While giving my message this past Sunday during our worship gathering, I realized that I forgot to write out a quote I meant to use. Graceful as my team always is, they forgave me. But asked that I post the quote on my blog. So, here it is. We were discussing what it means to be whole.
“When the Lord divided Canaan among the tribes of Israel, Levi received no share of the land. God said to him simply, ‘I am thy part and thine inheritance,’ and by those words made him richer than all his brethren, richer than all the kings and rajas who have ever lived in the world…The man who has God for his treasure has all things in One. Many ordinary treasures may be denied him, or if he is allowed to have them, the enjoyment of them will be so tempered that they will never be necessary to his happiness. Or if he must see them go, one after one, he will scarcely feel a sense of loss, for having the Source of all things he has in One all satisfaction, all pleasure, all delight. Whatever he may lose he has actually lost nothing, for he now has it all in One, and he has it purely, legitimately and forever.�
-A.W. Tozer (The Pursuit of God)


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February 13, 2007 at 1:24 pm
patrick
Hey Chad,
It was great to meet you at Humana 2.0. I hope that you and your family enjoyed the rest of your time in Central Fla., and that your hand is feeling better!
If it helps to lessen your load, I arrived back home (north of Toronto) to about 7 feet of snow. My back hurts from shovelling.
February 13, 2007 at 1:31 pm
chad
Hey Patrick,
Well…you’ve definitely got us beat. We can mourn together.
It was great meeting you. Did you make it to the beach? We went to Cocoa Beach for a while…it was wonderful.
Oh…still no word on my hand…but it is feeling marginally better. Stop by anytime.
February 16, 2007 at 10:51 am
Jason
Ok, Ok, the only thing we all had was Hot Cocoa, so let’s not get out of hand with the boasting here brother. Glad you had a great time. What was the Humana convergence all about, fill us in! Give us a good story about spending time with the McManus’s!!
Jason
February 20, 2007 at 7:39 pm
patrick
Thanks for asking, man - I did get to splash around on a lonely Daytona Beach at about 8:30 on Thursday night. It was awesome … and bonechillingly cold!
Well, as you await word on your hand, I’m now waiting for some news on my foot. I ruptured my achilles tendon this past weekend playing squash. No more shoveling for now. Yay! … I mean rats.
February 20, 2007 at 7:47 pm
chad
Patrick,
Man…you’re kidding. That’s sounds incredibly painful. I had no idea squash could be such a dangerous sport.
We finally found out the results on my hand…bone contusion. Essentially, a really painful bruise on the bone.
Terre Haute is melting away right now. Hopefully no more shoveling for the remainder of the winter. Fingers-crossed.
February 6, 2008 at 7:24 pm
aaron
Hey Chad- Penny for your 40 thoughts- I saw that same post. The comment about people leaving the church you love and trust is always needed to be heard. Hope you are well. -Aaron
February 7, 2008 at 12:37 pm
chad
Aaron,
Great to hear from you. Please stop by anytime. Hope all is well in Indy.