Men,
I was reading the transcript from a message heard on BBN's "Wisdom for the Heart" show, taught by Pastor Stephen Davey, and Pastor Davey was opening with sharing some billboard ads designed to promote messages from God. Pastor Davey only included a few, but there are over a dozen of them. I thought I'd share them with you. You may have heard of them, they're black with white letters that read:
Let's Meet at My House Sunday Before the Game.--God
C'mon Over and Bring the Kids.--God
What Part of "Thou Shalt Not ..." Didn't You Understand?--God
We Need to Talk.--God
Keep Using My Name in Vain And I'll Make Rush Hour Longer.--God
Loved the Wedding, Invite Me to the Marriage.--God
That "Love Thy Neighbor" Thing, I Meant It.--God
I Love You ... I Love You ... I Love You.--God
Will The Road You're on Get You to My Place?--God
Follow Me.--God
My Way Is the Highway.--God
Need Directions?--God
You Think It's Hot Here?--God
Tell the Kids I Love Them.--God
Have You Read My #1 Best Seller? There Will Be a Test.--God
Aug 31, 2011
Fresh Start - Setbacks Happen
Setbacks happen to us all. Things don't go the way they should, and progress is stalled. Discouragement comes knocking at the door, and you are tempted to invite it in for the evening. Don't do it. Learn to see God's hand of grace even in the difficult times, like David did: “You prepare a table for me in the presence of my enemies” (Psalm 23:5).
• Ask God to show you the silver lining of His grace in your dark cloud today.
God isn't fickle. He doesn't play tricks on His children. He isn't trying to mess with your mind. He doesn’t want you stuck in the pit of discouragement. Instead He wants you to trust Him even when the circumstances don't make sense. Job had to do that. So did all the great ones of the faith. Eventually, with God's help, your setback will turn into a comeback, and you will be able to say with David, “my cup overflows” (23:5). It is just a matter of time and patience.
• Ask God to show you the silver lining of His grace in your dark cloud today.
God isn't fickle. He doesn't play tricks on His children. He isn't trying to mess with your mind. He doesn’t want you stuck in the pit of discouragement. Instead He wants you to trust Him even when the circumstances don't make sense. Job had to do that. So did all the great ones of the faith. Eventually, with God's help, your setback will turn into a comeback, and you will be able to say with David, “my cup overflows” (23:5). It is just a matter of time and patience.
Aug 25, 2011
Cameron Horner Update 8/25/2011
Men,
New update from my buddy Kevin Knox regarding Cameron Horner.
I got some good news about him yesterday. They sat him up in a chair for the first time since his mishap. He LIKED this. They also stretched him out (part of physical therapy) and he did NOT like that! It HURT. My wife, being the BSN/RN, said this is probably a GOOD thing. He can pick up a glass now with his right hand, whereas when I visited the weekend following the accident he could NOT do this. I'm told that his spirits are HIGH. I also understand that as of yesterday he had spiked a temperature and that his blood pressure was slightly elevated.
Men...pray for this young man!! Pray for his faith. Pray for his dad's faith. This is the time when the enemy pounces and get's a foothold!!!!
New update from my buddy Kevin Knox regarding Cameron Horner.
I got some good news about him yesterday. They sat him up in a chair for the first time since his mishap. He LIKED this. They also stretched him out (part of physical therapy) and he did NOT like that! It HURT. My wife, being the BSN/RN, said this is probably a GOOD thing. He can pick up a glass now with his right hand, whereas when I visited the weekend following the accident he could NOT do this. I'm told that his spirits are HIGH. I also understand that as of yesterday he had spiked a temperature and that his blood pressure was slightly elevated.
Men...pray for this young man!! Pray for his faith. Pray for his dad's faith. This is the time when the enemy pounces and get's a foothold!!!!
Aug 18, 2011
Aug 16, 2011
Cameron Horner Update
Men,
I wanted to give you an update on the young man that I asked you to pray for Cameron Horner. My buddy Kevin provided us an update yesterday and I'll just pass on to you what he wrote us.
