The following is my bucket list. It's not concise and it's in not in any particular order:
1. Trek Annapurna in Nepal
2. Trek to Everest base camp and hold daily devotionals with climbers during climbing season
3. Skydive
4. Thru hike the Appalachian Trail
5. Hike the Pacific Crest Trail-probably in sections
6. Compete in the Continental Divide Mountain Bike Race
7. Travel to Israel to see where the Bible was born
8. Travel to Antarctica
9. Run a marathon
10. See the northern lights in Alaska and in Scandinavia
11. Travel to Vietnam
12. Travel to North Korea
13. Write and publish a book
14. Travel to Egypt to see the pyramids
15. Travel to Casablanca, Morocco- best movie ever and I want to see it with my own eyes
16. Hike the Grand Canyon-both from north to south and hike down in the canyon itself
17. Go deep sea fishing
18. Swim with dolphins
19. Climb Mt. Rainier-really want to do some ice climbing
20. Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro
21. Visit Australia and stay in the treetops
22. Visit Hawaii
23. Climb a glacier
24. See penguins in the wild
25. Dip a toe in the Atlantic ocean at sunrise, board a plane and fly to LA and dip a toe in the Pacific ocean at sunset all in one day
26. Visit China and Japan
27. Visit Rwanda and see for myself the places that the horrible genocide took place
28. Climb Mt. Everest- this one will never happen because I have asthma and I know my limits but how cool would it be to be standing on the top of the world
29. Meet the president-not a past one but whoever is the current one
30. Visit Germany and the concentration camps from WWII
31. Visit Niagara Falls
I know that this list is long and as I get older it will be harder to complete this list but I also know that if I died today this list is meaningless and that I will make it to the best place ever...heaven because I have Jesus as my Lord and Savior and no bucket list could ever compare to the greatness of Him. Peace and God Bless
Monday, December 5, 2011
Saturday, December 3, 2011
The church and pizza
It comes in a square box, is round and has triangle slices. Yep it's pizza. I never thought about it until today but it seems odd how the box is square and the pizza is round and the slices are triangles. You never really notice it, probably because we are too busy consuming it. But all those pieces fit together and make a wonderful and whole meal.
In a way the church is quite like the delivery pizza. We have many people of all shapes and sizes that come to the house of worship for the same purpose of consuming the word of God. We have carpenters, doctors, lawyers, children, sales reps, ministers and probably even pizza delivery guys. What's wonderful and interesting is that we all fit together, much like the pizza. We take all of our differences and piece them together to be one, whole being. I don't know how but it works and it's wonderful.
Next time you eat a pizza think about it and next time you are at church take time to see how we bring all our differences together to create the body of Christ. Peace and God Bless
In a way the church is quite like the delivery pizza. We have many people of all shapes and sizes that come to the house of worship for the same purpose of consuming the word of God. We have carpenters, doctors, lawyers, children, sales reps, ministers and probably even pizza delivery guys. What's wonderful and interesting is that we all fit together, much like the pizza. We take all of our differences and piece them together to be one, whole being. I don't know how but it works and it's wonderful.
