The Story of Enoch Part 4

Colossians 2:8

See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit. . . .

Enoch’s new found “friends” began to question him about his life. He explained his eagle past, his parentage and desire for fish. The turkeys were very troubled. They had never met a turkey so deeply confused. They began to inform him of his turkey identity, explaining that he was not an eagle, as there was no such thing as an eagle. There is no such thing as soaring high in the sky or eating fish or growing up in a nest high in a tree. Enoch was pretty sure they were wrong but it was difficult for him to prove or explain his story.

The Story of Enoch Part 3

Proverbs 27:7

. . .to one who is hungry, everything bitter is sweet.

Enoch the fledgling eagle continued on his journey through the deep dark woods. As he wondered, he became increasingly hungry and tired. He could not find any fish or anything that even resembled fish. Off in the distance, a gang of turkeys were carefully observing Enoch and following quietly behind. The turkey gang leader, Biff engaged his fellow turkeys in a discussion and they decided that Enoch must be a misfit turkey that had lost his way and was perhaps, a little slow with the gobble.

The Story of Enoch Part 2

Isaiah 55:2

“Why do you spend your money . . .and labor . . . for that which does not satisfy.”

Our fledgling Bald Eagle friend, Enoch, had become increasingly hungry and uncomfortable. The sparse meals from mom and dad were not enough to satisfy his taste buds so he hopped up to the edge of the nest, spread his wings and jumped. Unfortunately, Enoch was not quite ready to fly. Though he was approaching his eight-week old birthday, he had not stretched his wings enough, he had not flapped them up and down to strengthen his muscles, he had not studied the methods of flying that his mother and father had attempted to demonstrate for him. He was unprepared for flight.

In the early days of my service in the YMCA I was attempting to create devotionals and chapel services that would effectively communicate with children and families the principles of life from a scriptural perspective. It was also my understanding that illustrations from nature would provide an effective way of sharing truth that supports the biblical message and is, in so many ways, a living book that we are reading everyday.

This week the blog is starting on a new site and I am beginning the launch of a new project - Financial Coaching. I must confess that I thought the idea of any kind of personal coach was a little bit weird. This past year, Dave Ramsey convinced me that there is great value in this kind of coaching and that I have the skill set to be able to help folks.