Mark 2:13-17 – Jesus Calls Levi I have to admit that it is still blowing me away that I never noticed this. I have no idea how many times I have read the gospels and if you count the sermons and discussions about them, one would have thought I would have picked up on such… Continue reading Chillin’ in His Crib
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Seriously Man? You Gonna’ Cut My Roof?
Mark 2:1-12 Jesus Heals the Paralytic Let’s set the stage here: Jesus has gone home for the first time since starting his public ministry. As we saw yesterday, despite trying to keep it under wraps for a little while, the cleansed leper has leaked it to the press and now everybody has heard that Jesus is doing… Continue reading Seriously Man? You Gonna’ Cut My Roof?
Random Post – Defining a Blog
For the past few months I have been doing most of my writing in a facebook with a group of men. I have diligently written nearly every day based on my morning devotional time. My blog entries have been mostly confined to blogs written in honor of family members. Yesterday I noticed that even those… Continue reading Random Post – Defining a Blog
30 Years with My Bride – Pearl of Great Price
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.” 30 years ago, when Lynn’s father placed her hand in mine and we began a journey together I had no idea… Continue reading 30 Years with My Bride – Pearl of Great Price
Grafting of the Family Tree _ Michael
I have a backlog of half written blog drafts. So it appears that my blog is going to be confined to paying homage to the one’s most dear to me for a while. As the father of seven wonderful children, obviously I have devoted a great deal of my adult life to cultivating the Farley… Continue reading Grafting of the Family Tree _ Michael
Selfish and Annoying
A couple of years ago I developed a mantra for my U14 boys soccer team that might be disturbing to many, but I believe that it resulted in two league championships. Yes, I encouraged my normally courteous and respectful young men to be selfish and annoying. Before you judge my rebellion against basic Christian morals… Continue reading Selfish and Annoying
Drought Condition – Is Fire Imminent? (The Prequel)
As I reflect on my last article, I realize a few things: My blog no longer has anything to do with it’s original intent (journaling my first marathon) and I really need to either start another blog or put some time into a revamping this one. That my running experience has brought out some of the initial… Continue reading Drought Condition – Is Fire Imminent? (The Prequel)