Living Forward

Life isn’t designed to live looking in the rearview mirror. God designed us to look forward and to live forward. When our father’s sperm and our mother’s egg were united in our mother’s womb creation began! We were confined to our mother’s womb for 9 months. We were still much of that time. However when we began moving down the birth cannel we have been moving ever since.

We grow and become new human beings daily. Our body is constantly changing. Our body is constantly regenerating its self all the time. We are never still inside. Our amazing heart never stops, until we die! We are one constant ball of regenerating energy.

I believe we came into this world with a mission given to us by our Creator. I don’t believe in this whole “accident thing” or that we “just happened”. There is too much evidence to prove we are complex, intelligent beings with a purpose! That purpose is being revealed to us as we grow in understanding and relationship with our Creator. I believe God created us in His image and in His likeness (Gen. 1:28-28). We are created to live “forward” and to keep going “forward” as long as we live here on this planet.

Forward is the direction Jesus went all the way to the Cross! He never backed up or even looked backwards. He created us to do the same. That is to keep moving forward. One of the last things He told His disciples before He went back to heaven was to “GO”. (Acts 1:8) My good friend Leonard Albert asked a great question years ago, “Where has the ‘go ye’ gone?” If we aren’t carefull the cares of life and disappointments of life here on this planet can steal our “go ye” and leave us stranded on the side of the road of life.

Are you “living forward” or are you sitting still looking the your “rear view mirror” of life?

I’m Just Sayin,

Pastor Alan

Anger Management

I am very excited about my upcoming Anger Management class here in Soldotna, Alaska. It will begin on Tuesday evening January 26 at 7 pm to 9 pm. I am looking forward to sharing my story and some of the principles I have learned along the way. It has been a long journey. I have learned some life changing lessons in some very unusual ways. It is truly amazing what we can learn from the tough situations in life if we are willing to become a learner.

I invite you to join us here in Soldotna if you or someone you know may have some issues with Anger. It takes a big person to face their own “demons” and be willing to learn to overcome them. I love helping others who acknowledge they don’t know it all and are willing to listen and learn. How about you?

The class if for two hours and is for four weeks. It is every Tuesday evening starting on January 26 for four weeks. It is going to be held at the corner of Binkley St and Redoubt Ave at the Soldotna Church of God. If you would like to sign up or need more information please call 907-262-4729. If you don’t live in the area we do have the class on CD’s. Please call for details.

I am often asked if the class is accredited or if it qualifies for court ordered Anger Management. The answer is “not at this time”. I am working on accreditation , however what you can learn will change your life for the better!!!! My goal is to help you change and become a better person for you and the ones you love.

I would love to see you there. There is no charge for the class except your time!

Come grow with us,

Pastor Alan

It’s 2010!!!!

Who would have believed we would live this long? I mean really! 2010 is an amazing time to be alive. think about it, not only are we in a new millenium and a new year but a new decade also!! Time is an incredible concept to try to get my mind around. I don’t want to go too deep here but the whole time thing is still sort of mind-boggling.

I remember riding to church with Dr David Bishop and Dr Linfield Crowder during Destiny Conference several years ago. I ask Dr Crowder about the difference between the Jewish Calendar and the Roman Calendar. I never will forget that experience. I don’t remember much of what he said but he went on and on  from ACR to the church. When we arrived at the church he looked at me and said, “that may have been more than you wanted to know!” 

Time is truly an amazing concept! I still don’t understand a lot about it. However I do know that is sure seems to be flying by faster these days. Someone has said the older we get the faster time seems to go by. I think I have figured out why! Think about it for a moment. When we were 10 years old a year was on tenth of our entire life! Now that I am 56 a year is only one fifty-sixth of my life time. So a year is a much smaller increment of time for us now than when we were younger. If a year is smaller so is a month and a week and a day and then an hour and minute! It really is going by faster!

So as you get older time really will go by faster. Therefore we must be careful how we invest our time now!

Investing time together,

Pastor Alan