http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/ Sat, 17 Dec 2011 03:59:14 GMT en-us Copyright 2011 The Ridge http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/news-at-the-ridge/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/news-at-the-ridge/ Sat, 17 Dec 2011 03:59:14 GMT What a joy the past few weeks have been to fix our eyes on Jesus and who He truly is.  I pray you are enjoying this advent season as you behold Jesus.  This week we continue our advent celebration as we look at Jesus and His second ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/god-glorifying-service/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/god-glorifying-service/ Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:20:36 GMT As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.  Whoever speaks, is to do so as one who is speaking the utterances of God; whoever serves is to do so as one who is ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/living-in-purity-psalm-1199-16/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/living-in-purity-psalm-1199-16/ Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:48:15 GMT How can you and I live in purity?  How can our lives be pure?  God's Word tells us in Psalm 119.9-16 how one can keep his or her life pure.  The anwer is the word of God.  The word of God shows us what a pure life looks ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/let-me-tell-you-a-story/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/let-me-tell-you-a-story/ Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:41:15 GMT The following is a poem from a missionary friend serving the unreached people of the world.  I know a fellow he’s a friend of mineTall and slender and pleasantly kind. He lives in a land that is cold you might sayIt’s covered ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/enjoying-god-psalm-1191-8/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/enjoying-god-psalm-1191-8/ Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:15:42 GMT Psalm 119 is a beautiful poem of celebration and complexity.  It is a lengthy work praising not the Scriptures, but the Author of the Scriptures.  C. S. Lewis compared it to a piece of embroidery, done stitch by stitch in the quiet ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/do-you-have-this-hope/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/do-you-have-this-hope/ Wed, 08 Jun 2011 17:05:21 GMT Do we have this hope that Paul speaks of? Paul says, But having the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, "I believed, therefore I spoke," we also believe, therefore we also speak, knowing that He who raised the Lord Jesus ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/functional-universalism/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/functional-universalism/ Thu, 02 Jun 2011 21:09:42 GMT For we do not preach ourselves but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your bond-servants for Jesus’ sake.  2 Corinthians 4.5 So, will we imitate Paul?   I think we must understand what we are saving people from.  ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/a-biblical-response-to-the-death-of-bin-laden/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/a-biblical-response-to-the-death-of-bin-laden/ Wed, 11 May 2011 15:12:12 GMT Much has been said over the last week since the killing of Osama Bin Laden.  The response has been charged with emotional, patriotic and political motivation.  But what is the biblical response? Love Your EnemyJesus says in Matthew ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/in-the-beginning/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/in-the-beginning/ Tue, 10 May 2011 14:16:36 GMT We read in Genesis that God created the world and everything in it (Genesis 1.1).  He created both male and female as creatures, dependent on God, their Creator and with personhood and freedom (Genesis 1.27-28, 31).  God put Adam, the ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/creekview-parent-gathering/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/creekview-parent-gathering/ Wed, 02 Feb 2011 20:21:08 GMT Creekview HS Parent Gathering, Thursday, March 24, 2011Our church has partnered with LINC, a church planting organization, which works in the local schools as one as their initiatives.  Currently, Coleman Ford, our student pastor, is ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/the-active-process-of-spiritual-growth/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/the-active-process-of-spiritual-growth/ Wed, 05 Jan 2011 23:09:41 GMT I've never been one for resolutions at the new year. Not only only does consumeristic advertising agendas use the idea to get people to buy something they might "need," it's also built upon a false premise that YOU have the power to do anything. ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/the-holidays-relationships-and-anger/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/the-holidays-relationships-and-anger/ Wed, 15 Dec 2010 22:49:21 GMT Relationships are tough, but we were created for them, so we can’t run from them.  People were given to us, yes even family, to help us be what God created us to be.  This is where impatience flares up, anger brews, and conflict ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/strangers-at-the-door/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/strangers-at-the-door/ Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:20:32 GMT Last night as we were about to sit as a family and do our Advent reading together the door bell rang.  I opened the door and at the door were three teenagers and two adult men.  I did not know them.  I immediately said to them, ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/the-salvation-army-and-something-funny/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/the-salvation-army-and-something-funny/ Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:44:12 GMT Today Annette and our kiddos when to the store.  As they were walking out my children put quarters in the Salvation Army money can.  The man ringing the bell was not standing by the money can, so my youngest, Pierce, went over to where ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/let-us-press-on-to-know-him/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/let-us-press-on-to-know-him/ Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:31:23 GMT So let us know, let us press on to know the Lord.  Hosea 6.3 I was encouraged this morning in my devotional readings by a pastor of earlier years, Dr. J. Sidlow Baxter.  Here is what he says about knowing God: To know Him must be our ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/the-word-of-gods-lips/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/the-word-of-gods-lips/ Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:22:45 GMT As for the deeds of men, by the word of Your lips I have kept from the paths of the violent.  My steps have held fast to Your paths.  My feet have not slipped.  Psalm 17.4-5 This Psalm has been encouraging to me this ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/pray-and-watch/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/pray-and-watch/ Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:43:58 GMT In the morning, O Lord, You will hear my voice; in the morning I will order my prayer to You and eagerly watch. Psalm 5.3 I am reminded this morning to simply trust God.  