag with them at 4 am... play video games with them all night... eat pizza all night... and hang out.
I'm grateful for goofy, fun-loving adults who love to hang out with students.
Thanks to a great group of volunteers who stayed all night:
- Matt A.
- Katie G.
- Megan G.
- Lacey H.
- Lora H.
- Ray H.
- Cory H.
- Megan M.
- Rachel M.
- Tim and Lisa N.
- Todd R.
- Missy F.
- John F.
- Andy K.
- Terril P.
- Christi R.
- Scott and Erin W.
Jim
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Daily Read - December 29, 2011
24
To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before
his glorious presence without fault and with great joy— 25
to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority,
through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore!
Amen.
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Monday, December 26, 2011
A Month Straight...
This picture caught me off guard when I saw it... I've been on this run streak for a whole month. Four weeks straight... Today, I start the 5th week! Awesome!
Not sure how long this is gonna last... but I'm enjoying it when it lasts!
JC
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Friday, December 23, 2011
Monday, December 19, 2011
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Daily Read - December 18, 2011
8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 9
Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the
family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of
sufferings.
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Saturday, December 17, 2011
Daily Read - December 17, 2011
8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 9 Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. 10
Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others,
as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. 11
If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of
God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God
provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ.
To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.
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Friday, December 16, 2011
Daily Read - December 16, 2011
9 But you are a
chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special
possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out
of darkness into his wonderful light. 10
Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you
had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
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Thursday, December 15, 2011
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Daily Read - December 14, 2011
13 Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. 14
Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to
pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. 15
And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the
Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. 16
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so
that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and
effective.
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Daily Read - December 13, 2011
7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
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Monday, December 12, 2011
FEATURE FILM CLIP: Emotional Loss Ends Tri-Valley's Season In Regional F...
Good look at the last game of the Tri-Valley football season... with some interviews by some of this year's leaders!
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Daily Read - December 12, 2011
22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25
But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and
continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they
will be blessed in what they do.
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Sunday, December 11, 2011
Daily Read - December 11, 2011
1
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses,
let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily
entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2
fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the
joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat
down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
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Saturday, December 10, 2011
Daily Read - December 10, 2011
32 And what
more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson
and Jephthah, about David and Samuel and the prophets, 33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, 34
quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword;
whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle
and routed foreign armies. 35
Women received back their dead, raised to life again. There were others
who were tortured, refusing to be released so that they might gain an
even better resurrection. 36 Some faced jeers and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. 37 They were put to death by stoning;
they were sawed in two; they were killed by the sword. They went about
in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated— 38 the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, living in caves and in holes in the ground.
39 These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised, 40 since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.
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39 These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised, 40 since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.
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Friday, December 09, 2011
Daily Read - December 9, 2011
Thursday, December 08, 2011
Daily Read - December 8, 2011
19 Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22
let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full
assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us
from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25
not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but
encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
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Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Daily Read - December 7, 2011
23 Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office; 24 but because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood. 25 Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
26 Such a high priest truly meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens. 27 Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered himself. 28 For the law appoints as high priests men in all their weakness; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.
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26 Such a high priest truly meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens. 27 Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered himself. 28 For the law appoints as high priests men in all their weakness; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.
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Tuesday, December 06, 2011
New Life Worship - Great I Am
Donnie and team introduced us to this song over the weekend in both services! Powerful stuff!
JC
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Daily Read - December 6, 2011
15 For we do not have a
high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have
one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not
sin. 16 Let us then
approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive
mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
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Monday, December 05, 2011
Daily Read - December 5, 2011
12 For the word
of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it
penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it
judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. 13
Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is
uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give
account.
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Saturday, December 03, 2011
Zaney Reindeer 5k - New Personal Record
Well...
The past 10 or so weeks of speed workouts at the track... the tempo runs... the fast runs...
Paid off!
