Sunday Night Reflections

A Few Thoughts from an Amazing Day... 

• Worshiped at Kissimmee Christian Church this morning. Wonderful message on the importance of remembering what God has done for us and through us.
• Jim wrapped up his series titled; "My Chains Are Gone"
• The "CHAIN" visual during worship was very moving.
• Key Though #1, The memorials found in scripture remind us God is constantly working through His people. 
• Key thought #2, Every time we participate in the Lord's Supper we are reminded of the love Christ has for us.
• I love watching our high school students and college-age group lead worship!
• Spent the weekend with 2 of my children - good times!
• Tomorrow is Memorial Day, here is an old blog post of mine to remind us why tomorrow is important.
• I learned how to play Backgammon this weekend. I must admit I had a wonderful teacher!
• Speaking of Teachers, Many of them are wrapping up the school year this week, so I have 4 words for you - THANK YOU & ENJOY SUMMER!
• I know I am getting old, I do not understand Mega Con. 
• Looks like the first tropical storm of the season fizzled out this weekend in Central Florida.
• Watching the Indy 500 start never gets old. 
• The first Indy 500 took 7 hours to complete, today the race took a little over 3 hours. 500 miles in 3 hours, I can only imagine!
• Something to Chew on; There is no wrong time to make the right decision. ~ Dalton McGuinty 

Sunday Night Reflection

A Few Thoughts from an Amazing Day...

• Preached at Zephyr Christian Church this morning on my favorite topic; Grace.
• Key thought #1, We live in a world that does not want to hear the truth, but so desperately needs grace. 
• Key thought #2 When we choose to dispense grace to others, we are most recognizable by God.
• Traditional worship this morning, and yes we sang my favorite Hymn - Holy, Holy, Holy. I want that song to be the first song I sing when I get to heaven!
• Once again we learned the heart can be exceedingly wicked - Come quickly, Lord Jesus. 
• Savannah graduates from VPK this week, How can she be going to kindergarten in August? 
• Why does road construction take so long?
• I feel for people who have migraines, they can really be debilitating. Hoping for a cure someday.
• Looks like Florida's rainy season is upon us, what's next? Mosquito Season!
• Dairy Queen's dipped cones have to be one of life's simple pleasures. 
• The bishop's message at the royal wedding was wonderful. So good to hear such a challenging message regarding married love! 
• Something to Chew on; If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world. ~ C. S. Lewis

Sunday Night Reflections

A Few Thoughts from an Amazing Day...

• Worshiped at First Baptist Church Orlando this weekend.
• The message covered the life of Rahab - the message focused on the Legacy we leave our children.
• Key quote; An inheritance is what we leave TO our children, a legacy is what we leave FOR our children.
• The life of Rahab teaches all of us, anyone can have a positive legacy if they make the right choices.
• Spent today with my mom and my brothers and some of their family. A great day together. 
• My special guest enjoyed the day as well, especially the TEST DRIVE!!
• It is days like today one realizes family time is precious. By the way, DON'T BLINK
• I know this was a tough day for my children, but I am so proud of them!
• I had a God moment this week at the mechanic's shop, You never know what a kind word or gesture will mean to a hurting person.
• BTW there are hurting people all around us, we just need to open our eyes and have an open heart.
• Something to Chew on; The greatest legacy one can pass on to one's children and grandchildren is not money or other material things accumulated in one's life, but rather a legacy of character and faith. ~ Billy Graham 

Sunday Night Reflections

A Few Thoughts from an Amazing Day...

• Worshiped at Kissimmee Christian Church this morning.
• The message focused on breaking the chains of sin.
• Today we heard amazing stories on how Celebrate Recovery has made a difference in lives of many people. Good Stuff!
• Spent the weekend with my kids, TIME WELL SPENT!
• We discovered there is no longer an "off-season" for Disney any longer. Crowds everywhere.
• Another group of graduates left JUFL Friday, let their adventures begin!
• Looking forward to hearing some great stories from the new alumni over the next few years!
• Only 6 more months until white chocolate Oreos are back in the stores.
• Watching my favorite baseball team fall apart so early in the season is disheartening. What happened to the Big Red Machine? 
• Something to Chew on; Time is the most valuable currency so spend it wisely. ~ Debasish Mridha 

Sunday Night Reflections

A Few Thoughts from an Amazing Day...