He hears the prayer of the righteous.  He gracious waits ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/nails/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/nails/ Tue, 28 Sep 2010 21:42:42 GMT This past Sunday in the message I shared what the life of sacrifice looked like in the kingdom of God.  Here are some verses to encourage you and the quote I shared as well.  Be encouraged to live the same life of sacrifice that Jesus ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/still-speaking/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/still-speaking/ Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:28:04 GMT By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained the testimony that he was righteous, God testifying about his gifts, and through faith, though he is dead, he still speaks (Hebrews 11.4). God drove Adam and ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/kingdom-rewards-not-merits/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/kingdom-rewards-not-merits/ Tue, 14 Sep 2010 16:52:17 GMT In study today, I was encouraged in thinking through the undeserving rewards that God freely gives His children.  The beattitudes in Matthew 5 pronounce blessing after blessing, saying, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven; they shall be ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/as-every-hunger-pain-comes/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/as-every-hunger-pain-comes/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:15:45 GMT Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied (Matthew 5.6). Though many of us do not know true hunger like the twenty thousand people in the world today know and will die from, we will get hunger pains ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/an-intoxicating-drug/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/an-intoxicating-drug/ Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:06:53 GMT Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.  Matthew 5.7 Scott Harrison found himself stumbling home early one morning last June in New York after a night of drugs and debauchery in a hotel after a gala film premiere.  For ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/poor-in-spirit-in-america/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/poor-in-spirit-in-america/ Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:11:21 GMT This morning as I was reading I came across the gentleman who coined the phrase American Dream.  His name is James Truslow Adams.  He spoke of it in 1931 as a dream…in which each man and woman shall be able to attain to the ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/the-great-medicine/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/the-great-medicine/ Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:59:43 GMT We want our lives to be better.  We want to feel better.  The reality is that many don’t feel good and constantly want better lives.  By God’s common grace some things can be cured and changed, but the reality is there ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/mourn-and-be-comforted/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/mourn-and-be-comforted/ Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:10:23 GMT Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.  Matthew 5.4 Those who are poor in spirit, mourn.  What does Jesus mean when He says, mourn?  He literally means weep, lament or grieve or as Martin Luther said, the ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/jesus-sermon-in-matthew/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/jesus-sermon-in-matthew/ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:11:07 GMT This week we will begin taking a look at Jesus' sermon in the hill country (Matthew 5-7).  In this sermon, Jesus presented a whole new vision of life.  He let every person know that there was another way, a better way than ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/stealing-pickles/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/stealing-pickles/ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:41:53 GMT Last night my family and I went out to grab some barbeque.  Our youngest Pierce asked if he could pray before our meal.  So, he began to pray.  A few seconds into the prayer he paused.  With our eyes closed we waited, but ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/reflections-from-mission-dallas/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/reflections-from-mission-dallas/ Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:32:27 GMT It has been over a week now since our return from south Dallas, but it has been hard not to continually reflect and go back to the wonderful memories that were made during that week. I wanted to share some observations and challenges for ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/avoid-the-summer-trap/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/avoid-the-summer-trap/ Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:44:31 GMT There always seems to be concerns that I get around this time of year.  It is the fear of laziness, complacency and inconsistency.  I pray against it for me and for you.  It is real easy to get busy with many things to ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/camp-thoughts/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/camp-thoughts/ Sat, 26 Jun 2010 19:08:28 GMT This post is from our RidgeStudents blog (ridgestudents.blogspot.com) and is a reflection from our week at camp. Every summer for the last few years we have attended Student Life @ Orange Beach camp and this year's experience was phenomenal. ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/whose-son-is-he/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/whose-son-is-he/ Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:14:10 GMT This is a question that every human being needs to be asked:What do you think about the Christ, whose son is He? Matthew 22.42 This is what Jesus asked the Pharisees.  The Pharisees responded and said, The son of David ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/names-of-jesus/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/names-of-jesus/ Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:21:38 GMT The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham.  Matthew 1.1 Matthew begins his gospel writing announcing Jesus as the promised Messiah (Christ), which means anointed One.  The prophet Isaiah ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/roll/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/roll/ Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:21:06 GMT Yesterday I read a familiar passage in Proverbs 16.3, which says, Commit your works to the Lord and your plans will be established.  I had read this verse before, but today realized what the word commit is in the original Hebrew text.  ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/slavery-and-the-apostle-paul/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/slavery-and-the-apostle-paul/ Wed, 26 May 2010 21:07:22 GMT While studying for this week's message I have been learning how an ancient context can provide principles for a modern context even though they do not correspond exactly.  That is definitely the case in Colossians 3.22-4.1 as Paul addresses ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/resources-for-training-our-children/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/resources-for-training-our-children/ Wed, 26 May 2010 17:01:13 GMT I always love when I come across new resources to help in training my children to walk in the ways of the Lord.  I recently have been encouraged by Voddie Bauchum's book, Family Driven Faith.  I highly recommed this book.  I also ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/christ-our-life/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/christ-our-life/ Mon, 03 May 2010 19:36:30 GMT I have not been able to get past Paul’s statement in Colossians 3.3-4: For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.  When Christ, who is our life is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/a-message-from-the-past-for-today/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/a-message-from-the-past-for-today/ Tue, 06 Apr 2010 18:58:29 GMT Travel back with me three years. America was still in denial to the impending economic meltdown. Variable rate mortgages still had low rates. George Bush was the president. And I stepped into The Ridge (then Vista Ridge Baptist) for the first ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/rooted-and-grounded-in-love/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/rooted-and-grounded-in-love/ Mon, 05 Apr 2010 18:57:35 GMT For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man, ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/holy-week-at-the-ridge/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/holy-week-at-the-ridge/ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:54:11 GMT This coming week is a special week for those who are in Christ.  It is a week that is set apart as Holy Week.  It begins with the remembrance of Palm Sunday this coming Sunday (March 28) and then culminates with the celebration of ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/daddy-where-are-all-the-people/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/daddy-where-are-all-the-people/ Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:42:49 GMT Just had to share this... Last night, Grace and I were going through her bible study and it was on Noah and the flood.  We were going through the story and some questions fairly easy.  Then all of the sudden when we started to talk ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/christs-kingdom/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/christs-kingdom/ Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:27:23 GMT I need to hear this daily: My kingdom is not of this world.  If My kingdom were of this world, then My servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not of this realm (John ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/hope-and-joy-in-prayer/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/hope-and-joy-in-prayer/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:13:46 GMT We pray because we have joy. A joy that overflows from our love for God. Certainly there are times we pray when our joy-level is low, but a joy filled prayer creates in us a faith-increasing experience. We also pray because we have hope. This is ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/satisfied/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/satisfied/ Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:30:58 GMT I love what John Piper's dad wrote.  Here it is, Will you not be satisfied with the death of Christ who satisfied the wrath of God?  Be satisfied in Christ! http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/thinking-feeling-and-the-will/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/thinking-feeling-and-the-will/ Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:43:12 GMT Whom have I in heaven but You?  And besides You, I desire nothing on earth.  My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73.25-26I love this confession of the Psalmist Aspah.  ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/celebrate-life/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/celebrate-life/ Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:32:05 GMT We have no right to take the life in the womb, the innocent life of a child.  God gives and takes away, we don’t.  We need to celebrate life and it's author, creator and giver.  Then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/graphically-portraying-abortion/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/graphically-portraying-abortion/ Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:31:44 GMT There are some good resources out there addressing abortion and the graphic reality of it.  One great resource is http://www.abortionno.org/.  I do want to warn you and let you know that it includes a very graphic video of abortions, ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/joy-made-full/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/joy-made-full/ Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:00:51 GMT So this joy of mine has been made full. John 3.29 Why is John the Baptizer's joy full?  According to John it is because of this: He who has the bride is the bridgegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/houston-and-abortion/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/houston-and-abortion/ Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:53:57 GMT Hear a just cause, O LORD, give heed to my cry.  Psalm 17.1 May we cry out this week for the innocent children of the womb.  They have no voice.  We must be their voice of what is just and right.  Our state, from Dallas to ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/point-to-jesus/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/point-to-jesus/ Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:49:00 GMT Again the next day John was standing witih two of his disciples, and he looked at Jesus as He walked, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God!" The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.  John 1.35-37 John the Baptizer had ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/when-i-find-the-time/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/when-i-find-the-time/ Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:10:54 GMT But some days later Felix arrived with Drusilla, his wife who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul and heard him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.  But as he was discussing righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix became ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/milk/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/milk/ Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:00:01 GMT Never has a trip to the store to get milk been so transforming for me. Last night I made a milk run and on the way there I was tuned into the radio and brother KP of Gospel for Asia was preaching.  