My Dad

Posted by Doug on Feb 6, 2012 in ALL POSTS, Most Recent Posts | 5 comments

Today is my 52nd Birthday.  My daughter Amber over at Fat Girl Runs posted this blog about me…

I thought I’d share it with my readers. Be sure to scroll down to the before/after pics

Enjoy

Spontaneous Testimony

Posted by Doug on Jan 9, 2012 in ALL POSTS, Most Recent Posts | 2 comments

Sunday’s teaching on 1-7-12, did not start off as I had planned. After an encouraging word from one of our elders, I decided to piggy-back off of her “word” – and share a bit of what was happening in my life. The next 7 minutes and 15 seconds is what happened next.

the role of the wife

Posted by Doug on Jan 5, 2012 in ALL POSTS, Most Recent Posts | 4 comments

BEFORE YOU READ THIS you may want to consider reading my post titled, “Marriage is Heaven on Earth.” It will possibly offer some foundation and clarity. And so you know, I challenge the men in, “The Role of The Husband.”

resting in a restless world

Posted by Doug on Dec 24, 2011 in ALL POSTS, Most Recent Posts | 0 comments

Society has become a restless. Computers and smart phones have given us the world at the click of an icon. Consequentially, we find ourselves urgently needing to return every text, to be notified as news breaks, and to update our every move for the world to see. Indeed, the very technology that should be simplifying our lives has caused us to have a new level of impatience.

DOWN with Resolutions

Posted by Doug on Dec 12, 2011 in ALL POSTS, Most Recent Posts | 0 comments

Here’s a brand new way of looking at your New Year’s resolutions. Don’t make any. Do nothing different in ’12 than you did in 2011. Eat the same…Exercise the same…Spend the same…Study the same. JUST AS LONG AS you don’t mind getting the same results in 2012 as you did in 2011 – change nothing. Obviously I am being a bit tongue-and-cheek to make my point.

The Blood

Posted by Doug on Nov 28, 2011 in ALL POSTS, Most Recent Posts, With Your Latte | 4 comments

Here’s an exert from, “To God be the Glory.”  by Fanny Crosby
(Pictured –  March 24, 1820 – February 12, 1915)

To God be the glory, great things he hath done!
So loved he the world that he gave us his Son,
who yielded his life an atonement for sin,
and opened the lifegate that all may go in.

O perfect redemption, the purchase of blood,
to every believer the promise of God;
the vilest offender who truly believes,
that moment from Jesus a pardon receives.

Leviticus 17:11
“For the life of the body is in its blood. I have given you the blood on the altar to purify you, making you right with the Lord. It is the blood, given in exchange for a life, that makes purification possible.” (See also Leviticus 17:14)

“I SWEAR!!”

Posted by Doug on Nov 27, 2011 in ALL POSTS, Most Recent Posts | 6 comments

Comedian George Carlin made famous the, “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television.” Depending on your region of origin, you may know these as, “cuss words, curse words, or swear words.” I would suppose that their most common use is that of an adjective but I have heard them used as pronouns as well.  Although these words are commonly used in our everyday vernacular, I am questioning whether or not they are acceptable coming from the mouth of those of us claiming to be Christian.

Running MY Race

Posted by Doug on Nov 16, 2011 in ALL POSTS, Most Recent Posts | 2 comments

This is a follow up to “Running YOUR Race”

It’s official: I am accepting Kayla’s challenge.  How hard can the training be for a ½ marathon anyway? It’s not a WHOLE marathon – that would be crazy. Plus, I plan to utilize the walk/run method to conquer the beastly 13.1 miles.  Today, armed with the RunKeeper app, I set off to start my formal training with a 5K run.  The 5K is only a bit over 3 miles so I figured that this much shorter distance would be a great place to start.  If all else fails, I could walk it.

Running YOUR Race

Posted by Doug on Nov 14, 2011 in ALL POSTS, Most Recent Posts | 1 comment

My 23yr old daughter Kayla set her mind on running the 26.2 miles that make up the foot race known as the, “Soldier Marathon” held on Ft. Benning, Columbus Ga. She began her run at 7am on a cold 32 degree morning. 5 hours later, her mother and I cheered as Kayla crossed the finish line. With our family camcorder rolling I asked her to say something that she would want to remember later. Her response was both simple and profound. Kayla proudly looked and me and proclaimed, “I did it.”

when it’s important to God

Posted by Doug on Oct 31, 2011 in ALL POSTS, Most Recent Posts, With Your Latte | 3 comments

I must admit – reading through Leviticus has been difficult for me.  If you read my very first post in this series (view it here) you will know that my purpose in reading through the Bible in chronological order is to write daily of something I saw in that particular days reading.