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To be God, or to be God's.

To be God, or to be God’s.

This morning on the front porch I sat with my dog Sami coffee in hand, energized, contemplating the day and thinking about yesterday. The morning rush had begun and the cars swished by every few moments. The air was still and cleansed by the morning dew. The morning sunlight reflected off everything and everywhere, even those places that seem too remote to ever see the bright morning star.

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Book Review: Five Love Languages

For years I’ve heard people tell me that I should read the The Five Love Languages by Dr. Gary Chapman. I don’t know why it took me so long, but I’m glad I finally had an opportunity to listen to the Audio book edition.

His insight and knowledge on the subject of love is grounded years of experience in family counseling. His stories and no nonsense advice was presented in an easy to understand,…

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In Tecate, Day 6 update

A friend of mine shared this on Facebook and since I am in Mexico working with the families and children here, in peace and harmony, I think everyone should hear what he said:

While the rest of the country discusses and fights for rights, ill-treatment and family problems between two countries, we are in the border town of tecate, where thousands of Mexicans and Americans cross daily from this…

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Tecate Family Mission - The First Day

Tecate Family Mission – The First Day

Today we all arrived on schedule in San Diego, all 28 of us, and packed the cars and headed for In-n-Out Burger, Target, and then the boarder. The greetings at the airport were filled with greetings of old friends and making new ones.

Once we were all gathered, fed, had last minute purchases, and made it across the boarder we were instantly transported into another world. The impact even after…

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#Family Mission #Joey Potter Missions #Tecate

Preparing for Tecate

Today I started my first official day of vacation. I’m on Hilton Head Island with extended family enjoying the beach and sun. Its an annual trip for us and amost always lands the week before my annual mission to Tecate.

I started the Tecate trip 6 years ago. It’s hard to believe it has already been 6 years, but it has been the best 6 years of my life. The blessings that I have experienced…

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Why did Jesus wash Judas' Feet?

Why did Jesus wash Judas’ Feet?

On Sunday, Pastor Doug asked the question, “Why did Jesus wash Judas’ feet?”

Jesus knew who he was, that he had all authority. Everything about what he did here was contrary to what our culture. Yet he stepped down in humility into the role of the lowest servant and washed his disciples feet.

Jesus knew Judas would betray him. He knew that in just a few hours, Judas would come with armed…

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Birthdays

Today I turned 51. I’ve officially traversed over the Hill and started down the other side as they say.

This past year has been one of taking inventory and figuring out what in my life has value and what doesn’t. With fifty one years comes a little wisdom and this is something that is meant to be shared on the street corners for people to hear.

As a young boy I had a basketball coach that not…

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Apple Things and Apple Thoughts

Here I sit in the middle of an Apple orchard with a million apples and what seems like as many people. Who would have ever guessed that there were so many varieties. Just like people each one comes with it’s own character.

Some are hard. Others are soft. Some were hard but have softened with time. Some are red. Some are yellow. Some are green and some are a mix of colors all at the same time.…

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To Lead or to Follow

A good leader knows that it's not about being out in front of the team. It's about bringing the team along for the ride.

This past Friday, I was fortunate enough to attend the Live 2 Lead conference and subsequently spent the weekend working with our church‘s youth at our Fall Retreat. We talked a lot about following. So in the span of the last 4 days, I spent a lot of time thinking about what it is to lead and what it is to follow.

Several years ago my wife came upon Sami. She’s a mini-dachshund that was…

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Computer Integrated Thought

Every since I began to learn about computer networking I’ve been fascinated by the concept of connecting people together like we connect computers. For those of you who know me professionally, you know I spend my time helping organizations connect or integrate computer systems, essentially forming a bridge between them to make them operate on specific problems as a single unit.

Early in my…

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Starting a Party

Are you going to join the party?

There are birthdays, baptisms, graduations, weddings, baby showers, parties, conferences and funerals. We all have events in our lives that are important. At each of these events we find people, some we know well and others we will come to know. We share time, memories, food, and drinks.

A few Sundays ago was youth takeover Sunday at our church. Although I serve the youth in my church I…

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The Modern Day god

Birmingham, Alabama. It’s in the middle of the Bible belt, but on a trip there, I heard about this massive iron statue that is an iconic symbol of the city. It’s a statue of Vulcan, the Roman god of volcanoes and/or metal working.

As I saw the massive statue I contemplated, what would drive an artist to construct such a massive iron work? Was it a compulsion, eccentricity, a grand idea that got…

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Camille

There was a time when I looked at the sky and wondered where something so beautiful came from. I laid down on a royal green carpet of grass containing every imaginable thing made from sand, rocks, sticks, leaves and pine needles. The warm air filled my body and shifted my locks under the swaying pine trees and the bright sun. Creatures real and imagined filled my kingdom including ants, frogs,…

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Exodus 20:22-24

And the Lord said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel: You saw for yourselves that I spoke to you from heaven. Remember, you must not make any idols of silver or gold to rival me.

“Build for me an altar made of earth, and offer your sacrifices to me—your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats, and your cattle. Build my altar wherever I cause my name to be remembered, and I will come to you and bless you.

Early in the morning we gathered together and were divided into pairs. Without speaking we would use the next 30 minutes to build an altar using whatever materials were available on the ground. Each pair ventured out into the area. Some stayed close to the church. Others continued further out.

There are numerous times when altars were built in times past. I couldn’t help but remember Abraham’s journey up the mountain with Issac, and the altars of many others in the Old Testament. Not all the altars were to God. Some were to other gods.

There were 450 prophets of Baal who when challenged by Elijah spent the day sacrificing and cutting themselves while waiting for their god to simply accept their sacrifice. Then Elijah made his sacrifice to God and had the people quench his altar 3 times with water so that the trenches around it were filled. When he called on God everything was instantly consumed with fire. Not a drop of water remained. That day the 450 prophets of Baal were put to death. Their lives were ended because they served a false god.

Where have we made altars? In a real sense we build altars every day. We spend our lives sacrificing for something every minute of every day.

Some of that time might be spent sacrificing on the altar of family. Some of that time could be spent on the altar of success and/or money. Some spent on the altar of pleasure and comforts. Those choices dictate what we are sacrificing for and all of these things yield temporary results.

What kind of altar have you built and who are you building it to?

I challenge you to go out early in the morning and build an altar. Contemplate on what and who you are living for. Is it for the one who sacrificed everything for you or are you living for yourself?

What will you gain from those sacrifices? Is it temporary or permanent?

On the dreaded altar of Golgotha, Jesus made a sacrifice and paid with his life for you to live. Then, though he was dead, raised himself up again because he is the one true God.

Don’t make the mistake of making sacrifices to gods that have no power, that care nothing for you and will only steal your life. Instead choose the one true God, the one who loved you enough to die for you and has offered you an eternal life if you would accept his gift to you.

An Altar Exodus 20:22-24 And the Lord said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel: You saw for yourselves that I spoke to you from heaven.

Being Intentional

It was well after midnight. As I laid in bed, I just couldn’t calm my mind. Maybe it was the fact that I had 4 cups of coffee in the morning instead of my regular two. I should be tired after having stayed up until 2:30am the night before and driving home from our family beach vacation. I got up early to complete some gifts in my woodshop, ran several errands and packed for my trip to…

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