It was good to hear his voice and the ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/be-ready-in-the-morning/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/be-ready-in-the-morning/ Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:07:37 GMT So be ready by morning, and come up in the morning to Mount Sinai, and present yourself there to Me on the top of the mountain.  Exodus 34.2How will your mornings start this New Year?  Will they be rushed trying to get out the ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/advent-giving-update/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/advent-giving-update/ Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:35:36 GMT I am overwhelmed with joy to report that we have exceeded our Advent giving goal of $70,000.  We have received $4,000 above our goal.  The elders have requested that the funds be distributed in the following way:  $40,000 will go ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/doing-community-in-2010/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/doing-community-in-2010/ Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:30:16 GMT What a great image of how life is done in community. I love to see people's needs being addressed and Christian brothers and sisters holding each other accountable. Acts 4 shows us a similar picture of the early church: "Now the ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/mere-good-intentions/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/mere-good-intentions/ Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:27:22 GMT If there is one thing that frustrates me personally is mere good intentions.  I have good intentions, but is that enough.  No, it is not.  I battle this.  I pray against mere good intentions for this new year.  I pray ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/the-love-of-god-this-advent/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/the-love-of-god-this-advent/ Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:51:50 GMT As we reflect on God’s love for us this Advent, God’s love for us is… God sending Jesus from heaven to earthJesus dying on the cross for usGod raising Jesus from the deadGod allowing us to make much of Jesus with our dear ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/treasuring-the-incarnation/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/treasuring-the-incarnation/ Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:53:20 GMT Luke 2.19 has been a verse that has constantly stuck with me this advent season.  I have really enjoyed reflecting on it.  In Luke 2.19 the physician Luke writes, But Mary treasured all these things, pondering them in her heart.  ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/prayers/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/prayers/ Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:58:24 GMT Each year I go get my yearly physical in December.  It is sort of like an early Christmas present for me.  Today was the big day.  I am thankful for the health God has mercifully granted to me currently.  The only thing I ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/blessed/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/blessed/ Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:11:37 GMT “In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.  And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb.  ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/sweet-aroma/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/sweet-aroma/ Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:52:46 GMT This weekend I was at a retreat teaching on the following text:But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place.  For we are a fragrance of ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/my-boy-is-seven-today/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/my-boy-is-seven-today/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:42:25 GMT My Boy is Seven Today On this day you turn sevenI pause to thank heavenFor God has given youA precious gift to usFrom the boy who said, NanniThis was your cry for your paciTo strumming the guitarSinging, Holy is the LordAnd also singing, ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/my-little-girl-is-five/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/my-little-girl-is-five/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:39:48 GMT A poem written for my daughter, Grace, on this her fifth birthday.My Little Girl is Five Today, our princess is fiveIt is hard to believeToday, our little girl is fiveIt is hard to fathom Yet it is trueOn this day that your age turns to ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/pick-me-up-off-the-floor/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/pick-me-up-off-the-floor/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:10:22 GMT I was at a local coffee shop today having some joe with my pastor friend, Jee-Young.  As we were finished and leaving a gentleman asked us what churches we were at.  We told him and begin to talk. He shared what church he went to and ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/my-best-friend/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/my-best-friend/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:49:36 GMT This morning I was having breakfast with my daughter, Grace at Mom's Cafe.  We were reading through the story of Zaccheus.  We all know the song, Zaccheus was a wee little man and a wee little man was he.  He was disliked.  ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/no-funding/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/no-funding/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:47:30 GMT Prayers have been answered.  No funding for abortion in the health care reform legislation. This came from the Christian News Wire:The House version of the health care reform legislation narrowly passed with the vote of 220-215 late ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/happy-birthday-luther/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/happy-birthday-luther/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:40:47 GMT Today is the birthday of the great protestant reformer, Martin Luther.  Praise God that he was born on this day (November 10) in 1483 in Eisleben, Germany.  Children are a gift from the Lord and what a gift Luther was not only to his ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/abortion-and-health-care-reform/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/abortion-and-health-care-reform/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:37:54 GMT I want you to join me in making some phone calls.  I do believe on this issue they help. What is the issue?  The Legislative Arm of Americans United for Life bring it to light in the following: Speaker Pelosi has now unveiled the new ... http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/the-fringes-of-his-ways/ http://www.ridgeonline.org/the-ridge-blog/the-fringes-of-his-ways/ Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:32:48 GMT Sometimes you just want to share and testify. Today I simply want to do that. Before I do though I wanted to address something I said from Sunday. I listened to my sermon from this past Sunday and realized again something I said in the 11 am ...