Folks: We have a new personal record in the house! And I finally broke the 23 minute barrier.
Today I ran the Zaney Reindeer 5k at the Vista View Golf Club near Zanesville with my wife and about 50 others. I did well. I felt strong.
Also... I was near the front all race. I finished 7th overall and could see the leaders for most of the race (just couldn't catch them)!
So, the data on the left side of the blog about Personal Records has now been updated!
Now: Winter maintenance mode... slower, time specific easy runs... no more training until about mid-February.
I'm ready for a break from training. Just gonna run to run.
Also, I've been doing the Runner's World Run Streak challenge. Runners were challenged to run everyday between Thanksgiving and New Years. I found out about it a bit late... so I'm 4 days behind. But so far, I have 6 days of running in a row. We'll see how that goes!
JC
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Thursday, December 01, 2011
Daily Read December 1, 2011
2 Preach the word; be
prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with
great patience and careful instruction. 3
For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine.
Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a
great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. 4 They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. 5
But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work
of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry.
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Daily Read November 30, 2011
16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Daily Read November 29, 2011
1 But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. 2
People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud,
abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, 4 treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— 5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.
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Monday, November 28, 2011
Daily Read November 28, 2011
7 For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.
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Monday, November 21, 2011
Daily Read November 21, 2011
12 Don’t let anyone
look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the
believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.
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Sunday, November 20, 2011
Daily Read November 20, 2011
15 Here is a
trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into
the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst. 16
But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of
sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience as an example
for those who would believe in him and receive eternal life. 17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
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Saturday, November 19, 2011
A Game of Inches... A Season of Yards!!
What an amazing season with the Tri-Valley Scottie's football team.
I had the honor of working with the Scotties again this year officially as their chaplain. It was a great year. I had the honor of speaking to them on Thursdays and then leading them in prayer before the game.
This year, we talked through John Wooden's Pyramid of Success. Legendary basketball coach John Wooden outlines 15 traits that define a champion. He talks about traits like hard work, friendship, loyalty, cooperation, enthusiasm, self-control, alertness, initiative, intentness, condition, skill, team spirit, poise, and confidence. All of these blocks work together to build a pyramid of success to the peak of being competitively great.I picked this pyramid specifically because there are 15 blocks. Additionally, there are 15 games of the football season through the state championships. And we almost got through the entire set of 15 blocks this season.
It was a historic season for the Scotties. This year, the Scotties went deeper into the playoffs than ever before. They played for the regional championship (3rd round of the playoffs) and the honor of representing our area in the final four for teams in division II.
Unfortunately, fell a bit short in overtime.
While the season fell literally an inch or two short (on a field goal and overtime scoring opportunities), the team gained yards! The maturity that I've seen grow in these guys has been amazing. They have stepped up and played well in all situations. They have used their God-given abilities to the maximum. Additionally, they maintained a level of class not often seen at the championship level.
After two seasons on the sidelines with the Scotties, I am beginning to build some solid relationships with these guys. While this season may be over, and the sadness that comes along with it, I am already looking forward to next season. Unfortunately some of the personalities (Tyler Collopy, Matt Amicone, Tyler Frick, JT Campbell and others) that I have come to know and love will be absent from that team (because they're seniors), I know that the Scotties will be back, stronger than ever, ready to grow, learn and play better than this year!
Great season Scotties!
(Picture at the top was taken after Tri-Valley won the MVL Championship in front of their home crowd. The additional pictures are from the Times Recorder article on last night's game.)
#InButtermoreWeTrust
Jim
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Daily Read November 19, 2011
15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16
For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth,
visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or
authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
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Friday, November 18, 2011
Daily Read November 18, 2011
12 Not that I
have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I
press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. 13
Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold
of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining
toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
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Thursday, November 17, 2011
Daily Read November 17, 2011
14 Do everything without grumbling or arguing, 15 so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Daily Read November 16, 2011
5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
7 rather, he made himself nothing
by taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
8 And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to death—
even death on a cross!