• Worshiped at Generations Christian Church in Trinity this weekend. (Near Tarpon Springs) for their Global Missions Weekend.
• The church has an incredible mission ministry emphasis, over $400,000 given annually to missions locally and around the world.
• Amazed by the extent this church goes to reach those far from God.
• They truly are making a difference in reaching their community for Christ.
• I always enjoy spending time with my fellow mission partners. While we represent different missions we all have the same passion for ministry.
• By traveling for the university, I am able to experience some of the many and different ways the local church impacts a community, it is really a blessing to see the diversity of our local churches. 
• I may have found a new favorite worship song this morning; "Who you say I am" from Hillsong United. You can hear it here. 
• Commencement is this Friday at JUFL. Another school year is coming to a close. Another group of kingdom workers is about to depart. 
• I love working in a place that has the potential to make a difference for the Kingdom of God.
• Enjoyed watching a high school perform the play The Hunchback of Notre Dame Friday evening, what a talented group of teens!
• Ran into a long-time friend from Ohio last week with a chance encounter at a local McDonalds. So good to see you, Clyde.
• Something to Chew on; To the Class of 2018 remember, You do not go to the university so you can punch a clock. You go to the university so you can be in a position to make a difference. ~ Janet Napolitano 

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Sunday Night Reflections

A Few Thoughts from an Amazing Day...

• Preached at Southside Christian Church, Fort Pierce this morning. 
• You know you are not in your grandfather's church when Billy Joel's "Keeping the Faith" is part of the pre-worship mix!
• Today's message focused on being people of the second chance by looking at the actions of the father in the parable of the prodigal son.
• If you had a second chance to fix something or to stop something in your life, what would you choose?
• When it comes to God's grace, we have all received second, third, fourth and more chances.
• I also heard a challenging message Saturday evening at First Baptist Church of Orlando on the second coming of Christ. One of the most practical messages on our Lord's return I have heard in a long time.
• Great Quote from the message; We talk about the second coming of Christ and half the world does not know about His first coming ~ David Livingston
• Tonight I had the opportunity to visit with people from 4 different churches that I have been involved with over the years. It is amazing how friendships grow through the ministry.
•  Saw a high school presentation of The Hunchback of Notre Dame this week, what a talented group of kids. Very impressive.
• This is the last week of class lectures at the university final projects are due. I think the library will be extremely busy this week!
• Biscuits and Gravy have to the be the ultimate comfort food!
• Something to Chew on; You can do something other than working with God in His purpose, but it will always be something lesser, and you couldn't come up with something better. ~ Steve Hawthorne

Sunday Night Reflections

A Few Thoughts from an Amazing Day...

• Worshiped at Kissimmee Christian Church this morning.
• Special Treat today, Dr. Mike Chambers brought the message. Excellent!
• Key thought #1; We all talk about living for Christ but seldom talk about dying for Christ. 
• Key thought #2, What could God do through you if we chose to die for Christ?
• Today is my 400th Sunday Night Reflection.
• Here is my first SNR, February 7, 2010, a lot has happened in 8 years. I have expereiced joys and sorrows and yet I can say God has been with me every step of the way.
• A very good friend of mine is remembering the passing of her father today, I hate what death has done to God's creation. However, I am reminded "There will be a day"  I know I have posted this video several times, but it is a constant reminder to me death will not have the final say so!
• It was exciting to see our students sign the names of our alumni on the walls of our New Commons this week. So many good things are happening at JUFL. if you are an alumnus I want to tell you to mark your calendar for November 10th, 2018 for our alumni reunion, yes, we will gather in the New Commons!
• I am rediscovering some old Jimmy Stewart Movies, he truly was an American Treasure.
• Why are taxes so taxing.
• The chocolate bunny is almost history.
• Spring football games took place in Gainesville and Tallahassee Saturday. Oh yeah!
• I am constantly amazed at the Disney production at the theme parks.
• Something to chew on; Christianity if false is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important. ~ C.S. Lewis