Prophetic dream

The other day I dreamed that we had bought a new house. It much much larger and newer than our current one. I walked around and almost got lost. Christina was asleep in a bedroom, and I was surprised to see her. We still had the old house.

I read a book on Christian dream interpretation a year ago. This is a common dream, and speaks of moving into new gifts, potential, and opportunities. It speaks of growth and blessing.
I look forward to the fulfillment!

Princeton vision

For you fans of Princeton, last Sunday I had an unusual vision of Princeton. I was getting ready for our early service at my church on 9-11, which was a difficult day, as everyone in our area knows someone who died in the Twin Towers (14 people from Marlboro alone died there, and one from our church). My mind was totally on the service, but on way up to our church platform I had a vision of Princeton.

I saw a cloud, which was clearly God's glory, hovering over the Henry courtyard. Later it occurred to me that day was the introductory day for freshmen at Princeton, when they are cheered on through the gates.

I am believing God for great things at Princeton this year!

Snakes

For two nights I have had bad dreams of snakes biting me . The first night they were trying to wrap around my lower body, and the second night one was following me and trying to bite my feet. Both were clearly satanic, and I rebuked them in my sleep.

Such is the spiritual warfare cost of being a pastor.

We've got Jesus!

I love this story! Two nationally ranked high school football teams played each other. One school started taunting the other (all-male Catholic school) with "we've got girls". The other chanted back "we've got Jesus!". This set off a firestorm, with the "girls' school" coach screaming at the chanting fans.

The team that had Jesus won 17-14.

9-11

I am sobered that I was on top of the World Trade Center a few months before 9-11 with guests from France. Only God protects us.

Last week I was checking through some Psalms speaking of God's protection of us. Check out Psalm 9-11 (91:1)- it is most relevant! Is this a coincidence?

Rain

It's funny how you never appreciate having something until you lose it.

We have had heavy rains the past 10 days. But when we were in Arizona the prior 10 days, I was stunned at how dry the desert is. Tucson has had a total of 2.7 inches of rain this whole year, and 5 plus inches the year before. All life in the desert is dependent on rain, which we take for granted in NJ. We had more rain this past week than Tucson probably had for the past year and a half.

I will complain about rain less!

General Council in Phoenix

For those who don't know, I am in Phoenix since Monday. The Assemblies of God holds a general meeting every 2 years for inspiration and business. There are over 20,000 people here from all over the country and world. Youth are involved in the Fine Arts Festival. We have had services at night, and business metings and elections during the day. It has been a chance to see old friends (lots of missionaries and others here), and to catch up on what is going on in the larger body of Christ. Plus, there is a trade show area with many companies that sell products to Christians. Pastor Joe and I are having a contest to see who can get the coolest free thing and the most costly free thing (most of the venders are giving away promotional items ranging from candy to Ipads- the best stuff like Ipads are won via drawings, not given away)).

It is incredibly hot here, up to 111 degrees yesterday, with little greenery to absorb the heat (this is a hot spell even for them). They say that it is a dry heat, but so is the inside of my oven!

This is always a good spiritual experience.