Good to hear from you little bro...

Curtis,
So great to hear from you!!!!
It's been a while since I heard from you on the phone. I was fired up when I saw that you wrote on the blog. Glad to hear you are doing well. Thanks a lot for the update on Lauren.
Love you bro...
Hope to hear from you soon.

clif

In Memory of "Little Robby"

I wanted to take a moment to ask you all to pray for our very good friends the McCay family. Most of you know Beka, Sally's best friend. Over the weekend Beka's nephew Robby passed away. He was 19 months old. (If you know the McCay's, Robby was Lauren's, the oldest daughter's, baby.) The whole situation is quite tragic and I am certain it will be a rough road to travel as the family copes with his death. Please, please pray for them. Pray that they will remember God's soveriegnty. We are hoping to be able to see some of the family as Lauren and her husband live in Charlottesville, about 2 hours from us. Thanks for praying.
Love you all.

clif

"I Have a Dream"

Not sure if you have ever watched the full version of this speech, but I would encourage you to do so. Look past the man to the message that he brings. I believe that his message reflects God's kind of love. Two other things to note about this speech...his mention of a famous Chattanooga landmark and the drastic change that takes place in his demeanor mid speech. He goes from reading his notes to preaching. I like it...Let me know you thoughts.

cwjr

2 Weeks Later

Well, here we are, two weeks after Christmas and I have just now found time to update the blog as I watch the 2nd half of the BCS National Championship game. (great game by the way)
I hope all is well with everyone in this new year! Sal and I are doing well. She has a bit of a cough right now, but is doing just about everything possible to get well. We have been reading a book together entitled The Pressure's Off by Larry Crabb. I wanted to use this post to share with you a few paragraghs that we read tonight that were very helpful to me and I thought may be helpful to you. I think the theme of the book can be gleaned from the following...


Using anorexia to prove a point about idols in our lives...Crabb writes,

"The anorexic shouts, "To me, anorexia is everything." And we shout with her, "To us, a better life is everything." It may not be the experience of power that anorexia brings. It may not be the instant pleasure that pornograghy brings. It may be the rush of achievment that seeing our kinds do well provides, or the quiet joy of climbing into a nice car we can afford, or the deep pleasure of spending an evening with a much-loved spouse, or the excitement of a growing ministry.
If something other than Christ is the reason for which we live, if we depend for our deepest joy on anything other than seeing Christ, if the 'Better Life of Blessing' is everything to us, then we're living the Old Way.
Then the pressure's on. And we're vulnerable to troubles of description.
But if we live the New Way, the pressure's off. We may still experience a variety of trials, but our souls will be in line with the Immanuel Agenda--God will be our God, and we will be His people."


Well, I found those words helpful. Let me know your thoughts...

cwjr
ps...curtis, praying for you bro.