Searching for Meaning and Purpose...

This morning I started with this reading: ___________________________________________________________ Bumping Into God By John Greco " In the future, when your children ask you, 'What do these stones mean?' tell them that the flow of the Jordan was cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD. When it crossed the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones are to be a memorial to the people of Israel forever. " Joshua 4:6-7 TNIV IN THE OLD TESTAMENT, when the nation of Israel crossed through the Jordan river into the Promised Land, God told them to place twelve stones at the site as a memorial. He wanted them to remember what He had done for them and to tell their children. Their stories had bumped into God's, and the pile of stones would serve as a way to bring it up in conversation: "Those stones? Yeah, those are from when God delivered our people. I was there you know." The stories of people meeting God don't end w...

Have you ever wished life came with a pause button? Or maybe more aptly, a rewind button? I know I would love to have either, although the more crucial might be the rewind button as I could NOT say many of the stupid things I say and NOT do many of the stupid things I do. Or maybe the pause button would be more important? I think about Zach (from Saved By the Bell) and his use of the "timeout" to freeze action around and narrate/arrange situations to his benefit. Or maybe the Twix ads that let the person in them "have a moment" to figure out how to do something (like not lose a chance to date a good looking lady or not get decked by someone) is a better explanation for the non-Saved by the Bell generation! The thing is, you don't need a pause button to stop and think about what you're about to do... Scripture is replete with the suggestion to think before we act, if only from a to avoid punishment and receive rewards perspective! But I think Joshua lai...