some of my favorites

Psalm 139:23-24 NASB

Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts; And see if there be any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way.

Today’s devotion is going to be a little different. The verses above were first underlined in my Bible by a friend that was about to move across the country. Well, she was a friend that I had a crush on. Since them it has been a favorite of mine.

There are lots of things that are favorites and things that stick out as important. That is what I am going to share out of the ordinary. Are you ready.

Some places I really like: (1) sitting on the beach with the wind in my face and listening to waves, (2) looking out my grandparents dining room window at the Rocky Mountains, (3) enjoying the calm of a huge lake early in day. There are more, but that is enough.

Some songs I really like recently: “Graves Into Gardens” by Elevation Worship, “The Father’s House” by Cory Asbury, “21 Years” by Toby Mac, “Miracles” by Colton Dixon. And there are more.

Some of the books I am currently reading: the Bible (as always), In The Name of Jesus by Henri Nouwen, Double Blessing by Mark Batterson and next most likely Dream Big by Bob Goff.

Some of my favorite activities: walking (lots lately), exercising (your shocked, I know), mowing, helping others. There are more.

Some of my favorite people to be around: friends in Cuba (that I miss greatly), JT Clark (you should hear his testimony and see his movie about to ), my dad, Jim (we have lunch every now and then), my kids (Ryan, Ruth and Rebecca), and the most favorite is Julie. And there are more.

Some of my favorite TV shows: West Wing, Carol Burnette Show, This Is Us, Drain the Oceans, Last Man Standing. There are more.

Some of my recently favorite movies: My Brother’s Keeper (set to come out July 31), Trumbo, Molly’s Game, and Behind Enemy Lines.

Some of my favorite foods as of late: chocolate chip granola bars, baked potato and carrots, pita sandwich with ham and turkey, bananas, eggs over easy, animal crackers, steak, and there is more.

Some of my favorite Bible verses: Philippians 4:6-7, James 1:5, Colossians 3:2, Psalm 150:6, Psalm 1, Jeremiah 29:11, Matthew 5:3, and there are many more.

Some of my favorite preachers that I listen to on a regular basis: Robert Morris, Craig Groeschel, Judah Smith, Rick Warren, and Billy Gwinn.

Some big thoughts I am wrestling with as of late: the deep meaning of grace, how to make the second half of my life more powerful than the first, the finishing of our church’s new campus, creative ideas for extended times with my wife, time with and maximizing my son’s last year of high school, and there are more.

So, maybe what I shared today makes little sense to you, but I just needed to share. I also add to this that my favorite project of the year if back2school, and this week is the first of the public events with the registration. Life is meant to be enjoyed. And I am.

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