Pastor Tedd's Journey

HAAKON, GRANDPA TEDD AND "JUNIOR"  aka  CF JACKS ARE WILD 

The Serenity Prayer Reinhold Niebuhr God grant me the serenity To accept the things I cannot change; Courage to change the things I can; And wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; Taking, as He did, this sinful world As it is, not as I would have it; Trusting that He will make all things right If I surrender to His Will; So that I may be reasonably happy in this life And supremely happy with Him Forever and ever in the next.

The “New Look”…2008 Just in case you see "this guy" in church… These pictures may help you I.D. your Pastor from a distance! Hope we don't scare the children!    Déjà vu ?

My Journey to Healing... "They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the LORD." Psalm 112:7 TNIV     Life is full of Surprises that are not what we anticipate...yet God is present in the unthinkable circumstances of our lives if we keep our eyes and ears of faith wide open.   "Surprise Me God." tostrem@princeofpeacechurch.org One of our family members has dedicated her marathon run in October in my honor. Dawn's webpage for this run is http://pages.teamintraining.org/mn/nikesf08/dlagergren Check it out if you have a chance. An Invitation to a Spiritual Journey A 30 Day faith experiment... Thirty days A three-word prayer A trail of surprises http://popsurpriseme.blogspot.com/   What if… Every day, for 30 days, I pray and ask God to surprise me? “Surprise Me, God.” Nothing more, nothing less. Three words. Not asking for something in particular. Not giving him my list. Not presenting my agenda. Just inviting him to barge into my life in any old way he pleases—to crash into the busyness of my schedule and mess with it. Then, what if… Every day I record my thoughts and activities? All the twists and turns that give shape to the month. I’ll look for when, where, and how God steps into my world in a practical, everyman sort of way, and then I’ll write it all down. I suspect this won’t be a collection of “highlight” stories. I suspect it will include stories of seemingly unanswered prayers as well. Maybe the surprise will be that on many days no coincidences will be in how I handle that, or don’t handle it. Maybe the surprises will be more internal that external. Now What? You may be beginning this journey of surprise on your own or in a group. Either way, “Congratulations!” You’re embarking on a great adventure. An adventure of eyes-wide-open, of what’s around the next corner, of...well, that’s just it—we don’t really know, do we? Surprise. As you begin this 30 day journey, ask yourself these questions: If a reality TV series was developed around your life, what would be the theme of the show? Would viewers likely to “tune in next week? or “tune out after the first commercial?” Why? Recall a time when you were surprises as a child. What was the occasion? What were the circumstances behind the surprise? How do you react when your routine gets interrupted? What impact might this have on the next 30 days? Have you ever been surprised by God? What that a good, or bad experience? Why? When was the last time you were surprised by God? (an edited excerpt for Terry Esau’s Surprise Me) Check out the Prince of Peace blog... http://popsurpriseme.blogspot.com/ See you in church! Pastor Tedd           I received this by email...author unkown T HE BELL I KNOW WHO I AM I am God's child (John 1:12) I am Christ's friend (John 15:15 ) I am united with the Lord(1 Cor.. 6:17 ) I am bought with a price(1 Cor. 6:19-20) I am a saint (set apart for God). (Eph. 1:1) I am a personal witness of Christ. (Acts 1:8) I am the salt & light of the earth ( Matt.5:13-14) I am a member of the body of Christ(1 Cor 12:27) I am free forever from condemnation ( Rom. 8: 1-2) I am a citizen of Heaven. I am significant ( Phil.3:20) I am free from any charge against me (Rom. 8:31 -34) I am a minister of reconciliation for God(2 Cor.5:17-21) I have access to God through the Holy Spirit (Eph. 2:18) I am seated with Christ in the heavenly realms (Eph. 2:6) I cannot be separated from the love of God( Rom.8:35-39) I am established, anointed, sealed by God (2 Cor.1:21-22) I am assured all things work together for good (Rom. 8: 28) I have been chosen and appointed to bear fruit (John 15:16 ) I may approach God with freedom and confidence (Eph. 3: 12 ) I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Phil. 4:13) I am the branch of the true vine, a channel of His life (John 15: 1-5) I am God's temple (1 Cor. 3: 16 ). I am complete in Christ (Col. 2: 10) I am hidden with Christ in God (Col. 3:3). I have been justified (Romans 5:1) I am God's co-worker (1 Cor.. 3:9; 2 Cor 6:1). I am God's workmanship(Eph. 2:10 ) I am confident that the good works God has begun in me will be perfected. (Phil 1: 5) I have been redeemed and forgiven(Col.1:14).I have been adopted as God's child(Eph 1:5) I belong to God Do you know who you are!? "The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn His face toward you and give you peace.." Numbers 6:24-26   In Loving Memory of Cayden December 11, 2007 “Here, in a nutshell, is what it means to understand something as a gift and to handle it with gratitude…the biblical perspective put around all of life. And I am here to testify that this is the only way down from the Mountain of Loss. I do not mean to say that such a perspective makes things easy, for it does not. But at least it makes things bearable when I remember that Cayden was a gift, pure and simple, something I neither earned nor deserved nor had a right to. And when I remember that the appropriate response to a gift, even when it is lost, is gratitude, then I am better able to try and thank God that I was ever given him in the first place.” (Edited quote from Tracks of a fellow struggler by John Claypool) Here are some of youth having fun!   Youth Retreat at Camp Wapogasset November 17...             What a Crew!!!   Dedication of Lindsay Beach at Camp Wapogasset June 24, 2007   THE HANDS OF TIME ARE GOD'S ALONE