http://impactforliving.org/blog Impact for Living Blog Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:24:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Just some early morning thoughts from me to you…   Sometime later God tested Abraham.  He said to him, “Abraham!”  “Here I am,” he replied.  Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the region of Moriah.  Sacrifice him there as burnt offering on ... http://impactforliving.org/blog/2010/08/on-the-altar/ Just some early morning thoughts from me to you…               I share these with you again from a few years ago.  Offered as a reminder of things which we need to embrace—for these days.  God bless you.  Scott   ********************   Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that You would bless me ... http://impactforliving.org/blog/2010/08/biggie-fries/ Just some early morning thoughts from me to you…   ”I waited patiently for the Lord; He turned to me and heard my cry.  He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; He set my feet on a rock and gave me a new song in ... http://impactforliving.org/blog/2010/08/high-tide-marks/   Just some early morning thoughts from me to you…               “When I was a child, I could see the wind in the trees,                         And I heard a song in the breeze,                                     It was there, singing out my name.”   (“Who I Was Born to Be”—Susan Boyle)   It was what I told my son ... http://impactforliving.org/blog/2010/08/who-we-were-born-to-be/ Just some early morning thoughts from me to you…   “We have this treasure (Jesus Christ) in jars of clay (those who believe in Christ) to show this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.  We are handicapped on every side, but we’re never frustrated; we’re puzzled, but never in ... http://impactforliving.org/blog/2010/08/goats-on-the-roof/ Just some early morning thoughts from me to you…   "Dear children, keep yourselves from idols.”  1 John 5: 21 (NIV)   Wow!  How about those headlines! There it was, on the front page of the A-section of the Sunday edition of The Gainesville Sun newspaper.  The headline of the article, set just below-the-fold, read: “Poll:  ... http://impactforliving.org/blog/2010/07/something-different/   Just some early morning thoughts from me to you…   “Special and rare are those who can see the potential in the child standing before them without having to see its fulfillment—but those who do see the potential are the builders of the promise of the next generation.”                      Anonymous               It’s ... http://impactforliving.org/blog/2010/07/the-promise-of-a-generation/ Just some early morning thoughts from me to you…               In a departure from tradition, today’s “…early morning thoughts…” come from a “guest contributor”, my son, Nathan.  Nathan has co-authored with Coach Tony Dungy three New York Times Bestsellers; but the real reason I am proud to share his offering today ... http://impactforliving.org/blog/2010/07/the-right-way-to-behave/ Just some early morning thoughts from me to you…   The Lord to Solomon:  “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal ... http://impactforliving.org/blog/2010/07/a-moment-in-history/ Just some early morning thoughts from me to you…   “Watch what God does, and then you do it, like children who learn proper behavior from their parents.  Mostly what God does is love you.  Keep company with Him and learn a life of love. Observe how Christ loved us.  His love was ... http://impactforliving.org/blog/2010/06/values-to-stand-for/