9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
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6 Who, being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
7 rather, he made himself nothing
by taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
8 And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to death—
even death on a cross!
9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Daily Read November 15, 2011
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the
rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world
and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
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Monday, November 14, 2011
Daily Read Novemeber 14, 2011
1 Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children 2 and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. 3
But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of
any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s
holy people. 4 Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving.
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Sunday, November 13, 2011
Daily Read November 13, 2011
29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
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Saturday, November 12, 2011
Daily Read November 12, 2011
22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; 24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
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Friday, November 11, 2011
Daily Read November 11, 2011
16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
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Thursday, November 10, 2011
Daily Read November 10, 2011
8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
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Wednesday, November 09, 2011
Daily Read November 9, 2011
7 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. 8
Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap
destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will
reap eternal life. 9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.
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Tuesday, November 08, 2011
Daily Read November 8, 2011
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
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Monday, November 07, 2011
Daily Read November 7, 2011
13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. 14 For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” 15 If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.
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Friday, November 04, 2011
Daily Read November 4, 2011
20 I have been
crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The
life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who
loved me and gave himself for me.
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Sunday, October 30, 2011
1000 Mile Club
The 1000 Mile Club!
No, I wasn't a 1000 miles off the ground.
In the year 2011, I've run over 1,000 miles... actually 1,002.23 so far to be exact!
Wow! That's the equivalent of running from Zanesville to Tampa, FL! Again I say: Wow!
When I set out in 2011 (read my running resolutions here), I was shooting to run 750 miles. If my pace stays on track, I'll almost double that!
My current mileage goal... just because I like goals... it gives me something to work towards is 1,201.1 (like 2011 with a 1 on the front) for 2011. That means roughly 100 miles a month or 25 miles a week for the rest of the year. Which is: Do-able!
I'm currently hunting for a new 5k Personal Record. My next race will be the Zaney Reindeer YMCA 5k at Vista View Golf Course. I ran this race with my Mrs and some friends last year. I'm looking forward to running it again and setting a new time. So, my pursuit of a new 5k time is keeping me motivated and moving ahead!
If you want to keep up with my progress, you can find me on RunKeeper (HERE) and Daily Mile (HERE).
Happy Trails Runners!
Jim
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Daily Read October 30, 2011
18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19
that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting
people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of
reconciliation. 20 We are
therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal
through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. 21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
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Saturday, October 29, 2011
Daily Read October 29, 2011
17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!
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Friday, October 28, 2011
Daily Read - October 28, 2011
18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Daily Read October 26, 2011
1 Corinthians 13
New International Version (NIV)
1 Corinthians 13
1 If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10 but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. 11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. 12 For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Daily Read October 25, 2011
4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.
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Monday, October 24, 2011
Daily Read October 24, 2011
1 Corinthians 10:31
31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.
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Sunday, October 23, 2011
Daily Read October 23, 2011
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Daily Read October 22, 2011
24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. 25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. 26 Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. 27 No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.
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Friday, October 21, 2011
Daily Read October 21, 2011
33 “This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel
after that time,” declares the LORD.
“I will put my law in their minds
and write it on their hearts.
I will be their God,
and they will be my people.
34 No longer will they teach their neighbor,
or say to one another, ‘Know the LORD,’
because they will all know me,
from the least of them to the greatest,”
declares the LORD.
“For I will forgive their wickedness
and will remember their sins no more.”
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Thursday, October 20, 2011
Daily Read October 20, 2011
26 Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. 27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 28 God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, 29 so that no one may boast before him. 30 It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. 31 Therefore, as it is written: “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.”
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Daily Read October 19, 2011
7 “But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD,
whose confidence is in him.
8 They will be like a tree planted by the water
that sends out its roots by the stream.
It does not fear when heat comes;
its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought
and never fails to bear fruit.”
