Well… as always it has been a while since I posted anything personal. Lots to say but not much to say. I just removed the header image that I liked so much to give this site a less personal touch. Hopefully over the next few weeks as time allows I will be able to place a different header … less personal and just for fun.

BTW – I am terribly (in a good way) excited to be taking two courses in preparation to entering into a MTh program. One of them is Exegesis which is so but so much fun. I feel my heart tingling (is that possible) with excitement everytime I am doing my homework. To be honest with you I don’t know how I ever made it through life without what I am learning on this course (actually I do know… it is by God’s grace and His provision of good, sound and Godly teachers). Exegesis is both basic and critical. I am loving every moment and I can’t wait to learn a little more about it.

As you may recall it was a Hermeneutics course about a year and a half that put the bug to learn and study the Word of God in a different, deeper, more serious level.

From time to time I may post some homework up on the site… the only problem is that the levelling courses I am taking are actually all in Spanish.

“if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” http://bible.us/2Chr7.14.NIV

(We are now on Day 25…  but the sentiment remains)
We are on the third day of a 40 day fast.  So far I am not going all the way but I am trying to be sensitive to what the Lord may ask of me.  I am giving up caffeine and all meats but want to do more.  I desire a closeness that I currently don’t have…

The whole idea of ‘healing our land’ has been ringing in my heart for a few weeks now and I feel this fast to be the perfect time to seek God and ask Him to do just that.  What needs healing?

My land.
I want this heart and this life (and my family and my church) to be productive and bear much fruit for the Lord.  For this the land needs to be healthy…

Let’s see what it all means.

“But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? Man does not know its value, Nor is it found in the land of the living. The deep says, ‘It is not in me’; And the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’ It cannot be purchased for gold, Nor can silver be weighed for its price. It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, In precious onyx or sapphire. Neither gold nor crystal can equal it, Nor can it be exchanged for jewelry of fine gold. No mention shall be made of coral or quartz, For the price of wisdom is above rubies. The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it, Nor can it be valued in pure gold. “From where then does wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding? It is hidden from the eyes of all living, And concealed from the birds of the air. Destruction and Death say, ‘We have heard a report about it with our ears.’ God understands its way, And He knows its place. For He looks to the ends of the earth, And sees under the whole heavens, To establish a weight for the wind, And apportion the waters by measure. When He made a law for the rain, And a path for the thunderbolt, Then He saw wisdom and declared it; He prepared it, indeed, He searched it out. And to man He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, And to depart from evil is understanding.’ ” http://bible.us/Job28.12.NKJV

Another beautiful passage from the book of Job.   The question… where can wisdom be found is answered here for us.

How many times have you desires of been seeking wisdom?   Wisdom is different than knowledge and cannot be acquired… it is given to is instead.

“He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth on nothing. He binds up the water in His thick clouds, Yet the clouds are not broken under it. He covers the face of His throne, And spreads His cloud over it. He drew a circular horizon on the face of the waters, At the boundary of light and darkness. The pillars of heaven tremble, And are astonished at His rebuke. He stirs up the sea with His power, And by His understanding He breaks up the storm. By His Spirit He adorned the heavens; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent. Indeed these are the mere edges of His ways, And how small a whisper we hear of Him! But the thunder of His power who can understand?” http://bible.us/Job26.7.NKJV

Just wanted to quote this from my morning readings.   We are left in awe at His power and might.   The amazing thing is that His love is just as great.   In fact He is love and He cares for each one of us in the personal and intimate way.

Think about that…  He who hung the earth on nothing is interested in you.   Not social media you…  not work you…  just YOU.   Just as you are.

So I have started a new section that I have titled incorrectly as – Articles.  As of right now it only contains the notes (in Spanish) of the sermon I shared at our church on August 22, 2010 (Separados de Mi nada podeis hacer).  Perhaps more writings and longer posts will populate that area in the near and not so near future.

As I look at the current theme I am using I want to change it more and more… I just like my header picture too much and don’t want to spend the time having to crop it and fix it and make it just the right size… hopefully soon enough.

Was thinking of doing something with this at church this evening. We want to encourage all of our kids to memorize and know the books of the Bible and this could be used for the launch.