A bunch of us drove down to Wilmington yesterday to visit him and his family. From an “earthy” standpoint, things don’t look so hot! He broke, and compressed vertebrae at the C-3 region in his neck as well as severing his spinal cord. Doctor’s give “default” information based on what they can observe in conjunction with past experience and based on this, they say that he’ll never walk again. But the fact is that The Lord had plans for the young man BEFORE he injured himself and we’re not so big that we can thwart His plans. He has one more surgery scheduled today to insert stainless steel rods in his neck. Thursday, they’ll fly him down to Atlanta and he’ll start rehab at a center there.
So anyway… was talking to the young woman who rescued him (Christina) to find out EXACTLY what happened. She told me that him and her were on the dock and that there were signs ON the dock that said, “NO DIVING”. She’s a certified lifeguard. She said he dove in once and did just fine. She pointed to the sign and told him to CUT IT OUT and he told her that he knew how to shallow water dive, but she told him that from what she observed that he did NOT. Then he dove again and just didn’t come up like he did last time. She said she was just starting to become concerned when he came into view. She said this made her mad because young boys at her pool would pull pranks like this to get her attention (she’s VERY attractive). She jumped in and smacked Cameron on the leg HARD!... but there was no response. She smacked him again and then started to think that something was wrong. She carefully turned him over and he was blue, but very soon after that started breathing and talking to her. He told her that he couldn’t feel anything below his chest and that he was having a LOT of trouble moving his arms and legs. At this point she knew what happened and she screamed at the top of her lungs to a woman who was within sight to dial 911, and she floated him to slightly more shallow water and waited with him for EMS. If Cameron had been by himself, or if less observant or experienced people had been there, he’d most likely NOT be with us now.
We got to go in two at a time to visit him, for a few minutes each. They’ve got him mildly sedated because his head is in a “halo” in order to prevent movement. I went in with my oldest son Ben and we prayed for him and just told him we were glad he was alive! He was happy to see us and told us he loved us. He’s FULLY AWARE that he did something unwise, but his joy is INTACT. Molly didn’t go in. She just couldn’t do it. Cameron spends a fair amount of time at our house and it really hit home with Molly. Being an RN, she sees this sort of thing a LOT and it was just too much for her to see one of her own like this. But she visited and encouraged the Horner family.
He can’t swallow correctly just yet. They expect that will clear up as soon as the swelling in his neck decreases. They’re feeding him through an NG tube. He has motor control of his arms, but fine motor control of his hands just hasn’t returned yet. His right hand is better than his left. He was almost able to form a handshake with his right hand, but the left hand just won’t cooperate.
Christina told me that he dove into 4’ 8” of water. She and I think that his arms must have already been down past his head and that he struck his head on the top toward the front. He has NO markings on his forehead or top of his head from hitting anything and I asked him WHERE he plowed into the bottom! He said he just didn’t know! Christina said that the bottom was packed sand.
Several of us feel that he’ll walk out of the rehab center in Atlanta. I don’t know why we feel this way, but we do. At this point though there’s nothing any of us can do except help his family and keep him and them all up in prayer before The Lord.
I’ll keep you guys posted and thanks for praying.
… Kev
I wanted to give you an update on the young man that I asked you to pray for Cameron Horner. My buddy Kevin provided us an update yesterday and I'll just pass on to you what he wrote us.
A bunch of us drove down to Wilmington yesterday to visit him and his family. From an “earthy” standpoint, things don’t look so hot! He broke, and compressed vertebrae at the C-3 region in his neck as well as severing his spinal cord. Doctor’s give “default” information based on what they can observe in conjunction with past experience and based on this, they say that he’ll never walk again. But the fact is that The Lord had plans for the young man BEFORE he injured himself and we’re not so big that we can thwart His plans. He has one more surgery scheduled today to insert stainless steel rods in his neck. Thursday, they’ll fly him down to Atlanta and he’ll start rehab at a center there.
