http://www.deserthighway.org/blog Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:59:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Turning A Blind Eye" - or Not Seeing Those Among Us The idiom turning a blind eye is used to describe the process of ignoring unpopular orders or inconvenient facts or activities. The phrase to turn a blind eye is attributed to an incident in the life of Admiral Horatio Nelson. ... http://www.deserthighway.org/blog/?p=80 Time and time again, I hear Christians talk about the need to be Christ-like. Philippians 2:5 even says for us to "Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus." He is our perfect example and our goal for the way we think and the way we ... http://www.deserthighway.org/blog/?p=70 I just received a new pair of riding glasses. It is always interesting when I get a new lenses with a new prescription. I measure how well they work with five factors. I see how well I can see to read a book, road signs, and ... http://www.deserthighway.org/blog/?p=69 Kick startin’ a ride of faith      BY DANIEL SKOLFIELD   April 14, 2007 At 6-foot-2 and 200 pounds, Duane Gryder works full-time with the HonorBound Motorycle Ministry, traveling nationwide on his 99 Vulcan Nomad in a Christian Outreach.  Gryder,54,  is one of nine ordained motrcycle chaplains with the Assembly of God U.S. Missions.  ... http://www.deserthighway.org/blog/?p=66 MY OATH TO YOU... I received this poem from a friend:    MY OATH TO YOU... When you are sad................I will dry your tears When you are scared...........I will comfort your fears When you are worried..........I will give you hope When you are confused.......I will help you cope And when you are lost.........And ... http://www.deserthighway.org/blog/?p=65 MY OATH TO YOU...I received this poem from a friend:MY OATH TO YOU...When you are sad................I will dry your tearsWhen you are scared...........I will comfort your fearsWhen you are worried..........I will give you hopeWhen you are confused.......I will help you copeAnd when you are lost.........And can't see the lightI shall ... http://www.deserthighway.org/blog/?p=64 How Do You Differ Your Sermons, Illustrations, Examples, Style? A minister friend of mine whose husband is a prison chaplain emailed me and asked me this question... "Duane, when you preach in prison, how do you differ your sermons, illustrations, examples, style?" This is how I answered. The only way I can speak ... http://www.deserthighway.org/blog/?p=63 Book Review:  Off Road Disciplines by Earl Creps        The full title of the book is "OFF ROAD DISCIPLINES - SPIRITUAL Adventures of Missional LEADERS.  Since I am someone who likes to keep the rubber on the pavement and the shiny side up, I found the title of this book quite ... http://www.deserthighway.org/blog/?p=62 I had a friend that suffered loss a while back that left him in a bit of a bind.  I prayed for him, but when I did the Lord had me give him a gift instead of just praying.  I was thinking about this today and this scripture came to ... http://www.deserthighway.org/blog/?p=61 There are not a lot of churches that have biker preachers do services this time of year so I have been going back to prison the last three weeks now. I had not been back in this unit for a year and I realized how much I really do ... http://www.deserthighway.org/blog/?p=60