Egg Harbor, Wisconsin

I haven't checked in for a while. It is Easter Sunday, and we have just had a rousing worship service at Peace Church in NE Wisconsin. I preached on What Easter Means to Us Today. My text was Luke 24:36-49, and my message was that "Because of Christ's resurrection, forgiveness is available for everyone." The key word is "available" because even though it is available, you have repent of your sins to access God's offer of forgiveness.

I also stressed the universal nature of this offer - it is "to all nations." I felt that it went well.

Now, Jeanne and I are relaxing at one of our favorite relaxation spots in the whole world - the Bay Point Inn, an awesome little place overlooking Green Bay (on the peninsula of Wisconsin).

Tomorrow, I am sleeping in! For me, anything past 7am constitutes sleeping in. I'm usually up and about by 630am. I have breakfast, then it's 30 minutes on the treadmill, followed by an hour long quiet time.

Oh, by the way, I'm reading a terrific devotional book during my quiet times with God. It's called One Month to Live by Kerry and Teresa Shook. If you knew you only had a limited amount of time left on the earth, what would you change? What would you do different? What would become more important, and what would become less important? Wouldn't you want to make sure that you were right with God? Wouldn't you want to live a no regrets life for Him?

The truth is that we are all on God's clock. We all have a limited amount of life left on earth. So we should make this time count! We should focus on the things that are most important (prayer, Bible reading, spending time with family, spreading God's message of forgiveness and love in Christ, and enjoying this beautiful world He has made).

I also read scripture and pray and it's almost always a wonderful time.

My only wish: I wish it was WARMER! Wisconsin has had a very harsh winter - We've had LOTS of snow and sub zero temperatures. In fact, the thermometer hasn't hit 50 degrees in 130 days! I never used to believe in Seasonal Affective Disorder, but I do now! I'm itching to get back to going to the park and hiking through the woods and warmer temps.