So anyway… was talking to the young woman who rescued him (Christina) to find out EXACTLY what happened. She told me that him and her were on the dock and that there were signs ON the dock that said, “NO DIVING”. She’s a certified lifeguard. She said he dove in once and did just fine. She pointed to the sign and told him to CUT IT OUT and he told her that he knew how to shallow water dive, but she told him that from what she observed that he did NOT. Then he dove again and just didn’t come up like he did last time. She said she was just starting to become concerned when he came into view. She said this made her mad because young boys at her pool would pull pranks like this to get her attention (she’s VERY attractive). She jumped in and smacked Cameron on the leg HARD!... but there was no response. She smacked him again and then started to think that something was wrong. She carefully turned him over and he was blue, but very soon after that started breathing and talking to her. He told her that he couldn’t feel anything below his chest and that he was having a LOT of trouble moving his arms and legs. At this point she knew what happened and she screamed at the top of her lungs to a woman who was within sight to dial 911, and she floated him to slightly more shallow water and waited with him for EMS. If Cameron had been by himself, or if less observant or experienced people had been there, he’d most likely NOT be with us now.
We got to go in two at a time to visit him, for a few minutes each. They’ve got him mildly sedated because his head is in a “halo” in order to prevent movement. I went in with my oldest son Ben and we prayed for him and just told him we were glad he was alive! He was happy to see us and told us he loved us. He’s FULLY AWARE that he did something unwise, but his joy is INTACT. Molly didn’t go in. She just couldn’t do it. Cameron spends a fair amount of time at our house and it really hit home with Molly. Being an RN, she sees this sort of thing a LOT and it was just too much for her to see one of her own like this. But she visited and encouraged the Horner family.
He can’t swallow correctly just yet. They expect that will clear up as soon as the swelling in his neck decreases. They’re feeding him through an NG tube. He has motor control of his arms, but fine motor control of his hands just hasn’t returned yet. His right hand is better than his left. He was almost able to form a handshake with his right hand, but the left hand just won’t cooperate.
Christina told me that he dove into 4’ 8” of water. She and I think that his arms must have already been down past his head and that he struck his head on the top toward the front. He has NO markings on his forehead or top of his head from hitting anything and I asked him WHERE he plowed into the bottom! He said he just didn’t know! Christina said that the bottom was packed sand.
Several of us feel that he’ll walk out of the rehab center in Atlanta. I don’t know why we feel this way, but we do. At this point though there’s nothing any of us can do except help his family and keep him and them all up in prayer before The Lord.
I’ll keep you guys posted and thanks for praying.
… Kev
Aug 12, 2011
STOP...DROP...AND PRAY
Men,
A young man by the name of Cameron Horner is believe to have broken his neck and currently the reports are that he can't move anything below his waist. This was due to a diving accident that happened yesterday and it is too early to know anything for sure.
Cameron is a good friend of my buddy Kevin Knox's son Jake. He's also very close to the entire Knox clan. I've met this young man a few times and he is a quality young man. I believe if you met him, you'd be glad you did.
Praise God that his mother had the wisdom to pull him from the water and that there was anyone even there to pull him from the water.
Pray for comfort and courage for his family and Christina the young lady Cameron is courting.
Pray for Cameron to rely on the Lord and not be afraid.
Pray for Cameron to remember that God is Sovereign.
Pray for the doctors to be brilliant.
Pray for everyone to have faith in God's will and His power.
A young man by the name of Cameron Horner is believe to have broken his neck and currently the reports are that he can't move anything below his waist. This was due to a diving accident that happened yesterday and it is too early to know anything for sure.
Cameron is a good friend of my buddy Kevin Knox's son Jake. He's also very close to the entire Knox clan. I've met this young man a few times and he is a quality young man. I believe if you met him, you'd be glad you did.
Praise God that his mother had the wisdom to pull him from the water and that there was anyone even there to pull him from the water.
Pray for comfort and courage for his family and Christina the young lady Cameron is courting.
Pray for Cameron to rely on the Lord and not be afraid.
Pray for Cameron to remember that God is Sovereign.
Pray for the doctors to be brilliant.
Pray for everyone to have faith in God's will and His power.