School work

 Been far too busy to post and probably will be for the next month.  Enrolled in one Bible College course and have to attend several weeks of courses for a new job.  I'll be back, Lord willing.   js

Dreamland...

 

Driving across southern Manitoba today piloting for an over-size.  Saw this place on the south side of the highway going out (snapped the pictures are my way home).  As soon as I saw this place (the pictures don't do justice for how it looked in the morning light), it struck me, a stately barn and a brick house.  Across the road was a sign for the Dreamland Motel.  Well, I thought, this property was someones 'dreamland' at one time.  Though no one is living there, someone is still maintaining the property.  Don't get too many pictures as it can be either extremely boring, or very exciting while piloting, and usually both circumstances are mere seconds apart.  

Was following this load.

Worked on memorizing the Books of the Old Testament while driving home.  The Lord is great.   js

Stick by The Stuff

 Aquila and Priscilla were compatriots of Paul.  They stuck by him, in reality they stuck by our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.  Theirs is an example of how we should not follow a man unless he follows Christ.  They took aside Apollos a Godly man and preacher, but who did not have full understanding.  They did this discretely and respectfully (to ensure in no way that they would undermine his ministry), to help him become more like Christ.

They are one of the most intriguing couples mentioned in the New Testament (maybe the only one, I have not done a search), since a young Christian, their story and mentions in the New Testament I find to be fascinating.  God obviously wants us (laymen, individuals and couples who desire to serve Christ) to learn something from this couple.  We know little about them, excepting their occupation, why they had left Rome (and later returned) and that they stayed by the stuff.

As we have spent over a decade living in area's without large Christian communities (Born-Again, Bible foundational Christians) Barb and I have strove to be 'like' Priscilla and Aquila.  No one has ever told us that, nor am I seeking kudos on this.  It has just been our example, to follow.   This picture (which I have had in my computer for some period of time and found this morning) reminded me of this.  

What will we do now that we are here where there is a large Bible Believing Church family?   Hopefully, we will stick by the stuff. 

Enjoy the long weekend.  Stick by the stuff.

1 Corinthians 16:19 (KJV) The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house. 

Christians in the Military 3

 I have just signed up as a freshman college student at Bible College (okay, only one course, but still....LOL).  

We started attending CABC in the fall of 1998 in Yellowknife.  Barb and the kids were attending every Sunday morning and I was attending when ever I was in town.  There was another military family who attended.  Lets say the fellows name was Darren.

Well, after a few weeks of attending (stretched over a month or two, I travelled a lot) I started think that this fellow Darren was reporting on me to the pastor/preacher.  Made me pretty pissed.

But Barb was right, there was something different here.  Having been raised a 'faithful' Catholic and not even knowing the order of the four Gospels, not really knowing the difference between the Old and New Testaments.  And most importantly, not knowing that I needed a saviour!

It was a challenging year.  I was coming up on the end of my mid contract with the military (what at the time was called the '20-40' - twenty years or 40th birthday, whatever comes last), and not sure if I wanted to be digging trenches in my fifties.

Looking back today I realize that I have been 'out' almost as long as I was 'in'.  Also, I have been a born-again Christian for over twenty years...  boy time flies.

More later.   js