SPA II Honors

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: according as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, to the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.”      Adoption. This past week, this concept has consistently been on my mind. What a beautiful thing adoption is. The complex act of taking someone who previously had been outside the family, outside the familiar, and conjoining that person with the family, granting to that person ownership in the family and bringing them into comforts of the familiar home. No longer is that individual a stranger but is a brother or sister, a son or a daughter. This wonderful truth is all the more marve...

“When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.”      This past week, my family and I had the opportunity to attend an exhibition event by the CCHS competitive cheer team. One thing that was impressed upon me was the trust involved in the sport. My wife kept commenting to me about the unique connection and trust that had to have been developed between the teammates, knowing and believing, without a doubt, that they would be where they needed to be when they needed to be there, that they would catch those who were falling, that they would move in-sync with one another. That was true. It was simply amazing to watch that level of trust performed and done with courage, fun, and companionship. Every team possesses a level of friendship mingled with trust and reliance, and this could be said to be more ev...