Happy B-Day Mom!

I just wanted to take a moment this morning to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY! to my Mom.  

I hope that you have a good day today.  Wish I could be there with y'all to celebrate, but I'm sure y'all will have a good time.  

Thank you for everything that you do for me on a continuous basis.  I cannot say thank you enough.

Again, Happy Birthday Mom!

Love,

Chris

Finishing Strong

Hey Everyone,

I would like to encourage you to check out the following video from our DTS chapel service this past Thursday.  Dr. Abraham Kuruvilla spoke on Caleb and finishing strong.  Rather than going into more details regarding the message, I would just suggest watching the video.  If you do, let me know what you think.

Back To School...

I just got back yesterday evening from a nice spring break visit to Colorado.  I have to say that it was a very good time and enjoyed getting to see a lot of friends and family.  There really is no place like home, if I may steal a line from the Wizard of Oz.  At the same time though, I must confess that I have trouble going home, mostly because it is hard for me to leave.  I love my friends and family very much, and being so far away from them all the time really drives me nuts.  So that is in my prayers right now.  Praying for comfort and peace and that I would not be homesick, because that is just miserable.

I heard a pastor on the way home yesterday talking about how if we want to follow Christ, we must die to ourselves.  We must get rid of our life and adopt the life that Christ has for us.  I couldn't help but think that this is what I must really learn right now.

On another note, anyone ever struggle with whether you are doing what God wants you to be doing with your life?

A Quick Prayer Request

Hey everyone, I just wanted to share a quick, personal prayer request with anyone who reads this post.  If you wouldn't mind, please pray that I would not compare myself to fellow classmates and other people here at DTS.  

When I verbalize it, it sounds rather simple, but believe, this is very much a struggle for me.

Ultimately, when I find I compare myself to fellow classmates, it puts me in a funk and I find myself trying to outdo others or absolutely worrying about how others see me.  So yeah, if you wouldn't mind, or if you think about it, please pray that God would intervene and that I would no longer compare myself to others.

Thanks everyone.

Do y'all have anything that I can be praying for, for you?

Just So You Know...

Hey Y'all,

I try and keep politics away from my blog. I used to be involved to a certain degree, but not anymore. However, this is something that I cannot pass up from post. If you check out this link, it will take you to a story about Colorado State Senator Scott Renfroe, and some comments that he made regarding homosexuality on the floor of the Senate.

I am not posting a link to the story simply because Senator Renfroe spoke out against homosexuality.  I posted the link so that you could scroll down and read some of the comments that several readers left.  It is a scary but insightful example of the response one can expect to receive when they speak out and stand up for what God calls right, rather than what humanity feels is right.

Check it out.  Let me know what you think.  Again, here is the link to the story and comments.

Harvest Crusades

Hey Y'all,

I know you have heard me talk about this before, but I want to talk about it again.  So, you can either continue reading and read something that is similar to something you have read before on my blog.  OR, you could continue reading, and though it may sound similar to previous posts, you may see something new.

Ok, here goes...

Many of you know that one of my preachers that I enjoy listening to is Greg Laurie from Harvest Christian Fellowship in California.  Greg has an amazing way of simply communicating the gospel message with people, and God has used him to reach several people with the gospel, and we have seen God take that message and transform thousands of lives.  

I know what you're saying right now:  "Chris, I get it.  You like listening to Greg Laurie.  Yada, yada, yada, maybe you will write something new next week.  See ya."  Okay, I admit that this is a bit presumptuous and over the top, but it may be what you are thinking.  But I hope that it is not.

Every year, Greg Laurie and his church, along with other churches, work together and hold what are called the Harvest Crusades.  They are somewhat similar to the Billy Graham crusades that you would see on TV, and still see today.    

What is new about this post is this, and this is why I included all this repeat information:  I want to make it a goal of mine this year, to earnestly pray that we would see a Harvest Crusade in Denver, CO in the very near future.  I really believe that the city of Denver, and for that matter, the whole state of Colorado, is in desperate need of revival.  I can tell you from personal experience, from living in the Denver metro area, that there are a lot of hurting people.  People are hurting physically, emotionally, mentally, financially, but more importantly, they are hurting spiritually!  

I am praying that we would see a Harvest Crusade in Denver, CO in the very near future, and at the same time, praying that there would be a revival in the hearts of the people in the Denver metro area, and all over Colorado.  

Would you join me and hold me accountable to continuously pray for revival and evangelism in the Denver metro area?  

Also, below I have included a YouTube video that gives a little background on the Harvest Crusades, and you can also check out the Harvest Crusade website by clicking here.

Happy Birthday Dad!

I just want to take a minute and wish my Dad a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!  

I can't be there for his B-Day this year, seeing as how I am in Dallas, but I want to say Happy Birthday, and hope that it is a good one.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!