Tornado Dancing

We were planning to go out, but now we think that we will NOT go dancing with tornadoes tonight.  We are staying in, and think we should try again next week.

Try again next week. 

Isn't it good to be able to try again?

Unless you dance with a tornado, you probably can.

DH

Dis-Place-ia

There is a medical term that sounds kind of like dis-place-ia, even though it is spelled as dysplasia.  You medical people know what that is - abnormal development of cells.  It may be a warning sign of CANCER on the way.  Scary stuff. 

Sometimes that word comes into my mind, but referring to the much more mundane condition of being out of place.  When I am outside my normal range, I feel out of place.  Sometimes I feel out of place even in my normal range, but especially when traveling or when things mess with my schedule. 

I have been out of place lately.  There have been some good and even great things that have happened, and I am glad that I went where I did, but I am also glad to be back home.  I am even glad to get back to work, and start catching up on what accumulated while I was out.  I am pretty much a home-body.  It doesn't take a lot for me to feel dis-place-ia. 

Can I get an Amen?

Well, I am back and there is a lot I like about that.  If you have not been where you belong, I hope you will be there at your very next opportunity.  This weekend, perhaps?

Seeing the kids

This weekend has provided us a chance to see our children, who are not little kids anymore.  Rachel is in college and Seth has graduated.  They are out of the house. 
  {The nest is empty.  That is quite a transition.  At first the house seemed too quiet.  Now, it seems nice and quiet.  ;o }

We don't see them a lot, like we did when they lived with us.  We do see them when we can, and our relationship is good.  That is a sweet thing for parents to be able to say.  So we made the run this weekend and visited.  It is a five hour drive for us to get to Rachel, and about 1.5 hours for Seth to get there.  It is worth it for us to get together for a while.

Do you suppose that God feels that way about His family?  Probably like that, but stronger.  Worth the trip from heaven to earth, through heck and back, to be able to get together.  It is not a "meet you half way" deal at all.  He did it all.  For me.  and you.

Get with Him when you can.

Parenthetically

In the first part of the third chapter of Ephesians, there are a couple of things that get my attention.  One is what appears to be a parenthesis running from verse two to verse thirteen.  (Notice that Paul picks up where verse one left off when he gets to verse fourteen.)  I guess he would have loved to have a word processor of some kind, instead of a scribe unwilling to start over that far into the letter.

The other thing that stands out in the first part of the chapter, inside the parentheses, in the middle of all that mystery talk, is the fourth time that something is said about the heavenly places, in case anyone is not counting.  There is one more coming later in the book, making five in all.  It makes me believe there is something to the presence of this phrase.  I want to gather the occurrences up and look at them as a group. 

I think I will.  (Parenthetically)

Get to know.....

Andy Langston: I'm from the Knoxville area & just graduated from UT this past May with a business degree. I'm looking to start seminary in the spring & see where God takes me from there. I love Jesus & people so its pretty cool when those two meet.

Hidden Talent(s): I do a mean Jar Jar Binks impersonation from Star Wars

I know nothing about: Makeup

Once lived in: A house from the Civil War era

In HAITI!

 Don't want to live without: my iPod or running shoes

Absolutely won't eat: I wont drink buttermilk

Nickname(s): LPK

Favorite song to sing in the car when I'm alone: Dont Stop Believing by Journey

Pet Peeve: Traffic

Best recently read books: Blue Like Jazz (you need to read it)

Color Apple should make an iPod: UT orange
Favorite aroma: the breeze right before a big storm
Least favorite aroma: when you leave laundry in the wash to long, or a paper mill

Becoming

... the fullness of Him who fills all in all.  What an amazing line!  Ephesians one ends with that description of the body of Christ, which means you and me.  Who would have thought?

There is a lot going on with us. 

In Ephesians two, there is more.  There is a massive amount of power involved.  It has been used for a good reason, according to an eternal purpose.  Part of that would be forming us into a force to be reckoned with in this world. 

Have we become, or are we becoming that force, aligned with the eternal purpose of God?  Let's talk about what that would be like, and how we can make it happen.

Get to know....

Brent Lackey: born in Jackson Tennessee, lived in Parsons TN until I graduated high school and started college at UT. I am the youngest of 3 children, my parents own and operate Lackey's Supermarket in Parsons. I grew up on the farm, both ours and my grandparents. In my free time you can most likely find me in or near the water.

Hidden Talent(s): Freaky ability to remember names and faces. It is both a blessing and a curse...

I know nothing about: lots of things

Once lived in: charter bus

Don't want to live without: Jenny's Cooking

Absolutely won't eat: Shellfish...allergic

Nickname(s): If I put them here I am afraid that I will have to start answering to them...

Favorite song to sing in the car when I'm alone: "God of This City" "City On Our Knees"

Pet Peeve: Backbiting, and lying

Best recently read books: I am a John Grisham junkie, if he has written I have read it.....twice!

Color Apple should make an iPod: Tennessee Orange

Favorite aroma: Sunscreen

Least favorite aroma: Body Odor