That I May Know Him

Exodus 20 We are all worshipers.  Our Creator knows our hearts very well.  Unfortunately, there is a tendency for us as followers of Christ to look at far away cultures and even cults and scoff at their idols and how they worhsip.  We shake our heads at golden statues shrines and prayer wheels.  Thinking we are a far superior people because we follow Christ.  The reality is that we are as much of idol worshipers as they are.  We may not have golden statues and prayer wheels but we do put all kind of things before God.  And we fail to remember our former life apart from Christ.  We must continiue to remember that an idol is anything that we put in the place of God.  Even pastors tend toward pastor worship.  We at times exault a favorite pastor/leader and their teaching above what we even read in the Scriptures.  We battle over who is more Biblical or concervative.  We...

Ethan in the 2011 Christmas Program I would like to share something that my son, Ethan, wrote last week.  He is in second grade.  I am going to present it letter by letter. "I have a dream that everyone will Stop beliving in evalution like the big bang and that monkeys are our antsesters.  I belive someday everyone will go to church and belive that Jesus died on a cross for our sins.  I hope people will when they die go to heaven."  By: Ethan Dayton 1/4/12 When I got home I had barely gotten through the door when he ran up and thrust his papers into my hands.  "Read this, Daddy!"  he chanted over and over.  Once I removed my book bag, coat, and shoes I sat down and read the paper.  I was blown away to learn that he had written this paper in class at school.   I was deeply touched.  As a father who does devotions and prays with his little guy I was blown away.  He told me that he learned about Martin...

Exodus 17-18 I love puzzles and mysteries.  I remember a short-run television show called Push, Nevada .  It offered those who watched the show the chance to get involved and search for clues.  The clues were found in the opening credits, in the lines of the characters, and on objects throughout the episodes.  The goal was to put the clues together and solve the mystery for a chance to win $1,045,000.  Another more recent examples would be the show, Lost .  I admit that my wife and I got swept up intently watching season after season and even checking out special websites and other pertinent information.  Ultimately, we ended up buying all the seasons of Lost so that we could take the journey again in the future. As a child I would scour our house looking for interesting trinkets and objects.  In fact I loved traveling to grandparents or relatives houses for much the same reason.  At a young age I began to find my Chr...