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We all have our lists – internal or plainly spelled out on the fridge.  The question is how we use those lists.

Last week I started two lists, one for time management and one for weight management. 

The lists just listed what I did each day.  The lists monitored my moves and recorded them well.  The lists also slipped into becoming my magistrate.

When we are young we are trained to follow the tracks of our mentors and teachers.  The lists are the school teachers’ means of helping us to be free in our environment.  They monitor our progress.

Too often the list ends up being the magistrate.  If all we see is failure, we are of all people the most miserable.  All we need is someone or some touch point to be provided that will erase the failure.  Then we continue in learning the list, but with freedom.

As we grow up in life, the lists become our monitors and not our magistrates.  Having experienced the constant and consistent forgiveness from our loving parents or from those in authority over us, we now move ahead looking to find the best way to experience an abundant life.

OK, I’m trying to understand more thoroughly a book I’m reading called “Romans”.  This is a classic read and always seems to bring up new thoughts.

Let’s see where our thoughts go from here.

I was listening to Karl Vaters talk about Hebrews 11:6.  We get the part about having faith and being rewarded by God.  It’s the in between part that should stick out.

“What is God to you? That’s at best, a secondary question. If we ever get to it at all.  The most important question is who does the God who say he is?”

Kindersley has something new!!

As I understand the title of the vehicle, it is a “Urban Interface Fire Apparatus”.

To think that we just used to call them fire trucks!!

I have been dealing with the question of a wider leadership role.

I’m now in the employ of various groups – in part because of my expertise.  In such areas as small churches, libraries, ministry, writing, preaching, pastoral care, etc.

While I appreciate being recognized, I struggle with a wide exposure.  Part of it may be insecurity.  Part of it may be hereditary.  Part of it may the emotional toll.  And part of it may be pride – that the rise and fall of celebrity is notorious for being fickle.

The latest quote – not sure who to attribute it to!

“Great Leaders don’t mind being obscure leaders.  The don’t have to be noticed.”