** attention ** attention ** attention ** Until further notice, all "nastygrams" should be sent to Joe. ** end of important notice ** LOL - actually, that action will not be necessary. I have yet to see a single "nastygram" from anybody. And, yes, there have been some cases where the requests were denied. I just pray that every time I act on a request, that my response will be fair and just by asking WWJD? Believe me, I rely on the Holy Spirit's guidance all of the time! I will ask that everyone keep me in your prayers as well. I want God to receive the glory and praise in everything that I do. I work for the Lord. 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. 3:23 Whatever your task, work heartily, as serving the Lord and not men, 3:24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward; you are serving the Lord Christ. As I work for Him, side-by-side and one-on-one always, I am continuously learning new things. From the "investigations" that I do on the many ministries that I come in contact with; I am learning from your websites, blogs and teachings. The more I see of the diversity in Christ in all of us, the more I come to understand that we truly are brothers and sisters with a common commission... 28:18 And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 28:19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 28:20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age." ...it is obvious in what you all do. If I were a medical professional I might understand what I am about to say a little better but I believe it covers the complexity and diversity that I see. 12:12 For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. 12:13 For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body--Jews or Greeks, slaves or free--and all were made to drink of one Spirit. 12:14 For the body does not consist of one member but of many. Our ministries and our co-laborers in ministry, all of you, have the same complex diversity that is seen in the human body; but all have a divine Purpose for existence. With differences ranging from the tiny cell that forms part of an organ to the many organs that form a part of the whole body; the differences do not stop there. We have different color skin, different abilities, different gifts, different methods of spreading the Good News, different ideas on how best to go about conducting "church" and the differences are endless! But at the same time; we are ONE. Awesome! Only God could do that! I guess my 15 minutes are up. God bless you all. You are all my brothers and sisters in Christ. I have the best Family in the whole wide world! And it is all possible only because of YOU! In Him, Dave |