Pathways

I consider the broken path, the token path,
Who will save the flock from the Shepherd's wrath?
Immaterial mockers watch and laugh
As leader-less lambs wander into a bloodbath.

If only a bell had been rung,
To turn them aside before they'd begun,
They chose death over life, though the other was won.
Uncommunicated Word left these sheep long done.

Consider yourself which white wool you'll be.
Will you walk through the narrow gate, be grafted to Heaven's tree?
Or will you choose poorly, and eternally echo your hellish scream,
For if you had chosen wisely, your nightmare would instead be a dream.

Only a few ever find the suffering route,
Out of pride, of self, out of doubt...more left without

mmmm

Crushed by the cries which are carried in the wind's whispers,
Lies thrive in men, masking their true fears,
Finding the battle ground, invisible, swinging the sword, though blinded with tears,
Suffer through the sneers and jeers, endure it all the years,
Only when He calls you home to Himself can you relinquish this cross.
Otherwise, out of your love for Him, with which He loved you first, you must love with obedience.

John 15:13-14
13Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. 14You are my friends if you do what I command.

ick post

Sometimes, I just want to write in order to publish. Like right now. I just have the need to click post. I don't really have something important to say - which is a problem for an eager "publisher." If you want people to grow, don't post junk. Don't "do as I do." If I post junk and you recognize it as such, say something. Comment.

;)

Seeking the great post,
Hoping to write the most
Incredible legible piece,
Bringing my strivings to cease,
But it's all just vanity,
That's making me mad at me,
To glorify myself,
Is the deceiving of the enemy,
It's to enter his service in slavery...

Psalm 4

ME:
Answer me when I call to you,
O my righteous God.
Give me relief from my distress;
be merciful to me and hear my prayer.

LORD
2 How long, O men, will you turn my glory into shame [c] ?
How long will you love delusions and seek false gods [d] ?
Selah

good book right now...Leading from the Second Chair (Bonem and Patterson)...I received it last summer but never got around to reading it. It examines the few paradoxes involved in leading from a "second-chair" position (when one is a leader in an organization but not the primary vision caster...and they do not have the final say).

This coming week

COMPLETE READINGS FROM LAST WEEK:
The Living Word of God (Ben Witherington III)
Excellence in Leadership (John White)
Baptism and Fullness (John Stott)
Listened to most of Genesis on CD (The Bible Experience; TNIV)

READINGS TO CONTINUE:
Bible Study Guides on Prayer (Hybels..and others)

PREP FOR THIS WEEK:
Leading from the Second Chair (Bonem & Patterson)
The Effective Executive (Peter Drucker - 2nd time reading)
Other readings for leadership training (Plutarch, Madison, Jefferson, Krannawitter, Newman)
Several OT outlines
Finish Genesis on CD, move on to Exodus

MIGHT GET TO A LITTLE:
Erasmus on Language and Method in Theology (Marjorie O'Rourke Boyle)
The Dust of Death (Oz Guinness)
Andrew Murray on Prayer (Andrew Murray)



Workouts:
Tae Kwon Do - forms practice, kick sets, stretching
Breakdancing - Popping sets for time, gliding work (balance), waves (dexterity)