9 The heart is deceitful above all things
and beyond cure.
Who can understand it?
10 “I the LORD search the heart
and examine the mind,
to reward each person according to their conduct,
according to what their deeds deserve.”
whose confidence is in him.
8 They will be like a tree planted by the water
that sends out its roots by the stream.
It does not fear when heat comes;
its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought
and never fails to bear fruit.”
9 The heart is deceitful above all things
and beyond cure.
Who can understand it?
10 “I the LORD search the heart
and examine the mind,
to reward each person according to their conduct,
according to what their deeds deserve.”
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Daily Read October 18, 2011
23 This is what the LORD says:
“Let not the wise boast of their wisdom
or the strong boast of their strength
or the rich boast of their riches,
24 but let the one who boasts boast about this:
that they have the understanding to know me,
that I am the LORD, who exercises kindness,
justice and righteousness on earth,
for in these I delight,”
declares the LORD.
“Let not the wise boast of their wisdom
or the strong boast of their strength
or the rich boast of their riches,
24 but let the one who boasts boast about this:
that they have the understanding to know me,
that I am the LORD, who exercises kindness,
justice and righteousness on earth,
for in these I delight,”
declares the LORD.
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Monday, October 17, 2011
Daily Read October 17, 2011
1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
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Sunday, October 16, 2011
Daily Read October 16, 2011
33 Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God!
How unsearchable his judgments,
and his paths beyond tracing out!
34 “Who has known the mind of the Lord?
Or who has been his counselor?”
35 “Who has ever given to God,
that God should repay them?”
36 For from him and through him and for him are all things.
To him be the glory forever! Amen.
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How unsearchable his judgments,
and his paths beyond tracing out!
34 “Who has known the mind of the Lord?
Or who has been his counselor?”
35 “Who has ever given to God,
that God should repay them?”
36 For from him and through him and for him are all things.
To him be the glory forever! Amen.
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Saturday, October 15, 2011
Daily Read October 15, 2011
16 This is what the LORD says:
“Stand at the crossroads and look;
ask for the ancient paths,
ask where the good way is, and walk in it,
and you will find rest for your souls.
But you said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
“Stand at the crossroads and look;
ask for the ancient paths,
ask where the good way is, and walk in it,
and you will find rest for your souls.
But you said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
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Friday, October 14, 2011
Daily Read October 14, 2011
12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, 13 for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
14 How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? 15 And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
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14 How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? 15 And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
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Thursday, October 13, 2011
Daily Read October 13, 2011
8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,”
declares the LORD.
9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
10 As the rain and the snow
come down from heaven,
and do not return to it
without watering the earth
and making it bud and flourish,
so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,
11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth:
It will not return to me empty,
but will accomplish what I desire
and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.
neither are your ways my ways,”
declares the LORD.
9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
10 As the rain and the snow
come down from heaven,
and do not return to it
without watering the earth
and making it bud and flourish,
so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,
11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth:
It will not return to me empty,
but will accomplish what I desire
and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Daily Read October 12, 2011
1 Who has believed our message
and to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot,
and like a root out of dry ground.
He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him,
nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.
3 He was despised and rejected by mankind,
a man of suffering, and familiar with pain.
Like one from whom people hide their faces
he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.
4 Surely he took up our pain
and bore our suffering,
yet we considered him punished by God,
stricken by him, and afflicted.
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,
and by his wounds we are healed.
6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
each of us has turned to our own way;
and the LORD has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.
7 He was oppressed and afflicted,
yet he did not open his mouth;
he was led like a lamb to the slaughter,
and as a sheep before its shearers is silent,
so he did not open his mouth.
8 By oppression and judgment he was taken away.
Yet who of his generation protested?
For he was cut off from the land of the living;
for the transgression of my people he was punished.
9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked,
and with the rich in his death,
though he had done no violence,
nor was any deceit in his mouth.
