10 Things My Wife Will Not Say In 2010

10. No go ahead and use the milk carton for a spit tune.

9. I have just added more money for the monthly tattoo budget.

8. Yep I think your right we do need a bigger truck.

7. I think Texas is my favorite team too.

6. I'm tired of Mexican food.

5. Don't you need to spend more time at Camp?.

4. I don't think we need to pray about this.

3. You need to quit the ministry.

2. By staying home with the kids I am not living up to my potential.

1. No go ahead leave it, I like your mustache!

Love ya babe and can't wait to spend 2010 with you!

The Question shoud be......

The question we ask is, "Why would a Loving God allow.................

The question should be, "Why would a Holy and Just God, who knows my inward thoughts, motives and desires, not kill me in my sleep last night."
(paraphrase from a Voddie Baucham Quote)

The question is not about God and others, it is about God and me.

Worshiping Preference instead of Jesus

Here the last few months I have started to doubt myself. Some things that I used to hold in high regard now hold no place in my thoughts or actions. In some ways I have developed a extremely high and dangerous"i don't care" attitude. I believe this is because I was worshiping my preferences instead of worshiping Jesus. Here are some instances:

Music: Use to think it was such an integral part of a "good" worship service. But we don't have any music and have seen almost 400 professions of faith and baptized over 160. So tired of the old vs young, seeker vs traditional that I am almost anti-music . Can't even listen to Christian music stations without thinking it's all about money and marketing. It seems "our" stations market just like "theirs". TIRED

Books: same as music. Loved to go to Christian Bookstores and just look or buy the newest book. But it seems that it is all about marketing what they want to sell. What we want is driven by what they want to sell. PLEASE

Bible Translations: NASB or ESV? Have had more soldiers read and respond to the Good News Translation. I thought my intellectual side plus the closest word for word translation would equal the Holy Spirit as the conveyor of truth. REALLY!

Position: Was so wanting to legitimize myself as a preacher that I almost left were God wants me to be a "real" minister. WOW

Southern Baptist: Was so excited to become a part of a group of like minded Baptist people. Only to find out it is just as political as I have always heard. Have had more speaking invitations with Pentecostals and Methodists. One from each.

Now is there anything wrong with music, bookstores, translations, positions or being Southern Baptist? NO! Is there something wrong with me looking to those things to fulfil me? YES! The problem is when I make these good things, god things.

So when we start to look at other things to drive our passion for God or lead us to His throne or to make us legit those things are shown in their imperfection. When a believer worships those things soon the light of the Son will show their imperfections. We become cynical, negative or indifferent to people, places or things. And when we do this we are no good to the Kingdom as a whole and our intimacy with the King is lacking.

This is also a time when mistakes can be made, not just small mistakes but big life changing sins that have horrible consequences. We can see Sampson, Saul, David etc that this happened to. Or this can be a time of repentance and grace, "rediscovering" the Jesus who we worship.

Thank you Jesus for allowing me to rediscover you!

Meditation: Isaiah 1 & 2

Military Chaplains: Needed for a Great Commission Resurgance

Why military chaplains are a missing component to a Great Commission Resurgence.

Chaplains are:

1. Making a difference in the lives of the future leaders of our nation. What other missionary has the opportunity to have the ear of an unbeliever and to guide them through trying times.



2. Ministering in a pluralistic setting that has everything from atheists to jedi knights coming to them for answers in life.



3. Front line evangelists in a position to be a lifeline from the unchurched to the church.



4. Equipped to deal with situations from combat incidents, suicides, maritial problems and children's issues.


5. Face to face with the unchurched culture every day.


6. SBC chaplains are NAMB missionaries.

The one significant problem for chaplains:

1. Lack the credibility among other ministers.

• Hear "Why did you leave the ministry" when they become chaplains.


• Have virtually no voice to show otherwise.


• Have bought into the lie that we are only "unlicensed therapists" unable to talk about Jesus. BULL!!!!!!!

Check out Chaplain Berry on facebook to see the pictures of the fruit of military ministry.

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Psalm 73

PSALM 73

v. 1 What we know

v. 2-3 What we feel

v. 4-12 What we see

v. 13-15 What we ask

v. 16 What we cannot understand

v. 17 What reveals the truth

v. 18-20 What their condition really is

v. 21-28 What we confess

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is my strength of my heart and my portion forever.

For behold, those who are far from you will perish; you put an end to everyone who is unfaithful to you.

But for me it is good to be near God; I have made the Lord God my refuge, that I may tell all of your works.

Psalm 73:26-28