Next time you eat a pizza think about it and next time you are at church take time to see how we bring all our differences together to create the body of Christ. Peace and God Bless
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
God will NEVER give up on you
He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. (1 Corinthians 1:8, 9 NIV)
What a great passage. God is faithful. What a powerful statement. God will never leave you alone, never give up on you no matter what and always be faithful to you. That's not something that can be said for many of us as humans. As humans we can lose our faith in someone or something when things get hard or they disappoint us. As humans we can give up on people. As humans it's hard for us to remain faithful in the midst of the daily struggles of life, whether it's living in a war-torn country or not knowing how we will make ends meet. But God will never let you down, He will never disappoint you or give up on you even when we disappoint Him through our words or actions. Remember this as you go through your struggles or when someone disappoints you or you are thinking that there's no hope for someone. Never give up on them because God won't give up in them. I have had several points in my life where some of my best friends probably wanted to (and some said they almost did) give up on me. I am a sinner and I haven't always been the best person but I am glad that they didn't give up on me and that God didn't either. Peace and God Bless
What a great passage. God is faithful. What a powerful statement. God will never leave you alone, never give up on you no matter what and always be faithful to you. That's not something that can be said for many of us as humans. As humans we can lose our faith in someone or something when things get hard or they disappoint us. As humans we can give up on people. As humans it's hard for us to remain faithful in the midst of the daily struggles of life, whether it's living in a war-torn country or not knowing how we will make ends meet. But God will never let you down, He will never disappoint you or give up on you even when we disappoint Him through our words or actions. Remember this as you go through your struggles or when someone disappoints you or you are thinking that there's no hope for someone. Never give up on them because God won't give up in them. I have had several points in my life where some of my best friends probably wanted to (and some said they almost did) give up on me. I am a sinner and I haven't always been the best person but I am glad that they didn't give up on me and that God didn't either. Peace and God Bless
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
The wisdom of Yoda
Small and green at first glance Yoda doesn't seem too intimidating but get him riled up and he will whoop you with his knowledge of the force.
In the Star Wars movie Luke goes to the Dagobah system to seek out the Jedi master Yoda. Luke crashes on the planet and finds this little green creature who, he believes, can't be the great Jedi master. Luke later learns that this small, green creature is the Jedi master and begins training with him. There is a scene where Luke says to Yoda that he is trying to which Yoda replies, "Try not. Do or do not. There is no try."
What profound words from such a small and meek creature but I think they are words that we can all learn from. We have all had situations where we have tried and failed. I think that what Yoda is hinting at is that if we truly believe then anything is possible. Instead of calling it the Force we called it God. All things are possible with God. When we are with God and we pray to God, He will not let us fail.
If we bring glory to God in all the things we do then we cannot fail in the ultimate purpose. When we try to do things on our own we will never be successful in the ultimate purpose. So try not. Do or do not. There is no try. Peace and God Bless
In the Star Wars movie Luke goes to the Dagobah system to seek out the Jedi master Yoda. Luke crashes on the planet and finds this little green creature who, he believes, can't be the great Jedi master. Luke later learns that this small, green creature is the Jedi master and begins training with him. There is a scene where Luke says to Yoda that he is trying to which Yoda replies, "Try not. Do or do not. There is no try."
What profound words from such a small and meek creature but I think they are words that we can all learn from. We have all had situations where we have tried and failed. I think that what Yoda is hinting at is that if we truly believe then anything is possible. Instead of calling it the Force we called it God. All things are possible with God. When we are with God and we pray to God, He will not let us fail.
If we bring glory to God in all the things we do then we cannot fail in the ultimate purpose. When we try to do things on our own we will never be successful in the ultimate purpose. So try not. Do or do not. There is no try. Peace and God Bless
Sunday, November 20, 2011
I am an addict
"Hi my name is Kenny and I am an addict."
"Welcome Kenny."
These are usually the first lines you think of when you are thinking about being an addict. These words are uttered daily in alcoholics anonymous, narcotics anonymous and other various addiction recovery and support groups. Well I am here to say that I am an addict. I am completely and totally addicted to Jesus.
They say the first step to recovery is to admit that you have an addiction. Well I just did and when I first admitted it at age 7 and again renewed my "addiction" at age 14 I began the process of recovery. Recovery in this case is the gaining of eternal life through Jesus Christ. I will admit that the recovery process is long and at times very trying. It's hard to be a Jesus addict in today's society with everything that goes on around us, all the outside influences, the hate, the wars, the struggle to make ends meet. But there is a great recovery and support group you can go to...the church.
What's great about church is that most everyone there is a Jesus addict. Yes there are those that go to church because they feel that's what they are supposed to do but the 99% go to help with the struggle of being addicted to Jesus.
I'm proud to be an addict and you should be too. I feed my addiction through prayer, reading the scripture, and going to my support group. Are you and addict and do you feed your addiction? Peace and God Bless
"Welcome Kenny."
