At the Cross

I love that old hymn...."At the cross". You remember - "At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light and the burden of my hear rolled away...." What a great song.

Too often we forget about the cross. Oh- we remember at Easter and maybe when we partake of the Lord's Supper, but don't think of it nearly enough! You see the cross is what separates us as "Christ followers" than any other religion or belief system in the world today. There are many beliefs in other gods, but Christianity is the only religion where God Himself comes to earth in the form of man and dies for you and me!

Even typing that - has an effect upon on my thoughts and my heart. WOW!

May we think of the cross each day and be reminded of how much God loves us and live that out by loving Him back and others we come in contact with each day!

It is about the cross.....period!!!!

Did I really say that?????

Hey guys! Sorry for the drought of blog posts -

As most of you know my tarheels are struggling in basketball right now. Did any of you catch the headlines where head coach Roy Williams was quoted as comparing the teams poor play to what recently happened in Haiti. I believe Roy has since issued an apology, however what a major mess-up on Roy's part.

Have you ever said something you regretted? I think we all have! The older I get the more sensitive I am to this type of thing and try my best to be clear with what I am trying to communicate. By the way - e-mails and text messages can easily be misconstrued and interpreted incorrectly. I have learned that it is best not to communicate with folks in this way if there is a hint of major conflict.

May we think before we speak. I believe the Bible even addresses this issue in the book of James:

"Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry..." (1:19)

Words can hurt and it is something we can not take back! May we learn a big lesson from the UNC head coach and think before we speak!