GENESiS

For those asking...

As of June 2011, we are now meeting at Regal Cinema Greenbrier .

10 am Sundays.  Come a few minutes early to meet some new & old friends...

Shawn & I can be contacted at - ChurchGenesis@GMail.com if you need any more information...

Bob

A BUZZ!

I'm not sure why...but this past weekend at GENESiS there just seemed to be a real buzz in the air.

It just seemed like from the 1st person to arrive to the last - there was an air of excitement in the place...

Nothing you can script...plan...create...manipulate...just something that God does - I guess?  Not sure...but it felt really good.

Funny - cause it happened in a Movie Cafe...with popcorn in the seats...a less than ideal situation...lots of pieces that haven't arrived - yet...but it happened none the less...

Just a group of people coming together expecting the God of All Creation to Show up in ways each of us need Him to show up...And He did & does.

So, in our life - it might not be ideal either - but look around with that same "air of expectancy" - for that same God shows up there too.

See ya Sunday - come excited...

Peace

Bob

Reading Lately

I read quite a bit...

Here are a few books I've read lately...

The Bible - in a couple versions (NKJV, TNIV & The Message)
One Month to Live: Thirty Days to a No-Regrets Life
Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus:How the Jewishness of Jesus Can Transform Your Faith
Bo's Cafe (Actually read it a few months ago - but it's worth the mention)
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
The Practice of the Presence of God
Daily Devotions as well...

I've read more - but these are the ones worth noting.

There ya go...

Peace

Bob

You...Take Some Time for You!

In life - you have to find "things" "ways" to celebrate...

Whether a day off...walk on the beach...fishing...coffee...massage...talk w/friend...sunset...gym...seafood...read...pray...sing...concert...movie...church...etc.

Why?

If you don't find ways to: Celebrate the journey..."Pay" yourself for your efforts...Refuel... Then you will eventually run out of gas...you will determine it's not worth it...you will get angry at someone or many someones...you won't get to where you're going.

So, in the next moment of your life - if you haven't taken time for you - do so.  It will help you on your journey...

Peace

Struggles

So...

To try - once again & write something on here on a more regular basis...I'm hoping more random will work better for me...So...for the nth time - I start again with that as my goal...

My thought for this moment of life is all about struggles...How we handle them & how they handle us.  One makes us better, while the latter makes us worse.

But, I'm not sure I know anyone that doesn't have some type of struggle going on in their life, of course that's a relative term - but we all have some type of struggle going on.  Whether it's my 9 year old - doing her best in SOL'S or my 78 year old dad - in a now never ending struggle to overcome his heart condition.  Though on an objective scale, one can't compare to the other - on a subjective scale, each has their own struggle they have to face today.

I relate.  Don't you?

It just seems like the rain never stops - only it's intensity changes...

In life trying to keep up is hard enough - trying to dig out - even harder...

So, in looking around at the landscape of life - I see struggles everywhere...SOL'S for a 9 year old...A tough baseball playoff game loss for a 17 year old...A pretty big bill to get a SUV repaired for a 20 year old...A "trying to balance it all out" challenge for my wife...Me - trying to trust the timing with God, while knowing "it is all in His control"...

So, with faith in God & a daily determination to not let them get the best of me or even worse - feel overwhelmed by the size & number of them all - like you - I put one foot in front of the other - believing that I really am making progress & that for each of my family - we are handling our struggles & not letting them handle us...

Press On.

Peace.