These are usually the first lines you think of when you are thinking about being an addict. These words are uttered daily in alcoholics anonymous, narcotics anonymous and other various addiction recovery and support groups. Well I am here to say that I am an addict. I am completely and totally addicted to Jesus.
They say the first step to recovery is to admit that you have an addiction. Well I just did and when I first admitted it at age 7 and again renewed my "addiction" at age 14 I began the process of recovery. Recovery in this case is the gaining of eternal life through Jesus Christ. I will admit that the recovery process is long and at times very trying. It's hard to be a Jesus addict in today's society with everything that goes on around us, all the outside influences, the hate, the wars, the struggle to make ends meet. But there is a great recovery and support group you can go to...the church.
What's great about church is that most everyone there is a Jesus addict. Yes there are those that go to church because they feel that's what they are supposed to do but the 99% go to help with the struggle of being addicted to Jesus.
I'm proud to be an addict and you should be too. I feed my addiction through prayer, reading the scripture, and going to my support group. Are you and addict and do you feed your addiction? Peace and God Bless
Monday, November 14, 2011
Cheers
Have you ever felt like sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name and they're always glad you came? The theme from Cheers has been playing in my head today and today I really wanted to go where everybody knows your name. And I am not talking about a bar. I wanted to go somewhere that everyone was glad to see me and that no one judged me and that everyone understood me.
Don't you wish there was a place like this? Here's the good news. There is. It's called church. The church is the body of Christ. Loving, caring, and always welcoming. At my church everybody knows my name, not because they have too but because they want to. They are always glad that I came and they understand me. They are accepting of everyone and I love that about my church.
When I was younger I was a handful. I questioned the status quo, I bucked the system, I wore pants that I could rent commercial space in, I had long hair which was sometimes dyed different colors and yet my church accepted me and loved me ( though I think that sometimes they may have wanted to strangle me). And I love this about my church. It's one reason I still go. I hope that you have somewhere that everybody knows your name and where they are always glad you came. Peace and God Bless
Don't you wish there was a place like this? Here's the good news. There is. It's called church. The church is the body of Christ. Loving, caring, and always welcoming. At my church everybody knows my name, not because they have too but because they want to. They are always glad that I came and they understand me. They are accepting of everyone and I love that about my church.
When I was younger I was a handful. I questioned the status quo, I bucked the system, I wore pants that I could rent commercial space in, I had long hair which was sometimes dyed different colors and yet my church accepted me and loved me ( though I think that sometimes they may have wanted to strangle me). And I love this about my church. It's one reason I still go. I hope that you have somewhere that everybody knows your name and where they are always glad you came. Peace and God Bless
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Everybody has a price
Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests and asked, "What are you willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?" So they counted out for him thirty pieces of silver. From then on Judas watched for an opportunity to hand him over. (Matthew 26:14-16 NIV)
It has been said that everybody has a price. I don't know that to be true though. Is there enough of something to make you sell someone out? Is it money, or fame? Would you sell out your best friend for a few hundreds bucks? Judas sold out Jesus for thirty pieces of silver. Then he hung himself.
I don't think there is enough money in the world for me to sell out anyone I know or anyone I don't know for that matter. You see I don't think that everybody has a price. I think that greed can get the better of people and that people sometimes want for things so bad that they will do crazy and regrettable things to get them.
Just remember that Jesus paid the ultimate price when He died for us. Peace and God Bless
It has been said that everybody has a price. I don't know that to be true though. Is there enough of something to make you sell someone out? Is it money, or fame? Would you sell out your best friend for a few hundreds bucks? Judas sold out Jesus for thirty pieces of silver. Then he hung himself.
I don't think there is enough money in the world for me to sell out anyone I know or anyone I don't know for that matter. You see I don't think that everybody has a price. I think that greed can get the better of people and that people sometimes want for things so bad that they will do crazy and regrettable things to get them.
Just remember that Jesus paid the ultimate price when He died for us. Peace and God Bless
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