A Whole Lot of Coffee & a Few Thoughts

Yes, I know its not technically a full week yet but close enough. He who finds a good wife, finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord                                                                                                                   Proverbs 18:22 As many, nay, almost all of you, know I married the woman of my dreams on November 6th, 2015. It was everything we've dreamed of and more. Just thinking ab...

Let me paint the picture for you. The year was 2013, it was around the beginning of April and I had just made a decision to move across the country to Colorado with a group of people that I barely knew. I had scheduled a meeting with Ernest Smith, the guy who would become the Pastor of the church we were moving out west to plant.   I nervously walked into the Starbucks on Long Point Road and waiting anxiously for Ernest to arrive. I remember wearing my Georgia t-shirt because I knew Ernest was a fellow Bulldog fan and I wanted so bad to impress him. I guess I was scared of him rejecting me or something, I'm not sure. I'm sure I ordered some sort of macchiato because thats my go to drink at the 'Bucks. As I got my drink, I sat down and internally processed my decision and everything that it would mean.  When Ernest arrived and sat down, I told him about how the Lord placed it on my heart to be a part of the move out to Colorado. He actually made a comment...

Let me tell you a story that I heard today... There once was a kid named Steve. He was incredibly bright and always was questioning things. His family attended a Lutheran Church. Because of his nature, one day Steve was thinking about things and different questions which led him to his pastor's office with two simple questions. "Pastor, does God know when I lift up my pinky finger and when I put it down?" Steve said as he motioned his fingers in intentional matter. "Yes, Steve, God knows everything, even when you move your finger up and down" Having a brilliant and inquisitive mind, Steve then slipped out the magazine in his back pocket and laid in front of his pastor. On the cover was this picture: "Pastor, does God know about the starving kids in this picture?". The pastor again replied, "Yes, Steve, God knows everything and we must trust Him." This simple and innocent answer changed everything for Steve. He found it so callous...