Man plus God equals salvation and the rest is mystery…

A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush… right?    I looked it up to find out the origin of this saying and here is what I found on http://www.phrases.org.uk

Meaning : It’s better to have a small real advantage than the possibility of a greater one.

Origin: This proverb refers back to medieval falconry where a bird in the hand (the falcon) was a valuable asset and certainly worth more than two in the bush (the prey).

I was talking to a friend via email about this concept in relation to the kingdom of God and I came to this realization: In our world and times  the bird in the hand mentality equals living is the safe/comfortable place.

This is the good enough that keeps me from the great.  That part of me that always wants to settle but the kingdom of God is exactly opposite.  It seems God is always calling us to capture the two in the bush and forsake the one in our hand. Read more

I thought I would include some of the notes from the sermon I gave  on this topic…

Camping:

• Based on fear
• Weariness
• Unbelief
• Disobedience
• Hardness of heart

Signs of camping:

• Same struggle/ same surroundings
• Old revelation
• No fruit
• Talk of moving forward makes you angry- Numbers 14 –  They wanted to stone Caleb for trying to convince them that the Lord is with them
• Compromise Read more

I bet you didn’t see that coming.

Well… Here it is nonetheless.   So what is the purpose of this blog?  To share and talk about thoughts and revelations surrounding the pursuit of Christ while simultaneously pursuing the meaning of what it means to be a man, husband, father and friend.  After that who knows?  I am open to discussing anything that is even loosely connected to faith and/or people who are walking in it. I enjoy sports and the topic of leadership so it would be interesting to connected the dots between those things and the faith as well.   So it could be a little bit of everything thing (My apologies in advance to all the linear people). Read more