the Word: Truish

"Truth is not just a what but a who."

Pastor Craig Groeschel
referring to John 14:6:

"Jesus answered, 'I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."

This month, LiveChurch.TV is talking about truth, a word that makes my blood pump, not in a heart attack way.
I crave truth more than chocolate or companionship or even Vitamin C, which I'm very fond of.

The first sermon covers two of Satan's Greatest Weapons:

1. Relativism: assumption that there is no such thing as absolute truth.
2. Subjectivism: I, the subject, have the right to determine what is right and wrong without submitting my judgment to any authority outside myself.

I've been so excited about this series that I dreamed Saturday night I was too late to church and missed it.
Denied.
Except..all the sermons are also online so who the heck knows why I dreamed that. It was also the same night I dreamed about meeting Rush Limbaugh and buying a little bed and breakfast in Alaska from a nice, if not chatty, older couple.

Moving on...
The first sermon was, by no means, a disappointment. If interested, check it out here.

Friday Fun

Quote Me

Faith is the moment, however long, between the question and the answer.

the Word: Burning Kincade paintings

Mark Driscoll again. But this has been on my mind. Now I want to put it on yours.

The Word: God's rights

My roommate listens to Joyce Meyer every day. She climbs into her car, plugs in a ministry CD, and listens to 20 minutes of encouragement all the way to work and 20 minutes all the way back.
Then she comes home and tells me about it.

I don't do that. I plug in to scripture during Sunday service, sporadically throughout the week, and when something crosses my path. And I have to say, IT ISN'T ENOUGH.

These days, I need it 24/7. If I could liquefy scripture, I'd be attached to an IV. With YouTube, I can skip the needle.

So as I find ministry shorts, I"ll be posting them. Let me just say this in advance, posting a video does not mean I support or endorse the minister. There are ministers I like, ministers I don't. And I won't get into that. The videos are MESSAGES I like. Nothing more.

Here's today's snack: Pastor Mark Driscoll from Mars Hill Church in Seattle. This is his "Ask Anything" service where those in attendance text questions and he answers them on the spot. And the questions are without limits. Awesome.

Case of the Mondays

Today is my birthday.
Uh huh. Yeah and all that.

Anyway, I'm a firm believer in taking every day off possible. So I'm gone today, planning on spending the entire day with family and being extravagant, which means window shopping with no credit limit.

However, since I've officially ended my blogging vacation, I couldn't leave you without at least one Monday laugh from my favorite political cartoonist, Gary Varvel.

See you tomorrow!

Back to the Future

I've been here. I just haven't been talking.
So thank you to everyone who have patiently checked the site, checked on me, or played checkers. All three are special in their own way.

2009 is here. Anyone notice?
Well, I've been paying attention. And let's just say the games have begun. If you don't find a way to laugh through the next four years, you aren't going to make it. So I'm starting now.

And yes, to all my thousands upon thousands upon...well, so many readers I simply can't count them (probably around five, actually) looking for a return to observations and my blathering nonsense, count on it. I hate to disappoint. I won't be totally consumed with politics from here until eternity. Not totally.

As a good friend tells me often, "If only you were more passionate Tara. That's your real problem. You just aren't passionate enough." I only have sarcastic friends.
I am passionate about a freakin' boatload of stuff. And I want to blog about them ALL!
So I will. And if you want, you can read them. See how nicely that works?

Thus, welcome to TaraLynnThompson.com for a new and rather overcast year. But the sun will come out, tomorrow. Just don't bet your bottom dollar. You're going to need it.

I'm off my vacation starting....now. Let's get this party started.