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Well my time is done at Highway and I truly loved every minute and every relationship that I have there.
I know that I am now starting a new journey with a new congregation. For this reason, I will stop my blogging here and start them up at a new site. It is www.craigmckibbon.wordpress.com.
Thanks for everyone who participated in this journey.
The journey continues… just on a different road.
Be blessed all,
Craig McKibbon
Do you know that type of person? They can’t quite open their mouth without something coming out that just grates against you… or perhaps even hurts. It’s like when they start speaking shards of glass come out and cut up everything around them.
I don’t know why some people are like that. I’m sure there are enough books out there to explain why. But I know what the Bible says. In Proverbs 12:18 it says that “reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.”
Wow… that says that we have a choice. Our words can either tear someone down, or build them up. I choose build them up. What about you?
At least that’s how I see it,
Craig
To me, next to attending funerals, Remembrance Day observations are next on my list of things you should make sure you attend.
Because of my son’s involement with Air Cadets and my involvement with the police, I get to go to two of them. My son’s was on Sunday and I’m going to another one tomorrow.
Why I’m blogging tonight is because of the minister’s address on Sunday. His premise was that because of the different views that people have on wars, present and past, he questionned whether or not our fallen members were really ‘heroes’ or were they instead the tragic cost of society’s evil.
I am really trying to see his point of view but I find myself coming up short. Quite frankly, I was livid when I heard him speak.
I believe that when we consider the selfless and courageous lives of those who have served, are presently serving, or fell in service, it would be callous and selfish of me to not take time and honour their sacrifice. Even if they survived the war, they fell prey to the damage and trauma of what they observed and experienced.
My conscience and sense of civic duty and pride cannot go without not only honouring their service, but also heralding and championing their cause, their commitment, and their personal cost.
I wish to shamelessly and unabashedly thank the ‘heroes’ who have valiantly sacrificed their lives in order to support, protect, and ensure the freedoms that we have today.
God bless them all.
That IS what I think!
Craig
Let’s face it… people get mad. Mad at drivers. Mad at telemarketers. Mad at computer customer service… aaaarrrggghhh!!!!
Getting upset is just a way of dealing with life’s junk. If something doesn’t upset you… it obviously doesn’t matter enough to you. But everyone has a line… and anger peers its ugly head!!
But Ephesians 4:26 gives us a deadline to deal with that anger. People think that anger is bad. No. It’s not… but what you do with that anger can end up being bad. Paul says for us to deal with it ‘that day’. “Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry.” Festering anger turns into bitterness and holding bitterness is like having an ulcer… no one can see why you are so much pain and it keeps getting worse until you deal with it.
If your upset, breathe, ask God for direction, and deal with it. Don’t let it stew.
At least that’s how I see it,
Craig
I know that people joke about it all the time but in my case, it really does happen… I run into furniture at night. Many times when I’m busy at night Kerry takes it upon herself to do some ‘re-modeling’. Unfortunately I don’t know about it until I am coming through the room the way I have… since the last time I banged my shins.
Life will always change. Circumstances will always need for us to readjust our lives. The problem is that so many people try to do it blind and then they have the scars and hurts to show for it.
Jesus says in John 8:12 “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t be stumbling through the darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.” When God shines his ‘light’ on our lives, the issues that could hurt or damage us suddenly are exposed and we then can make the changes necessary to stay clear of them.
What about you? Are there things in your life that you wish you hadn’t ‘run’ into? Ask God to shine his ‘light’ on your life. You’d be amazed what you’ll end up seeing!
At least that’s how I see it,
Craig
