Sep

21

My last week

Post Category: Blog Posts, Church, Church Planting 

This is my last week at the office. It’s kinda weird because it really hasn’t sunk in yet. I keep thinking, Oh, I’ll just do that next week, but then I realize that there is no next week. It will probably hit me come Monday or Tuesday but for now it just doesn’t feel real.

This Sunday morning I’ll be sharing a message called, “Red Light, Green Light” about learning how to listen to God’s direction in our lives. This is obviously something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. I’m looking forward to sharing this message and I hope it hits home for whoever needs to hear it.

I know that’ I’ve been really bad about not posting a lot of updates here but I promise I’ll do better once things settle down. I really wanted to focus my efforts the last couple of weeks towards getting projects done for the Church.

Next week I’ll be stepping into the unknown. There are so many steps between here and this awesome Church I see Lisa and I planting. I just have to trust that God will guide us and give us direction as needed.

This quote by one of my new favorite authors, Guy Kawasaki, really means a lot right now:

Challenge the known.
Embrace the unknown.
Guy Kawasaki

Sep

19

Think Different

Post Category: Apple, Blog Posts, Videos 

Here’s one of the original Apple “Think Different” commercials in honor of my new MacBook Pro I’ll be getting soon. :-)

Sep

7

My iPod Prayer

Post Category: Apple, Blog Posts 

Dear Lord,

Forgive me for my sins of greed and envy. I know I should be thankful for what I have but ever since the new iPod Touch�came out on Wednesday I just�can’t stop�thinking about them. Their simplicity and functionality of�has an almost spiritual beauty to it. And I’m sure the idea to wirelessly browse the web and make iTunes purchases was a heavenly revelation.

Like Paul, I try to be content with whatever I have, wherever I’m at. But Lord, if for some reason you bless me with one of these beautiful iPods I would be happy to be the humble recipient of your blessing.

Amen.

Sep

5

“Love This” WBCL Radio Interview

Post Category: Blog Posts 

This past Thursday I had the opportunity to do a radio panel-discussion on WBCL with Andy Braner, the author of the book

Sep

1

God is our Realtor

Post Category: Blog Posts 

The other day we were putting up the “For Sale by Owner” sign in our front yard and a guy who was walking down the sidewalk stopped and said, “Good luck selling your house. We’ve had ours for sale down the road for 3 months with no bites. The market is really bad right now for selling.”

I went back in the house and told Lisa, “Hey, I’ve got great news! This guy just told me how bad the market was for selling right now and how long he’s had his house for sale in our subdivision. So now when God sells it we’re going to know He was the one that did it!”

That’s really been my perspective lately. It seems the more you step out in faith and trust God completely you begin to trust God for things that are more and more impossible. And that’s where God likes to work!!

By the way, check out pictures of our home online at www.bradruggles.com/home

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