God of the Universe

You know what? I love the Universe that the Lord has made. Everything in the Universe is mind-blowing. Peaceful. Beyond words. Beautiful. Harmonious. Glorious. Awe-inspiring.

Imagine this! This image, per the scientist with the Hubble Space Telescope, is a mind-blowing 400 million light years away! Light years, people! An extremely wicked mind-blowing thought! God is good!

It made me take a glimpse of David's words as he looks into the skies declaring God's glory:

Psalm 19:1-4 (NIV)
1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
2 Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge.
3 There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard.
4 Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens he has pitched a tent for the sun,

That's why I'm proud to be called one of His children and that we bow before Him, our God and King of the Universe!

Pumpkin Carving With My Girls

Last Saturday, we went to a neighborhood Halloween party with my brother and his wife. It was FUN!!! :) Our girls got to carve the pumpkins. It was good being with them and helping them out. Amanda created a "BOO"! Alyson created a "Jack O' Lantern" and Angela created a "Spider design"..

Keep the faith with God, Bloggers!!! Have a great weekend!

Time Warp- Mind Bending Slow Motion

This video is awesome!! A thought... In order to see clarity in life, we need to slow down...

Enjoy!

Overland Park Church of Christ Deaf Ministry

Here's the latest "freeze frame" of our Sunday's Deaf Worship room, thanks to Carol Cox for supplying the picture!! :)

Scissors

Third part of "The Office" sermon series based on Isaiah 64:6.

Cardioconversion

A testimony of how doctors shocked my heart, literally!

The Crowd or the Cross

Superb! Remember the cross. Follow the cross. No matter what people say, just simply, the cross!

Why Go?

Morning, Bloggers....

First of all, I had a pretty good scare with my heart and was admitted into the hospital with Atrial Fibrillation (an irregularity of my heart)... I had to stay in the hospital for 2 days including a "Cardioconversion" (shock) of my heart. It was an interesting experience!! I'm "living" to tell about the "conversion" of my heart!! :)

I was asked "Why do you go to church? Why do you worship God? Why do you read the Bible? Why??" Here why....

1. I get the time to be with my fellow brothers and sisters taking steps toward Christ our Lord. How often do I get to sit with them? No often enough as I want but I made every effort to do so.

2. I get to watch God work in the lives of my brothers and sisters in Christ. They come to pray about their next steps for the upcoming week. They are responding to God's Spirit and I get to watch them from a front seat (with popcorn: Bible)!

3. I need time in the shadow of the Cross with my fellow Christians like me, on the journey beside me.

4. The worship enriches my soul and deepens my love for God.

5. They challenge me to new heights (some say, "Oh yeah, tell me about it!".) ;) I'm a better guy because I'm worshipping God. True! When I'm back home, I'm stronger than I was when I left home to worship God.

Post Its

Second "The Office" sermon series....

Sunrise on the Lord's Day

We're glad to be able to leave at 7 in the morning on a 2 hour trek back to Overland Park to worship God! Of course! We would do anything for the Lord, including waking up in the wee morning hours to be where God desires us to be! :) And He gave us an awesome treat!!! He painted the skies with heavenly hue (colors)!!! This was taken while we were driving south on 177 toward I-70!! Below the colorful sunrise is the Konza prairie!! As always, we enjoy driving between the two prairies toward Manhattan as well as leaving Manhattan!

Thank You, Lord, for displaying this beauty!! You're an Awesome God!

Whoooooooooooooo!

The HDV cam is here!!!! Now, I'm anxious to try this techie stuph out and be ready to spread the gospel in person rather than text!!! Whoooooooo!

Pray all is well with each of you, bloggers!!! Are you connected to the Lord!!!!

"He has lost connection with the Head from whom the whole body, supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows as God causes it to grow." Colossians 2:19 (niv)

Paper Clip part 1

Can we get a "spiritual perspective" from a simple paper clip?

Paper Clip 2

Can we do a "spiritual perspective" from a "paper clip"?

FAITH LAB

Christ called us to be COMPASSIONATE...
Christ called us together to be a COMMUNITY...
Christ called us to SERVE, not be served...
Christ called us to SHARE our "faith story" to those we meet at the crossroads.

To Christ, we are CALLED! Come to "FAITH LAB" and learn to live the way Christ lived!

"This is the kind of life you've been invited into, the kind of life Christ lived. He suffered everything that came his way so you would know that it could be done, and also know how to do it, step-by-step." 1 Peter 2:21 (msg)

Deaf Christian Ministry Foundation of the Midwest

Have you ever felt the hand of God leading you to step out and do something specific??

We're taking a "LEAP OF FAITH" reaching out to deaf souls for Jesus! Surf our website @:

http://www.deafchristianfoundation.org/Aboutus.aspx

**Deaf Christian Ministries Foundation of the Midwest has the potential to do great things for the Lord and for the Deaf. With your generous gifts now and your generous gifts in your Last Will and Testament or Trust, the Foundation can make a difference - an eternal difference. All gifts are tax deductible to this 501(c)3 non-profit organization. If you want to learn more about how you can help, drop us an email. As you choose to join us in donations and in prayer, we thank you for your stewardship and generosity! May Jesus bless us all and continue to open doors for the Deaf..

Deaf Frontline (Fall/Winter 2008)

Parables: simple stories of Jesus
Wednesdays @ 7 p.m. (room 208)
Place: Overland Park Church of Christ (www.opcofc.org)
Teacher: Mark Lowenstein, deaf evangelist

Deaf PowerSource (Fall/Winter 2008)

Colossians: vital connections!
Sundays @ 9:45 a.m. (room 208)
Place: Overland Park Church of Christ (www.opcofc.org)
Teacher: Mark Lowenstein, deaf evangelist

Good News!!!

No.. I'm not selling Geico insurance, though I have Geico insurance. LOL!

I have awesome news for you.. A HDV camcorder is on the way! Soon, I will be posting video vlogs, lessons and more... So check back in a couple weeks for new videos!!

To all those everywhere, have a wonderful weekend! Worship God on Sunday!

Our Dear Sis in Christ!

Nancy Rarus, our dear sister in Christ, came to Olathe for the Deaf Senior Citizen meeting. It was great seeing her. She visited the Deaf Cultural Center where our office is. We had lunch together and talked about how things are going in the East.

She is with the Fairfax Deaf Church family (www.fxcc.org/deaf) where I used to preach. Her presence among me and Michelle made us miss the extended family at Fairfax!

It was great seeing her! May God bless her as she continues to model Jesus among deaf seniors.

Zoe Nashville '08

This year's theme was: FEARLESS...

Michelle and I had an awesome time in Nashville! Thanks to Teresa Newsom, Forrest Sponseller, Becky Hinckley for their willingness to interpret throughout the worship conference! :) Their hearts are huge for the deaf for God! Bless them!

We learned a great deal from this conference. Amid the chaos of our country's economy, rising gas, war (spiritual and physical) and not-to-mention the young generation in the U.S. and their relationship with God, FEARLESS is a perfect theme! One quote we received from Jeff Walling is:

"I choose to fear God so I don't fear you."

Perfect! This is exactly what we need. We're going through tremendous changes, even during the worst crisis in America! It takes courage to overcome huge obstacles. Thus far, we haven't overcome, just yet. But we know the Lord will, with us, prevail for sure!

Be......... FEARLESS.