10 Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer,
and though the LORD makes his life an offering for sin,
he will see his offspring and prolong his days,
and the will of the LORD will prosper in his hand.
11 After he has suffered,
he will see the light of life and be satisfied;
by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many,
and he will bear their iniquities.
12 Therefore I will give him a portion among the great,
and he will divide the spoils with the strong,
because he poured out his life unto death,
and was numbered with the transgressors.
For he bore the sin of many,
and made intercession for the transgressors.
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and to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot,
and like a root out of dry ground.
He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him,
nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.
3 He was despised and rejected by mankind,
a man of suffering, and familiar with pain.
Like one from whom people hide their faces
he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.
4 Surely he took up our pain
and bore our suffering,
yet we considered him punished by God,
stricken by him, and afflicted.
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,
and by his wounds we are healed.
6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
each of us has turned to our own way;
and the LORD has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.
7 He was oppressed and afflicted,
yet he did not open his mouth;
he was led like a lamb to the slaughter,
and as a sheep before its shearers is silent,
so he did not open his mouth.
8 By oppression and judgment he was taken away.
Yet who of his generation protested?
For he was cut off from the land of the living;
for the transgression of my people he was punished.
9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked,
and with the rich in his death,
though he had done no violence,
nor was any deceit in his mouth.
10 Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer,
and though the LORD makes his life an offering for sin,
he will see his offspring and prolong his days,
and the will of the LORD will prosper in his hand.
11 After he has suffered,
he will see the light of life and be satisfied;
by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many,
and he will bear their iniquities.
12 Therefore I will give him a portion among the great,
and he will divide the spoils with the strong,
because he poured out his life unto death,
and was numbered with the transgressors.
For he bore the sin of many,
and made intercession for the transgressors.
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Tribute To Steve Jobs
Daily Read October 11, 2011
31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? 33 Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. 34 Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36 As it is written: “For your sake we face death all day long;
we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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Monday, October 10, 2011
Daily Read October 10, 2011
1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. 3 For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in the flesh, 4 in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
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Sunday, October 09, 2011
Daily Read October 9, 2011
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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Saturday, October 08, 2011
Daily Read October 8, 2011
6 You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
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Friday, October 07, 2011
Daily Read October 7, 2011
22 This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
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Thursday, October 06, 2011
Daily Read October 6, 2011
1 “Here is my servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen one in whom I delight;
I will put my Spirit on him,
and he will bring justice to the nations.
2 He will not shout or cry out,
or raise his voice in the streets.
3 A bruised reed he will not break,
and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.
In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;
4 he will not falter or be discouraged
till he establishes justice on earth.
In his teaching the islands will put their hope.”
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my chosen one in whom I delight;
I will put my Spirit on him,
and he will bring justice to the nations.
2 He will not shout or cry out,
or raise his voice in the streets.
3 A bruised reed he will not break,
and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.
In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;
4 he will not falter or be discouraged
till he establishes justice on earth.
In his teaching the islands will put their hope.”
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Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Courageous (2011) - Official Trailer [HD]
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
Daily Read October 4, 2011
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. 17 For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
Making a Plan...
I just finished my first marathon (26.2 miles) on Saturday... like 5 days ago. But for the past couple of days, I've felt aimless in my running thinking about where to go in the next few months. I should be resting and enjoying the victory of completing my first marathon. And I am... I am enjoying it on vacation.
But I'm also thinking about what's next. I hate to not know what's next.
While we were in Dayton, Jackie and I were thinking about what's next. She suggested that maybe we try to tackle the Bank of America Chicago Marathon next fall. Which sounded great to me... I'd like to knock it off my bucket list of races (I'd like to knock Chicago, New York and eventually Boston off my list).
But taking on Chicago in October of next year left a gap in my racing year.
Then this morning, while on vacation, my friend Donnie suggested that maybe we should try tackling the Capital City Half-Marathon on May 5, 2012. I thought, "Sounds good to me!"
