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A return

September 24, 2011 in personal with 1 Comment

It has now been over a month since I last blogged.

There are many reasons for this, chief of which was the loss of my job at Summit Christian College. I was laid off late last month.

Yet, what most would see as a bad thing, God has turned into good.

I have been able to rest, relax, and feel the peace that only comes from God. I know that God has a plan.

I’ll be starting my new job next month, and through it all God has provided for us in ways I wouldn’t have thought of. I also have had the opportunity in my free time, which I’ve had a lot of, to help out friends I normally wouldn’t have been able to. I’ve also been able to teach and preach a couple weekends in Casper, WY.

This time away has confirmed to me that God is who He says He is, so all praise and glory and honor and power are to Him.

Hallelujah.

It is time, though, to get back into the swing of blogging.

Let’s continue Genesis together on Monday.

In Christ,

Isaiah

roller coasters

July 12, 2011 in personal with 0 Comments

As you read this, my life will have become a roller coaster.

Literally.

Because I’ll be riding roller coasters all day long!!!!

I’m headed to Elitch Gardens in Denver, CO with the Central Church of Christ youth group! We’re leaving at 6am, and getting back very, very late. Despite the early hour and late return, it will be a day to remember.

On a serious note, be in prayer as we travel down to Denver. Word is we’ll be taking at least 4 vehicles, and we all out appreciate prayers for safety.

Back to the roller coasters, and see you tomorrow…

in Christ,

Isaiah

gone again

June 24, 2011 in personal with 0 Comments

Once again, I’ll be heading to a camp. This time all of us will be heading to Western Wyoming Christian Youth Camp in Lander, WY. We call it Lander Camp for short. It will be an awesome week, but as I’m gone, blog posts will resume July 5th.

See you then!

I have returned

June 13, 2011 in personal with 0 Comments

Camp Christian HS week was awesome. The students were great, the sponsors and helpers unified and working together, and the food hit the spot. God moved through the camp, spoke through all the speakers and changed lives this weekend. Let’s pray that those who encountered God continue in Him as they return home.

My speaking was set for the evening, which meant that I ate just enough at supper to keep my stomach from growling, but not enough to be full. This was not the fault of the cooks, no sir, but rather my own nervous stomach. God spoke through this broken vessel – as I said, if it was good, it was from God – if it was bad, it was from Isaiah :D .

My return home was dampened by sickness Friday night late – Saturday. I am now well, no dizziness or other things, so I’m praising God for that.

Tomorrow we’ll start up the Genesis blogs, and get back into the swing of things.

Lessons I learned, or re-learned, from this week of camp:

God is awesome, He is good, and He still speaks.

hiatus

May 31, 2011 in personal with 0 Comments

I hope you had a great Memorial Day Weekend. I know I did.

I’m writing this post to let you know that postings on my blog will be on hiatus, temporarily. This week and the next I’ll be preparing for, and delivering 6 messages at Camp Christian High School in Colorado. Combine that with final summer teams training and I’ve got a full couple of weeks.

I wanted to let you know that I’m not just dropping the blog, haha. I’m just going to allow all of my creative outlet to flow into the sermons that I need to finish. Ok? Ok.

Regular postings will resume June 13th.

In the mean time, check out my long series on Nehemiah.

Or, if you’re wanting to laugh, check out the Tech Support Thursdays series.

Genesis it is…

May 18, 2011 in personal with 0 Comments

Yeah, Alex. You win.

Starting next Monday I’ll be going through Genesis for, well, probably the rest of my life. I kid, I kid. Kind’ve.

66 Chapters. Even if I did one post a chapter I’d surpass the post count for Nehemiah, and you know that I’m too wordy for that.

God, bless this journey that will begin, as we study the first book in Your Word.

Help us, help us all.

poetry reposted

May 17, 2011 in personal with 1 Comment

Yesterday I requested that you, fine reader(s), let me know what book of the Bible we should go through next. So far I’ve heard Genesis (ehe) and Proverbs. I’m leaving it open for one more day, so if you haven’t commented, please do so here.

Now, this is a repost from my blog I was doing in Riverton, Wyoming, in February of 2007.

I found this note in my Bible, words of poetry from when I used to do such a thing.

Welcome to the world of the complacent and the bored

The Church today is hungry, lost without its Lord.

The Word of God is missing

The power it brings is gone.

On every heart is failure

and every face is long.

What can we do to change this world for the better?

Let’s bring back the Word of God, every verse, book and letter.

Then power will be restored by the river of life that flows

from the Word of God when spoken are those words of life of old…

Anyway, let me know what you want to study. Proverbs is currently the leader, but I’m open to either Genesis, Proverbs, or even something in the New Testament.

p.s. Aaron Justice’s comment that we should study Dianetics was hilarious, but also sacrastic :D .

VBS

March 14, 2011 in personal with 0 Comments

Yesterday 4 SCC students and I took a trek to Concordia, KS, to help out with their spring break VBS program.

This is an intense VBS, with each normal day of a VBS crammed into a morning or afternoon session. Yes, that’s right, in 3 days we’ll do 5 sessions and special 6th session for the students on Wednesday afternoon. Crazy? Yes. Intense? Yes. Fun? Yes. Rewarding. Yes. Tiring? Absolutely.

Anyway, I’m letting you know that information so, 1) you can pray for us as we lead different sessions and 2) you can know that I may not be blogging regularly the next couple of days.

It’ll be awesome.

shared birthday

March 8, 2011 in personal with 0 Comments

My sister and I share a birthday. She was born on my 9th birthday, literally upstairs as my brother and I were playing a new videogame I had received as a gift for my birthday. Mad Mad for the NES, I believe. My dad yelled down, “Do you guys want to see your new baby sister?” We both threw the controllers down (Nintendo knows how to make tough controllers) and ran upstairs. I was so proud, and I even wanted to take her to Show-N-Tell. I was pretty sad when Mom said no, but now that I actually know things about babies, I kind’ve understand. Walking to school that day with Grandma and Grandpa, talking about my new sister, is one of the most vivid memories I have.

Anyway, Happy Birthday to my sister (and myself). 29 – 20 = 9 years. There, now you know both of our ages.

That’s it for today. Really.

In Christ,

Isaiah

p.s.

Wow, now they’re charging $149.88 for a brand new copy of Mad Max. I guess I should’ve kept it in the box. I don’t even remember liking the game!

Happy Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2011 in personal with 0 Comments

Sara and I want to wish you a Happy Valentine’s Day.

I hope you enjoy the day, focusing on God’s amazing love for us.

And fellows – don’t just love today – love like this everyday. In fact, doing something small every week will go a lot farther than something big today.

in Christ,

Isaiah

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