6/27/12- Colossians 3:23-24

²³ Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, ²⁴ since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.  ²⁵ Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism. (Colossians 3:23-25) 

(Working on handicap ramp and porch for GOoDWorks)


Thoughts: Today there will be a funeral for an elder at my church, Jack Barwick Jr.  He was a faithful man- married to the same woman 68 years, loved his God, his church, his family, his country.  He was 87 but still sent out emails to thousands with an inspiring quote or thought for the day that were too good to ignore/spam.  At 87 he was still doing the Lord's work, though he was slowing down.  I think he lived these verses.
    Today we will also have lots of folks going to out GOoDWorks Blitz.  This verse reminds us that when we are doing the Lord's work, it is not JUST for what we get here- it is ultimately for God who does not ignore what we do on this earth.
    These verses reminds us that what we do and how we do it matters, and is tied to eternity.  It is similar to the verse that says, "Let us not grow weary in well-doing for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up" (Gal. 6:9,10).  Or, "Be steadfast, unmoveable, always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain." (1 Cor. 15:58).  What we do on this life fades unless it is tied to the Lord of eternity.  


Prayer: Lord, establish the work of my hands.  My my handi-work glorify you this day. 

6/24/12- End of an Era

There is a time for everything under heaven... a time to be born a time to die.  (Ecclesiastes 3)

(Roy Roger's Museum)

Thoughts: A great friend, church member and elder drowned yesterday- his name was Jack Barwick. Jack sent an email thought every day to thousands of people (many times more than one).
    His last email was called "An End of an Era" and it forwarded an email about the selling off of Roy Rogers' museum property.  Roy had said whenever the museum quit being profitable to sell it off.  The museum sold his things many times triple for what they were estimated.
    Roy and Dale were people of great faith and a strong witness.  So was Jack.  One of the paragraphs said, "You and I were born at the right time. We were able to grow up with these     great people even if we never met them. In their own way they taught us patriotism and honor, we learned that lying and cheating were bad, and sex wasn't as important as love. We learned how to suffer through disappointment and failure and work through it. Our lives were drug-free."
    A new documentary is coming out on the 100th birthday year (2012) of Dale and Roy called "Life Beyond the Happy Trails."  Dale wrote an autobiography called, "Trials, Tears, and Triumphs" in which they highlighted their very great highs and lows.  But through it all they kept their love for God and for each other.
    Roger's sign off of his show was the song, "Happy Trails to You...Until we meet again."  Happy trails Jack.  It IS the end of an era.  But my prayer is out of the stump a shoot will spring forth. 


Prayer: Lord, through out my life, keep my faith and my love for you and others strong. 


"Happy Trails to You" : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcYsO890YJY