Shes' gonna blow!!!
Talked to friend and great youth worker, Olivia Anton today. She went in to the hospital last night begging them to pop her open and pull this boy out but they refused. She shared with me a bunch of technical words about what needs to happen but I got sick (just kidding). Her doctor said 'It could be tomorrow or it could be next week." Olivia says 'That means he doesn't know what he's talking about.'

Toss up one (a prayer) for Olivia and her husband Jay. They have a son J.J. and their new one that's on the way is named James.

Passion
I've been so burdened lately for God and His people. Ohh how often our passions are focused on the temperal. We get caught up on ourselves or clothing or vehicles. We talk about passing celebrities or weekly television shows. We sit and allow negative conversation to take place around us. We are such a self-absorbed people. I yearn for God to break open heaven for all of humanity to see His Glory... not for what he can DO with his Glory, but rather... just for who HE IS. I encourage you to seek out God.. not what man says about God... but what God says about God... what creation (nature, his design, his reflection in his handywork) says about him. Seek out the relfection of God in everything.

A Soverign God and a Satisfying Marriage
Kristy (my wife) just asked me 'Sweetie, can you take this trash out?' I said 'nope, I refuse' in just. The sad thing is that many families act this way and they are serious. I see first hand so often how marriages are falling apart and husbands or wives walk away from their commitments.
I got a call from a guy yesterday... we'll call him R. Well R calls me out of the blue (I hadn't talked to him for a long time) and he says 'Tally, my wife is leaving me.' My heart broke for this guy b/c I know he's a passionante Christ-follower. It seems that his wife is just lusting after the things of the world.

I heard a the greatest sermon on marriage at the SBCV convention a few months ago. The teacher spoke on Phillipians with regard to Christ's relationship to the church being a paralell to our relationship to our wives. It's amazing to think about Christ, perfect in the tri-union, humbling himself to become a human... being abused as a human... even killed as a human... even killed in the most brutal way. Christ example of leadership was completely servant-focused. He didn't grasp a position... he was the ultimate leader... a man we could follow based on the PERSON of who he is.. not a position.

Lord... teach us men how to be more like you... break us free from our pride and push us face down into the carpet to show us true humility.

I'm passionate to find complete satisfaction and joy in HIM...