Before the face of God

A friend of mine uses this phrase, coram Deo, and I did a search today. I came up with an article by RC Sproul that explains this phrase very well. This captures what we as believers should be doing with our lives every minute of every day. This cannot be found in a building but in our hearts.

What Does “coram Deo” Mean?

from R.C. Sproul

I remember Mama standing in front of me, her hands poised on her hips, her eyes glaring with hot coals of fire and saying in stentorian tones, "Just what is the big idea, young man?"

Instinctively I knew my mother was not asking me an abstract question about theory. Her question was not a question at all--it was a thinly veiled accusation. Her words were easily translated to mean, "Why are you doing what you are doing?" She was challenging me to justify my behavior with a valid idea. I had none.

Recently a friend asked me in all earnestness the same question. He asked, "What's the big idea of the Christian life?" He was interested in the overarching, ultimate goal of the Christian life.

To answer his question, I fell back on the theologian's prerogative and gave him a Latin term. I said, "The big idea of the Christian life is coram Deo. Coram Deo captures the essence of the Christian life."

Contine reading here

The Preachers Authority

Here is a teaching from John MacArthur that I find very timely and helpful in understanding just what and how much authority a preacher has, something easily misunderstood.

The Preacher's Authority

Titus 2:15

Preparing to minister the Word of God week in and week out is such a great adventure. And I cherish every precious hour that I have to study God's Word. I can only plan so much and then I find myself under the compulsion of the Holy Spirit and sometimes my best plans have been laid aside at His bidding. And that's even a more wonderful adventure...read the whole teaching here

Genetic Engineering: The World's Greatest Scam?

This is a great short video to help you understand why GMO's are not something you really want to eat or feed to animals. As you will see, the USA is the largest pusher of GMO in the world thanks to Monsanto.

Things are growing!

Well, it has been awhile since I had time to post here. I have been busy planting many things in flats and some stuff out in the garden. I have potatoes popping up thru the ground. My mom and I planted about 400 onions last week and there is yet one more tray of about 200 to plant!
Gene has been working on the 2 row corn planter we bought this spring for our sweet corn and green beans. Just about the time the weather will dry out a bit and get warmer, we can start planting everything else outside.

Here is the salad stuff that I planted directly in the dirt in the back of the greenhouse. We are enjoying fresh greens of our own now! There are spinach, beets and 2 kinds of lettuce here. That is Chinese cabbage in the corner.

Iris's in bloom on the backside of our house as well as yarrow, a pink evening primrose. tickseed and balloon flowers all yet to come!

There are two hosta's here and the millions of little green things are viola's. They spread everywhere last fall and I am rejoicing to see them all. Makes the dog's kennel pretty too!!

Here is one more project for the summer. These are 4.5 week old Dark Cornish chicks that will become freezer birds in time. A new breed for us to raise but they are a promising meat bird. Not to be confused with the commercial white broilers which do have cornish genes in them. These fellows are quite lively.

Giving thanks in all things to God. Resting in His promises.
Till we meet again.