Posted by Addis Andy on Mar 10, 2010 in
Uncategorized Cleaning out the muck and mire of our lives, we need to remove the junk that flowed into, but never flowed out of our lives.
It’s a process called confession that comes with a promise from God: He is faithful, He will forgive, He will heal.
Don’t miss out on the incredible Christian discipline called confession. It’s how we get degunkified!
1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
Tags: 1 John, Bible, confession, forgiveness, hope, maturity, mistakes, obedience, sin, Spiritual Growth
Posted by Addis Andy on Jan 7, 2010 in
Uncategorized I can’t believe how 80s I am.
Every time I think, or hear, the phrase “You’ve got to pray,” I envision MC Hammer pants. That can’t be healthy.
But, here we go… You’ve got to pray (just to make it today… wow, it is an illness).
Communication is essential to any relationship, and without it the relationship will wither and die. Or, at least go into a period of hibernation until the spring thaw.
What is communication? When we think about prayer this is the bigger question, because I think we have too often pigeon-holed our definition a prayer to being a close-eyed, bowed-head recitation of our forgiveness requests followed by a listing of our most common wants disguised as needs.
Where’s the interplay? Where the dialogue? Where’s the relationship?
That definition of prayer would never fly as real communication in marriage. Garuntee you. Try it. Wait, don’t try it. I don’t have any counseling slots left, and you’d need it after that.
Tags: Bible, James 4, Matthew 7, MC HAMMER, prayer, Psalm 5, Spiritual Growth
Posted by Addis Andy on Sep 23, 2009 in
Uncategorized If I have to go on one more extended hunt for the TV remote, I am gonna lose it!
Seriously, if I come into the living room one more time and that remote is not in the little basket where all the remotes go, even the ones that control things we’re pretty sure we don’t own anymore, I am going to ground everyone in the family.
Even Kathy.
OK… I’m not that stupid, but it seriously does tick me off.
I have watched my boys argue, fight, whine and wrestle for the remote. Usually, I can understand why they want to score that prize, but sometimes they really throw me for a loop.
Sometimes they will battle and steal the remote in the midst of a program only to… do nothing.
No channel change.
No volume change.
No menu guide check to see what we’re watching, when its over or what else is on.
They just pry it out of the others hand, and hold it! What good is that?
After musing this puzzle on several occasions it finally hit me: “They don’t want the remote, they just want to be in control.”
Tags: 2 Timothy 3:16-17, Bible, control freak, iPhone, iTouch, maturity, obedience, Rick Warren, Saddleback, Spiritual Growth
Posted by Addis Andy on Aug 26, 2009 in
Uncategorized Exactly 15 days after brain surgery… it’s time to blog. Thanks God for answered prayers, His love and compassion and my faith community’s support.
I decided to write this blog for three reasons:
Many people have been asking for an update on the physical well-being of this blogger
God has given me some new insight into a familiar passage through this experience, and personally I feel that being productive is healing
My medical authorities have given me permission to write despite the fact that I am well inside the “DO NOT WORK” time parameters, or more simply put Kathy said it was OK
Tags: Bible, Chiari Malformation, fear, growth, Matthew 6:25-34, maturity, obedience, responsibility, Spiritual Growth, surgery, worry
