I have been "Tagged"

My blog has been "tagged" by my wife's blog Consider It All Joy. I guess this means that I am supposed to list 25 random facts about myself and then "tag" 3 others.

I will do my best to list the 25 things but I'm not too sure on who to tag.

Well hear goes;

1. I am a vile, wretched sinner deserving of eternity in Hell.

2. I have been saved by the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and get to spend eternity with Him in heaven.

3. I just returned from the True Church Conference in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.

4. I am married to my wonderful wife Alicia.

5. I like to watch Chicago Bears football games.

6. We have a dog named Izzy ( Border Collie / Whippett mix )

7. I am usually a shy, quiet person.

8. I suffer from the Fear of Man; I do not engage enough people in conversations about their eternal destiny. Please pray for me.

9. I'm not very interesting and am having trouble finishing this list.

10. I work for a police department and am responsible for registering all of the sex offenders.

11. I'm in a Strat-O-Matic baseball league.

12. I desire for my sole purpose to be to serve the Lord Jesus Christ and glorify Him alone but fail miserably.

13. I am thankful that the Lord found a biblical church for my wife and I to attend: Fox Valley Bible Church in St. Charles, IL.

14. I am tired of having every sentence begin with "I" because I don't like the attention. (Is this list over yet)

15. Didn't think I was a complainer until after reviewing this list. I guess I was wrong.

16. My favorite dish is Spaghettini alla Bolognese from Il Fornaio

17. Also a big fan of pizza, especially from Nick's Pizza.

18. I need to devote more time to prayer. (Please pray for me)

19. We have a cat named Muffinski

20. I am a hockey fan.

21. I am a slow reader but need to pick up the pace, I have a stack of books that I want to read.

22. I read from the bible daily.

23. I am 6'03" but am the shortest among my brothers.

24. I love the Lord Jesus Christ and pray that He will continue to transform me.

25. I am not very verbose hence the brevity of this blog.

Well I made it through this list. That's all for now. I hope this list didn't bore you too much.

Returned Home From the True Church Conference

Well, by God's grace, He allowed me to return home safely after blessing me with four days of passionate, biblical teachings of God's word at the True Church Conference which was hosted at Grace Life Church of the Shoals in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. ( I want to add a thank you to Frank and Lisa and their family for allowing us to stay with them while we attended the conference. You and your family are truly a blessing.)

Only 359 more days until a return to Muscle Shoooaaaaaalllsss for the True Church Conference 2010 on Evangelism.

While taking in all that I heard at the conference and thinking about the Glory of God and how He is glorified through His church, my thoughts went to a clip of Pastor S.M. Lockridge (who is now with the Lord) praising the Lord Jesus Christ. I thought I would share it with you. Enjoy!

Inaugural Prayer

Well tomorrow is Inauguration Day and Barack Obama is going to be sworn in as the 44th President. I'm sure most of you know (unless you are hiding under a rock somewhere) that Rick Warren will be giving the inaugural prayer. Here is a video clip from Todd Friel's Wretched TV show talking about some suggestions for the prayer. I guess we will have to wait and see how watered-down and universal, Mr Warren's prayer will be. I'll keep you posted. Enjoy the video.

For God So Loved the World...

How does a person confess that they have been saved by Jesus Christ and then live a life contrary to His teaching? Not only did Jesus suffer extreme torture and Crucifixion but he drank the cup of wrath that the Father poured out on His Son instead of on us. The Just for the unjust (1Peter 3:18). We are guilty and Jesus paid our fine so that we can be forgiven.

As you watch this short video please understand Jesus didn't sweat blood in the garden (Luke 22:44) because of the thought of the horrible, unspeakable torture and Crucifixion that he would face but because He would be facing the wrath of His Father who wouldn't be able to look at Him because He would take our sins upon Himself. I hope this encourages you to ponder Christ's love for us and what He truly endured on our behalf.

Are you good enough?

Watch and find out....