http://rockharborcf.com/pages Ministry & Group Pages Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:29:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm at my home on Monday morning, listening on line to the Memorial Service for Christopher Laurie who was taken home to heaven on July 24th, 2008 (It's amazing...check it out: www.harvest.org).  My heart is so blessed, so full of emotion, flooded with sorrow & joy for the Laurie's...it is really hard ... http://rockharborcf.com/pages/randyblog.htm Have you ever tried to write down your thoughts on a piece of paper with a dull pencil?  Or, enter a purchase amount in your check register with a pencil that needs to be sharpened?  I have - seriously, and it really irritates me...especially when I'm in a hurry.  This morning, ... http://rockharborcf.com/pages/randyblog.htm I'm a big fan of movie lines. And the the more action oriented, the better. Go ahead, make my... Most of us can fill in the last word. It's classic: Dirty Harry, pointing his .45 at the bad guy, jaw settled, eyes squinting, gun gleaming. (It's "Go ahead, make my ... http://rockharborcf.com/pages/broadsword.htm It's one of those mornings; you know, we've all had them!  I was sitting outside my house in Morro Bay, in my PJ's reading from Isaiah, that great prophet to 8th Century Israel.  The air was cool, the fog broadcasting her presence and there, once again, God's Word jumped out ... http://rockharborcf.com/pages/randyblog.htm One thing I have learned in ministry is that the only thing constant is change.  And, you know - change brings anxiety, stress, questions and much doubt; in fact, most of us are opposed to change, for one reason or another.  At our new church, Rock Harbor Christian Fellowship in Morro Bay, all ... http://rockharborcf.com/pages/randyblog.htm Let's keep this simple. I went to work a few weeks ago. Having slept well, I woke up late, powered throught the shower-shave-shirt-shoe cycle, out the door, and flew to work, warp factor 9. My boss was to be there, and I don't see her that often, so when she ... http://rockharborcf.com/pages/broadsword.htm      We've been in Morro Bay now for over two months and have had more rain than we are customarily used too.  Yes, we are loving it here on the Central Coast, the beauty is awesome, the fellowship we're blessed to serve is amazing and, the general feel is really ... http://rockharborcf.com/pages/randyblog.htm           We're beginning a Study through the Word of God at our church (Rock Harbor Christian Fellowship in Morro Bay, Ca.) this week -- a verse by verse, chapter by chapter, book by book analysis of God's Love Letter (we're going to plow through ten chapters a week for two years on ... http://rockharborcf.com/pages/randyblog.htm      Having just moved back to the Central Coast after twenty five years and being mesmerized by the beauty of the bay, I recently thought of the role an anchor.  And you know, when I think of an anchor, at least three things comes to my mind; specifically:           o An anchor ... http://rockharborcf.com/pages/randyblog.htm This morning, I was reading of an encounter between two brothers who were at great odds.  One had run away years earlier to truly save his hide; the other lived in years of bitterness with a personal commitment to literally kill his distanced brother.  As fate has a way with ... http://rockharborcf.com/pages/randyblog.htm