http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/   Jim's Jottings are ZPC Interim Pastor Jim Capps' thoughts on life, leadership, Christianity, and disciple-making. These thoughts are collected in the Jim's Jottings blog below. Mon, 14 May 2012 19:11:16 GMT en-us Copyright 2012 Zionsville Presbyterian Church http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/legacy-of-caring/ http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/legacy-of-caring/ Sat, 12 May 2012 19:10:32 GMT A group of guys I am meeting with every Wednesday morning is reading and discussing Bob Buford’s book, Half Time. The subtitle of the book gives the gist of what we have a chance to do in the second halves of our lives: “Chang(e) ... http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/its-the-journey-not-the-destination/ http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/its-the-journey-not-the-destination/ Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:27:07 GMT I remember several years ago hearing the phrase “The Journey is Our Home.” I wasn’t sure what to make of it at first, but the more I have lived life, the more I am beginning to understand. Often in our experience it’s not ... http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/a-granddaughters-birth/ http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/a-granddaughters-birth/ Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:55:22 GMT How do you begin to describe an event which seems beyond words? How do you talk about a family happening which you know that you will look back upon as one of the most meaningful of your whole life? How do your properly process the birth of a ... http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/basking-in-the-resurrection-light/ http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/basking-in-the-resurrection-light/ Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:55:31 GMT I pray that your Easter celebration was blessed! Holy Week was a little different this year with all of the schools having their spring breaks during that time. There were fewer people around than usual. I’m always happy for families who ... http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/a-resurrection-people/ http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/a-resurrection-people/ Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:20:50 GMT It was a beautiful day, with the temperature in the mid-90’s, cooler than most days last summer in San Antonio. We were standing in a pavilion of the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. As far the eye could see were row after row of white ... http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/the-suffering-servant/ http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/the-suffering-servant/ Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:25:11 GMT We are almost through March and the season of Lent is just about finished and we are making preparations for Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, and Easter. In the rhythm of my life for the past 40 years, this is one of the most wonderful of seasons. ... http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/planting-seeds-for-the-future/ http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/planting-seeds-for-the-future/ Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:24:48 GMT Recently, a good friend chided me with, “Last winter we have the worst winter in a long time and you are in San Antonio. Now, we have one of the best winters in Indiana history and you are here.” As I write, even though it is ... http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/worship-is-a-drama/ http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/worship-is-a-drama/ Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:36:13 GMT Worship is one of the very most important activities of any church and any individual who claims to be a follower of Jesus Christ. It is an act of acknowledging who God is and who we are not. It is the most focused time for the most people of a ... http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/interim-update/ http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/interim-update/ Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:01:50 GMT Six months have transpired since I first walked into the life of the ZPC Family. I can’t believe that much time has passed. It just doesn’t seem possible. But the reality is that Alice and I feel very much at home here on the ... http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/turning-prayer-upside-down/ http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/turning-prayer-upside-down/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:01:45 GMT Prayer is at the very heart and core of what we are about as Christ Followers. In the Creation account in Genesis 1 and 2, from the very beginning, God desired to have conversations with people, the zenith of his handiwork. Part of what it meant ... http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/stroller-shopping/ http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/stroller-shopping/ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:59:53 GMT Last week, before I attended a meeting in Orlando, I had the joy of spending some time with my daughter, Becky, who is due to have a baby girl in mid-April. It was some of the most special daughter-dad time that we have had in several years. As ... http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/cyclical-seasons/ http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/cyclical-seasons/ Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:37:08 GMT I’ll never forget having lunch in the St. Louis area with a psychologist with whom I worked on weekends like the Great Banquet. I don’t remember what we were discussing, but somehow our conversation moved to the stages of life we go ... http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/renewed-by-the-spirit/ http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/renewed-by-the-spirit/ Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:00:01 GMT As we experience life together in 2012, I am so grateful for the opportunity of being a part of the ZPC Family of Faith. You have made Alice and me feel very much at home. Thanks for your acceptance and hospitality. As we look toward the ... http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/christmas-continued/ http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/christmas-continued/ Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:02:08 GMT In earlier days, Christmas was not meant to be what it is today. We have begun thinking about Christmas just after Halloween. Decorations, power-shopping and parties officially begin the day after Thanksgiving. Exhausted and frenzied we ... http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/being-incarnational/ http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/being-incarnational/ Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:00:46 GMT Recently I wrote about the wonderful way God forever broke through human history in coming to our world in Jesus. While God is the “All-Everything” Creator, above and beyond us in every way, God has chosen to be Immanuel, “God ... http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/the-wonder-of-christmas/ http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/the-wonder-of-christmas/ Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:55:50 GMT When I try to contemplate the magic and wonder of this season, three theological terms come to mind. As is true for most theological concepts, they are only windows through which we catch glimpses of God. In I Corinthians 13:12, Paul captures ... http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/an-important-session-meeting/ http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/an-important-session-meeting/ Sat, 10 Dec 2011 22:06:43 GMT Through the years I have moderated somewhere between 300 and 400 session meetings. In the Presbyterian system, the session is made up of the elders and the pastors. When I first began ordained ministry in 1972, we were all called elders. The ... http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/the-gift/ http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/the-gift/ Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:07:26 GMT In our earliest memories we recall giving and receiving gifts at Christmas time. This week we found out that our daughter, Becky, and her husband, Austin, will be a having a girl. Even though she won't be born until April, we are planning to ... http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/wait-training/ http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/wait-training/ Fri, 25 Nov 2011 05:00:01 GMT We are living in a world of instant gratification. We are indignant if we have to wait for anything, whether it is downloading a song instantly or watching a TV show when we want to watch it on the DVR. I’m sorry to say that rather than ... http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/an-attitude-of-gratitude/ http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/an-attitude-of-gratitude/ Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:46:17 GMT Next week, our house is going to wonderfully jammed with more people than we have ever had staying with us at one time. On Monday afternoon, my daughter Becky is flying in from Orlando. I am more excited than ever to see her. She is our only ... http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/being-a-pointer/ http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/being-a-pointer/ Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:49:13 GMT One of my favorite people in the Bible is John the Baptist. At a time when Israel has not had a prophet, a spokesman from God, for 400 years, God gives two senior citizens, Elizabeth and Zechariah, the news that they are going to have a baby who ... http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/the-joy-of-the-harvest/ http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/the-joy-of-the-harvest/ Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:45:48 GMT Fall is my absolute favorite time of the year. As I gaze out the window of my study at home, the sky is blue, the grass is green, and the trees and bushes are a panorama of different colors. The Autumn splendor always sends my mind racing back ... http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/seasons-of-change/ http://www.zpc.org/jims-jottings/seasons-of-change/ Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:25:54 GMT When I feel the brisk air and see the Fall bright colors painted on the country landscape, my mind goes back many years. When my daughter, Becky, was a toddler, Alice and I took her with us to the farm in Southwestern Michigan where I spent my ...