To Fly Like an Eagle

by Chet 30. July 2009 10:30
The way an Eagle learns to fly has been coming up in several conversations I've had with friends lately. I found this telling of the process on the web a few days ago, and want to post it here. The.....eaglet was now alone in the nest. Each time a parent came flying in toward the nest he called for food eagerly; but over and over again, it (the parent) came with empty feet, and the eaglet grew thinner. He pulled meat scraps from the old dried-up carcasses lying around the nest. He watched a sluggish carrion beetle, picked it up gingerly, and ate it. His first kill. Days passed, and as he lost body fat he became quicker in his movements and paddled ever more lightly when the wind blew, scarcely touching the nest edge; from time to time he was airborne for a moment or two. Parents often flew past and sometimes fed him. Beating his wings and teetering on the edge of the nest, he screamed for food whenever one flew by. And a parent often flew past just out of reach, carrying delectable ... [More]

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End of the Summer Youth Party

by Chet 28. July 2009 12:32
So we're having an end of the summer party for the teens of our church this Friday night into Saturday... really looking forward to it. Trying to think of some confidence / trust building games we could work into it to make it both meaningful and fun. I thought of having the kids climb up into the loft and then fall into the waiting hands of their friends, 10 feet below... but I'm not sure I even trust us to do that, so if we did it, I would have to go first, and that... well that just may not happen! Anyone got ideas? We've got a barn, loft, climbing rope, lots of grass, lots of fence, and a few trees... Oh and a 4000 volt electric fence. I wonder what we could do with THAT!?

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Youth Lesson on Prayer

by Chet 27. July 2009 14:10
PRAYER What is prayer? Talking "to" God? Talking "with" God? Does He talk back? Conversation with God Listening to Is it a two sided "conversation" or a one way street? PRAISE Is praise always a joyful thing? Ps 145:1-8 what is the importance of the words? Do we need to be specific? Ps 88:1-9 A song FOR the choir director Heman Never "gets joyful" (ex. V. 18) Why is praise important? Start with recognizing God for who he is Eldridge Quote: "It's not what we do when we're strong and feeling great that makes us holy." THANKS Focuses on what God HAS DONE. Before we look into the future, we must be able to look confidently at what God has done in the PAST. List stories where God brought Israel "out of" something? Egypt How do / can you keep track of what God has done in your life? Joshua 4:1-9 (pile of rocks on the bank and in the middle of the Jordan) Rank them… Memory, pile of rocks, journal,... [More]

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Chet Cromer

Hey there. My name's Chet. This is my blog. By trade, I'm an IT Consultant, focusing on data driven software and web development. By identity, though, I'm much more than that. I am an adopted son of God, strong and courageous. I have plenty of faults, but they do not define me. I have a past, but it is not my destiny. I have lots of blood relatives, but most of them do not share hemoglobin with me, but rather simply the blood of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

This is one of my spots to write. I love writing, but don't do it enough. I run a website called A Walk Through The Word that is also all about writing, but it's more in the context of a once-a-year trip-through-the Bible. This is simply my spot to let stuff out. To vent. To praise. To commentary on whatever it is I want to commentary on.

I'm building a new site called ME2U. This is a set of tools for adults invested in the lives of teens and kids who need useful communication tools founded on accountability, safety, and persistent positive input.

And so that's that. Read along. Discover who I am and what makes me tick. I hope here that you will find glimpses of a life beyond the shallow world often defined by our careers, relationships, and expectations.

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It now appears that every member of my family has a blog. My wife has a most interesting take on the world, and I've set up a blog for each of my kids for me to write them notes, share memories and photos, and hopefully prepare a gift to hand them later in life.

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