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Just how many costumes are there?

Have you ever wondered how people can be transformed? Take Halloween for example. Look at every social media and you see all shapes and sizes of transformed folks into witches, goblins, ghosts, politicians, current movie characters, etc. It is amazing to me how mature grown ups get into the action just as much as their children or grand children. Just how many costumes are there? The mind boggles!

By the way we celebrate Halloween I thought October 31st but now if the weather is bad municipalities have wised up to change the day to a more convenient time. I wonder if that is a market strategy? By the way, what happened on October 31st, 1517?

Now, the day after our traditional fun / crazy time of Halloween, on November 1st is “All Saints Day”. What’s that all about?

This brings me to ask the question how many commandments are there and does anyone know them? The answer can be found in Exodus 20 but with all the falseness of Moses times (sort of like how we are today with Halloween) even God’s commandments had to be repeated in Deuteronomy 5. But then just how many are they? 10 or 12? Look at Mark 12 starting at verse 28. Did Jesus add 2 more commandments or was his the glue that binds the original 10 together.

Listen to my excerpt if you have time. It is about 2 minutes of audio.

Enjoy,

Who would you rather…?

This is T,

My message is who would you rather…..? I was advised that some readers are turned off from a boring title so thought I would try another approach. Why? Not sure why or where this blog world will take me but feel compelled to put it out there for all to read or listen if you dare….

I recently posted excerpts of sermons and will continue in the future in the hopes that His word gets out. I missed October 18th as was traveling but if you want to do some self study, read Hebrews 5:1-10 about who was appointed as high priest according to the order of Melchizedek. (Google it to find out its meaning if you want.) You may also want to check on what happened in the year 1517 about this time. Anyone care to comment?

My message for October 25th was “Who would you rather worship and praise?” Read Hebrews 7:23-28 and Mark 10:46-52 then listen to my excerpt of my message. It is just over 3 minutes of your time.

Enjoy,

It’s beginning to look at lot like…

Hello world,

This is T. Well time is flying by and I believe it is safe to say the weather is finally changing. It is beginning to look a lot like….. (you fill in the blank). We have been doing a lot of traveling so missed a few days it seems here and there. I guess that is how life goes. You win some days, lose some days and some days you do not even know what happened. If you follow my blog at all, you may have seen that I tend to jump around in my thoughts. Welcome to a look into my brain according to T. You may have noticed that I post a few different categories like preaching or teaching depending on what’s happening at the time. Stay tuned!

I hope we all survived the rain and flooding in some areas and I hope you are looking forward as I to a new season. It is beginning to look a lot like…..

Sermon for October 11th, 2015

Hello world this is T,

As I continue to share my thoughts according to T, you may have noticed a few different categories. I just posted one on opening our eyes to the world around us. I put those thoughts into a teaching category as I was writing regarding two dear friends lost to this world this year that impacted so many people mostly in their teaching professions. God bless all teachers who share their life’s passion.

Now back on subject above regarding a sermon given on October 11th. I do hope you take the time to listen to my audio sermon excerpts. They are less than 4 minutes as I know we all have time constraints. My prayer is that my words are read and heard as God intended them to be and you receive his message.

The message on October 11th was that God’s word is living, active and sharper than anything humans could possibly imagine to use to attack one another. As we celebrate life to the fullest, may we also recognize we are exposed totally to the truth. That is God’s word. Why do we not see His truth? Is it not because we are so influenced by the alternative which leads us astray and will end in destruction? May we keep focused and not separate ourselves from the Truth. Read more in Hebrews 4:12-16. Also, read Mark 10:17-31 about the dangers of holding onto what really does not get us to the everlasting.

Enjoy life to the fullest but know the truth and be set free.

When our eyes are opened

When our eyes are opened, are they really? Forgive me if I do not recall who originally quoted this saying but I have heard it said “When the pupil is ready, the teacher appears.” I know that has been so true in my life and suspect most of us will admit the we may go about life anatomically with our eyes wide open but are they really opened to the world around us? As you may have already read some of my posts regarding preaching or perhaps listened to one of my very brief excerpts of one of my sermons, you may know that a look into my world according to T may be a bit philosophical. But this year alone, I have celebrated the lives of two members of churches I am blessed to serve. One member back in March of this year was very quiet but his passing impacted literally thousands of people. It was very humbling for me to be part of his life and part of sending off into life everlasting. It indeed opened my eyes to never judge a book by its cover so to speak. Then again a second member started her journey to everlasting this September. She was more vocal than the previous person but yet she too impacted so many lives in such a positive way. Both members were teachers. He had a quite approach but reminded me of “Walking Tall”. He was quiet but carried a big stick. She was very vocal and was always first to volunteer and proactive in our mission fields. Many of her students were in the crowd celebrating how she impacted them in such positive ways. They both had a presence that in death revealed a truth that no matter how we live life, leave a positive impact on others.

My thoughts as I contemplate how I should open my eyes more to the world around me.