So... Here's my plan for the rest of the year and 2/3 of 2012...
1. Finish my reverse taper and get myself back up to full speed again. That should take me a couple of weeks, if I'm patient with myself... which might be hard.
2. Following the reverse taper, I'd like to hit my 5k time hard in preparation for a Turkey Trot. My current 5k time stands at 23m 25s. I'd like to see it drop down to about 22 minutes. That'd be 7m 04s miles... setting me up to bust the 21 minute mark... maybe 20 minute mark next summer.
3. Finish the 2011 year strong... racking up 1,200 miles (currently I've got a little more 900). That would be 300 miles over the next 3 months.
4. Hit the training hard for the Capital City Half Marathon starting in about January. My current half time stands at 2h 3m 52s. I'd like to hit it hard... hill workouts... speed workouts... push my half time well below 2 hours.
5. Use the Cap City Half as a strong training ground for the Chicago Marathon next fall! Train hard and shoot to break below the 4 hour mark.
Ambitious??
Maybe.
But it's a plan. And I'm excited to have a plan. Now, we'll have to see if we can pull it off.
Jim
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Monday, September 19, 2011
Air Force Full Marathon recap!
Wow! What a weekend!It flew by so fast. I knew that it would but I wish that it hadn't. It was a great weekend. I learned a few things about my running, myself and running marathons. But isn't that the point.
First off, the weather was perfect. It was 53 degrees at the start with some light clouds overhead and it warmed up to about 70. As the sun came up, the Air Force treated us with the first flyover by the new B-1 Lancer bomber! It was incredible and made me feel like I could run 5 minute miles.
Problem was... it was early. And I should have known better. about mile 18/19, it started to catch up with me. So did the 4.15 pace group that I had passed earlier... as did the 4.20 group about mile 23. But I hung in there. My last 10k, I clipped off about 10:20 minute miles... but honestly, that was about all that I could muster.
After the race, I sat down because I was wiped. Jackie saw me finish and I saw her which was incredible as well. The post-race food was a little "eh" (pizza and chips... I was looking for bagels, yogurt, apples... something else). But it was food... so I ate it!
Overall, I was pleased with my finish time. For my first marathon, I wasn't sure what to expect. I wanted to beat 4:30... but would have really liked to have beaten 4:15... but it just wasn't to be. I settle for 4:22:29 (my Garmin had 4:22:33... check out the data here)!
A couple of thoughts... some likes and didn't likes about the marathon.
Likes:-It was a very flat course. I knew that going in... that's part of the reason why I choose this marathon... what's flatter than an Air Force base. But it made it easier to be sure that I would finish.
-The military personnel (that were everywhere) were very encouraging! Fun to see those guys out there encouraging us... and some running.
-The museum was open to us following the race! Fun stuff!
-The race atmosphere was electric. Maybe it was because it was my first, but it felt really alive!
-The flyovers all day were a great addition. Added some adrenaline when I needed it most!
Dislikes:
-There were a couple of stretches of the race that were on the runway strips... for over a mile. That's a long time to run in a straight line.
-The parking was plentiful and free... but it was literally a half a mile to 3/4 of a mile away. When you've just run 26.2 miles, the last thing that I wanted to do was walk to find the car.
-A lack of a viable shower option was no good. They provided the option. But you had to walk the 1/2 to 3/4 miles to get your stuff... then walk back... then wait for a shuttle (which was on a 30 to 45 minute cycle) to pick you up. No bueno!
-I really missed the crowds. The crowd at the Flying Pig was amazing! They were going nuts for 13.1 miles. Aside from miles 8-10, we really didn't have any crowd support. I missed the crowds a lot... there were long stretches of quietly doing work. Would have been nice to have more crowd support... but you can't let a ton of folks on the base.
All in all.. it was a great weekend. I loved the experience. I love the medal (I'll post it's picture tomorrow). I loved the run. Can't wait to do it again!!
Jim
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