Tag Archives: Religion and Spirituality

Let Him Lead.

  By Gary C | April 2, 2012 - 8:59 pm | , , , ,
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It’s hard to let go…

It has been a while since my last post. Much is going in our lives, and I have been bad and went into my shell instead of sharing.

CalebStrong.org is on the road. We have been offered a chance to move for work and I am currently in Minnesota getting a bit of training before I start working full time. When this opportunity came up, I spent too much time in my head and over thinking God’s plan. I kept trying to out think the situation, come up with contingencies for keeping the old office open and meet everyone’s needs.

A very wise woman (my wife) told me, “Let’s pray that God closes the doors to anything that is a … Click to Continue →

What does it mean to be “Caleb Strong”?

  By Gary C | March 20, 2012 - 8:41 am | , , , , ,
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“Strong like Caleb”

or “Caleb Strong“, refers specifically, to  the attitude, activities, and behavior patterns that  are modeled for us in Scripture by Caleb in Joshua and Numbers.

Caleb had very specific qualities like honor, faith, truthfulness, and a fearlessness fueled by his assurances from God’s word and provision. Additionally he shows us obedience to God’s will,  a willingness to work hard, and a desire to be a leader of men.
Caleb Strong is about developing a STRENGTH OF CHARACTER, before we worry about physical strength. There is a program that schools are using called “Character Counts“. This is something that needs to be learned in all areas of life. We men, need to raise our standards.
As we read in Scripture, it … Click to Continue →

33 the Series starts in Escondido

  By Gary C | March 17, 2012 - 9:11 am | , , , , ,
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The 33 Series first session starts at Emanuel Faith Community Church in Escondido, CA this week. Class preview was on Tuesday March 13 2012. Now we go into the first class on Tuesday March 20, 2012. Please join us as we discuss the issues that we men face in this world as Sons, Husbands, Fathers, Sons, Leaders in our families and communities. Together lets learn to be Caleb Strong. #CalebStrong

Can we learn to be Caleb Strong?

  By Gary C | March 7, 2012 - 6:10 pm | , ,
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We can be Caleb Strong!

But what does that mean?

I gave the invocation at our Emanuel Faith Community Church graduation ceremony for Men’s Fraternity: The Great Adventure last night.

In preparing for this talk, I reviewed “Caleb’s Prayer”,  a prayer that has been around for a few years in the Men’s Frat community. I have seen it published a few times, like at Warrior’s Hand  and on the Alameda Church of Christ site. I used this as a basis for my talk for the men. We dove into scripture and really pulled out the verses that spoke specifically to those points. I created a slightly modified version of the “Prayer of Caleb” and you can take a look at that on … Click to Continue →

Quick list: Up Coming Blog Topics to Write About

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  By Gary C | February 18, 2012 - 1:43 pm | , , ,
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As usual, the man with ADHD (me) has a million things flying through my head and I want to write about them all. However, if I don’t get them out on a list I know I won’t remember. So here we go.

Up Coming Blog Topics to Write About

  • The Budget Debate: Lessons in Communication
  • God’s Promises: Provision vs Position?
  • A Father’s Blessing
  • Driven to Achieve: Motivation vs. Being Content (in Christ)
  • A Man’s Role: What Does Leadership Look Like ( in the Home, in the Modern Family)
  • A Man’s Role: What Does Respect Look Like ( in the Home, in the Modern Family)
  • A Man’s Role: What Does Leadership Look Like ( at work )
  • A Man’s Role: What Does Respect Look Like ( at work )

That is about all I have this afternoon. I am sure I will add to it in the comments…..

 

Enjoy. I will pop these out soon.

Until then, May the Lord continue to bless your path.

Your Brother-In-Christ.

Gary C

This is the day…

  By Gary C | February 13, 2012 - 12:52 pm | ,
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I haven’t written in a while.

First it was schedules, then technical difficulties. Eventually time affected the spirit and I did not “feel” compelled to write. Maybe I was out of sorts, maybe I was distracted… Or maybe, just maybe, I was led astray.

I was picking up my son from camp yesterday and we were talking about the theme of his weekend. They were all about spiritual warfare and being the Soldiers of God.  There is, of course, much fun to be had with this theme.  And as we talked and he told us of his weekend, there was another theme I noticed. Distraction. Capture the Flag, has always been both a game, and a lesson in warfare. As my son relayed his tale of daring-do’s, epic … Click to Continue →

The Price of Obedience

  By Gary C | January 12, 2012 - 1:50 pm | , ,
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I have so much to say about my frustrations in my spiritual and work lives. I am trying to express them without whining and with the understanding that I truly believe that Our Lord will provide.

Crisis of Spirit: Study Time.

I have been using Oswald Chambers book “My Utmost for His Highest” as a guide at the start of my devotional and study time. It is a collection of lectures given by Chambers in 1911-1917. The man’s work was blessed by the Lord. Each day I read and meditate on the material I have another profound breakthrough in prayer and obedience. This is both wonderful and horrible, inspiring and terrifying.

 Each day I read and meditate … I have another profound breakthrough… This is both wonderful … Click to Continue →

Ministry Partner: Redeemed-N-Delivered©

  By Gary C | January 7, 2012 - 2:51 pm | , ,
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Our ministry partners at Redeemed-N-Delivered© have their website up.

Our friends at Redeemed-N-Delivered© create Christ centered Art and Apparel to  fund and promote ministry efforts in three (3) core areas:

  • Building Up Godly Men

  • Prison outreach
  • Fathering outreach
  • Mentoring young men to create servant leaders

  • Rebuilding Families

  • Widowed families
  • Abandoned families
  • Abused women

  • Helping Displaced Persons

  • Homeless
  • Unemployed
  • Under Employed

 

During His early earth-bound ministry, Our Lord Jesus Christ showed a special concern for the poor, the widowed, and the broken. The R-N-D focus reflects Our Lords concern.

Through outreaches and service to others, we … Click to Continue →

I am no better than any of you.

  By Gary C | December 31, 2011 - 12:55 pm | , ,
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My end of year thoughts on New Year’s Eve…

I am very blessed. I have been blessed with a wife who believes in me and encourages me. I am blessed with an amazing young man whose heart fire the things of God motivate me to be better every day. I am blessed with an opportunity to serve Christ at home, in my work and in my service. Best of all, I am blessed with an unshakable faith.

The only difference between me and thee, is that I accepted the free gift of salvation from Christ Jesus AND SUBMITTED to His will.

These things were not true just four years ago. I am no better than any of you out there … Click to Continue →

What values do we choose

  By Gary C | December 16, 2011 - 12:02 pm | , , , , ,
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Once more, I have to say I Luv my friends. One of them, who happened to be a BIC,  recently posed following the question for discussion:

In entertainment media would you rather see violence or sex?

I processed that one and the result becomes tiered layers of acceptance. The primary reason for the tiered acceptance is that I have to know for whom the media is displayed, and to what extent the content goes. For example, as an adult, I do not appreciate the graphic nature in the betrayal of sex OR violence. I do, however, watch films in the genre of  war, action, history and so forth. While those genre have a plethora of violence I will not indulge, at all, in slasher or horror … Click to Continue →