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Super Tuesday

20120306-082013.jpgYeah, it’s Super Tuesday! If you live in one of those states, use your right to vote today.

But really, we need to find another reason to call today Super Tuesday besides just lots of elections going on. Somewhere, there is something that makes this day really appropriate to be called a Super Tuesday.

I immediately thought of Psalm 118, but decided that is a little overused, and kept thinking, what else makes today super? What even supersedes that facts that God himself made the day?

How about this?

14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14

yeah, that’s pretty super!

Enjoy the Day!

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Presence and Praise, and Fruit

It’s Friday!  Yeah.

I have been thinking a lot this week about being present and oddly enough trying to understand God’s presence.  That’s a little deeper theology then this blog usually goes into. ( Not, saying that this is a shallow and touchy feeling blog – but is it?) It was these Psalm that led me there

Psalm 100 (NIV)

A psalm. For giving grateful praise.

1 Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.
2 Worship the LORD with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.
3 Know that the LORD is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his;
we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
5 For the LORD is good and his love endures forever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations.

Later in the week, I found this video from one of my favorite contemporary teachers – Francis Chan.  Take a look, i think it’s 4 minutes well spent and is pretty motivating, especially for me this week.

Catalyst Atlanta 2011 | Francis Chan from Catalyst on Vimeo.

The gist of the video – without our God, we can do nothing. Hm, I think having some connection there might just be a good thing.

I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5 English Standard Version (©2001)

Enjoy the weekend! and Stay in his presence.

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Annual Review

Yesterday I had half of my performance review for the year.  I say half because in the middle my manager had to leave briskly to attend a leadership excellence meeting.  Something about that is ironic.  The message however, in the part that did happen was good!  Yeah!!!!

So anyway, that got me thinking.  What if the Christ had an annual performance review with us.  I wonder what he would say?  For some reason I think it might go something like this:

“Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.” John 8:11

What else do you think he might say?

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Cyber Monday SALE

You know that here at the Daily Buffet would could not let Cyber Monday pass without a great sale.  So we are going to offer the same sale as last year!

That’s right, today only, and just like last year, we are offering FREE Shipping on all orders from the Daily Buffet! Just enter JESUSSAVES at check out and you will get free shipping on all orders. (or just subscribe to the mailing list and you will get a free delivery everyday!) Who can pass that up?

I mean what a great day – it’s ok to shop at work.   Weeks ago I marked my calendar with “No Meetings Here” from 8 through 1pm today.  What a great day.  Well, actually, I marked my calendar because the braces are coming off my oldest this morning!  (More about that later this week!)

So anyway, enjoy the day, find the deals that you need of whatever it is you need, stay focused on your work, and don’t be too greedy.

But ultimately, remember the best deal that is available each and every day.

 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:16-17 New International Version (NIV)

If you have taken advantage of this free offer, let it continually impact the way you live. If not, this day of deals could be a day to consider this incredible offer!

 

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The Importance of Keys

I know it’s a Monday.  Not only is it a Monday, but it’s a Monday with a full moon.  How do I know this you say.  Well, let me recount the ways.

After a surprisingly non eventful start to the day, Amy and the boys went off to work.  Following suit, I prepared my self for a day at the ol’ milestone, feed the cats, loading my bags for the post-work activities into my truck and reached in my pocket for my keys.

Except  they were not there.  Nor were they on the nightstand, of the kitchen counter, or my desk.  no, they were in Amy’s purse – that was in Amy’s classroom at Amy’s school.

Not only that, but remember last week when I had no power ( yes Ben, I had no POWER!!!, and it went out again last night!!!! – I think I have moved to a third world country).  Anyway,  remember last week, when I had no power, and no laptop.  You do!  great, because the laptop problem has returned.

So, here I sit, at home, with a laptop complaining about a hard drive it can’t read, and two , count them two cars in the garage which I cannot start, because I have no keys.

Well, actually, I do have one key – I have a key to the car Amy drove to work today.

Oh, it’s Monday!!!

So, what does this have to do about anything, apart from my complaining?  Well, I think it shows how important something foundational or something essential is to the whole works.  Without  a key those vehicles are just big hunks of steel.  Although they are completely functional, they are missing the one element that keeps them going.  It sort of reminds me of these words from John 15:5, which we will put in Red letters

   5“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5New International Version (NIV)

The Christ himself says that he is really the key to you running properly, otherwise, you are just sitting in the garage!

Also I think this is gentle reminder about how to handle something we all deal with everyday – anxiety.  In the end, this whole deal this morning is actually a small thing.  I do have a 11ish appointment that I should be present in the office for, and I do need to get this laptop fixed, which again requires heading to the office, but in the end, being anxious and worrying will not help at all.

 22 Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. 23 For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. 24 Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! 25 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life? 26 Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest? Luke 12 NIV

 

So, Stay Calm and keep hold of the Key!