It's Good Friday.It turned out to be another beautiful day in the Ozarks. Spring decided to make a brief appearance as the temps made into the 60s and the sun managed to break through the overcast clouds that had been forecast for the day.I know that there are many Christians that are honoring the day by remembering the suffering and death that Our Savior endured in our place. And I know that Sunday will be a day of celebration. But in thinking ahead, I'm wondering what Monday will hold. Will it be back to life as usual? Will the majesty of the...
Friday, 29 March 2013
Tuesday, 26 March 2013
Out of the mouths of babes...
Posted on 08:34 by Unknown
There are times when somebody's innocent question or comment has a way of clarifying our thoughts and positions.One of the things that preachers have said (repeatedly) over the years that has bothered me is the description of the Father and Son relationship being severed as Jesus takes on the sin of a wicked world and dies on the cross. Jesus cries out in anguish (and in fulfillment of the Scriptures), "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me!" (Psalm 22:1, Matt 27:46, Mark 15:34)In explaining this picture, I have often heard this description...
Monday, 25 March 2013
Note to readers
Posted on 09:38 by Unknown
Sorry to say that I have re-installed the word verification feature on the comment section of this blog. I removed it a while ago because I know that it can be a bit of a pain and I figured that I've been moderating comments since I first started blogging several years ago.However, I've been getting quite a bit of spam comments. It's odd that they all seem to target a few select posts, some of them from years ago. Never-the-less, it is several per day and more than enough to convince me to put the filter back on.Please comment just the same and...
Surprising Information on Bible Sales
Posted on 09:20 by Unknown
Maybe I shouldn't be surprised at the recently released information about the most popular translations of the Bible in the United States. I have to admit that I am a little surprised (and a little disappointed) by a couple of the statistics.The top ten according to dollar sales for 20121. New International Version2. King James Version3. New Living Translation4. New King James Version5. English Standard Version6. Holman Christian Standard Bible7. New American Standard Bible8. Common English Bible9. Reina Valera 196010. The MessageThe top ten...
Sunday, 24 March 2013
A Timely Re-run
Posted on 06:24 by Unknown
It's a week before Easter Sunday so I thought I would re-run a post from several years ago. I know that there are a number of new readers here at Out of My Hat due to the expansion of different social media forums.Some of you may remember the Easter Cookies. For those that don't, here is the link.Enjoy (and let me know if you try these).John <>&...
Saturday, 23 March 2013
Rats! I'm becoming one of those people...
Posted on 08:58 by Unknown
I'm afraid that my recent neglect of blogging has been in part due to my new toy -- a smart phone.I have been skipping time with the laptop and getting online info from my phone. Unfortunately, posting to my blog from my phone is not a pleasant experience. I'm either going to have to go back to bringing my laptop to work for my breaks or just deciding to spend the time to sit down and write.The good news is that I am still able to follow all of you other bloggers and keep up with your regular posts.I am going to have to make the effort to not become...
Wednesday, 13 March 2013
Completely Irrational
Posted on 20:29 by Unknown
Happy Pi Day!Pi is probably the most well known of all irrational numbers. Since it begins with 3.14, March 14th (3-14) is often referred to as pi day.For those that are not into mathematics (rational or irrational), an irrational number cannot be expressed as a ratio of numbers.For example:2 can be expressed as 2/1 and is a rational number.4.5 can be expressed as 9/2 and is a rational number.Even .33333333... (3 repeating) can be expressed as 1/3 and is a rational number.Irrational numbers never repeat as a decimal number and cannot be expressed...
Sunday, 10 March 2013
St.Louis, Schlafly Bottleworks, Iron Barley and more...
Posted on 06:45 by Unknown
I'm phone blogging again this morning. We'll see how it goes.I'm up ahead of the rest of the gang and enjoying a Starbucks Americano while they get that missing hour.Aaron and Jenny are here from Chicago. Hannah managed to break away from college. Chris and I are here with Jenny's parents and her niece. Eight in all, the whole gang.We met for lunch at the Schlafly Bottleworks. For those that are distressed that this is a brewery, check out the menu on their website. (I'd link to it, but haven't figured that out on my phone, yet.) Wow! What...
Friday, 8 March 2013
The Ministry Month in Review
Posted on 13:28 by Unknown
It has been a little while since I've sat with the intent to write a meaningful post. This post won't mean much to most of you, but it helps me to keep things in perspective as life tends to hurry by.Typically winter is a slow time in my ministry programs. That's okay, we all need those times to reflect, retool and recharge our areas of ministry. From time to time I have the opportunity to perform a magic program for a Valentine Day dinner at a church, although it has been several years since I've done this. This year I received three calls for...
Thursday, 7 March 2013
Too Busy To Write
Posted on 05:54 by Unknown
It's been a few days since returning home from my weekend event in Chicago. I know that I need to write about several of the things that happened on my trip, but early morning after a mid (and with a full day ahead of me) isn't really the best time.I'll get to that soon enough.I'm still trying to figure out blogging on my phone. The last post didn't post with paragraphs like it was written. I think I have that figured out, but it wouldn't surprise me if I just have to go post it and then edit from my computer later.I'll keep working at it and try...
Monday, 4 March 2013
Mobile Posting Today
Posted on 20:42 by Unknown
I'm getting used to my Samsung Galaxy S3 and writing my first post on it while waiting on Aaron. We're at the Lawndale Christian Fitness Center. Aaron was telling me about this church run center and all of the ways that the Lawndale Christian Church ministers to the community around it. This is a church that is really sharing God's love with the people living in the neighborhood. Too often we find ourselves thinking of mission work as something that takes place in a far away land. This view often causes us to miss the needs in our own little...
Friday, 1 March 2013
Re-charged!
Posted on 21:46 by Unknown
So here it is--March 1st!Looking back, I see that I didn't do a very good job with regular posting in February. Oh well. That's behind me now.I've spent the past week getting re-energized. Last Saturday through Tuesday I was at the Pulaski County Association's annual evangelism conference. It was great to get to meet with my old friends and fellow laborers in the Kingdom. Just hanging out with these men of faith gets me pumped up about sharing the Gospel. Listening to them preach and receiving their encouragement is enough to really get me fired...
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