On Sunday, I was totally surprised by a gift at the end of the worship service: a Kindle from Amazon.com. To be honest, I had heard of them, but had never really seen, held, or salivated over one...yet. But as many of you know, I love to read, so I was thrilled to find out that this one device can hold 1,500 complete books! And it came with one book already loaded, "The Prodigal God," by Timothy Keller. Now, only 1,499 more to go...
(Plus...it will read the books aloud to me while I'm driving, which keeps my hands free for driving, eating, and talking on cell phone. Just joking, Mom.)
Anyway, thanks to all of you for gift, as well as the kind words of encouragement. Michele and I are so blessed to have the privilege of serving at The Bridge. We love our church family, and we are excited about the days ahead.
God is good!
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Thursday, October 8, 2009
I'm back!
It's been a while since my last post. Yes, for all of you who are worried about my well-being, I am fine. There is no shortage of things to write about...but there seems to always be a shortage of time. (which is a myth, by the way...)
The truth is: we all make time for what is important to us. Right?
Sometimes I wonder whether or not anyone ever reads these posts. I start rationalizing that my life is busy enough already, without the added pressure of my self-imposed creative writing assignment deadlines. Besides, wouldn't the time be better spent working on Sunday's sermon, or reading a new book, or mowing the yard, or watching the American League Baseball Playoffs? Why exert all that mental energy composing thought-provoking insights for an imaginary audience? What's the use?
And then, something interesting happened. I bumped into a friend at HEB, and they asked why I hadn't updated the blog in a while. (Hmmm...) Then, I asked a new family at our church how they found out about us, and their answer surprised me. They came across our church website, and subsequently my blog, and were intrigued enough to visit. (Wow.) Not to mention there are a few of you who constantly encourage me to keep writing--no matter what, just keep writing. (You know who you are.)
Gradually, I came to realize three things about my blogging:
1. The discipline of writing is its own reward. I want to always keep thinking, learning, and growing...so why not write about it while I'm on the journey?
2. God can touch lives (through this blog), even when I never know about it.
3. The blog can be utilized more effectively to communicate vision to our church family. For example, we are having an outreach event on October 30th (www.fallfunfestival.org), and I want to encourage you to be praying for God's will to be accomplished on that night. We are going to demonstrate the love of Christ to our community in a tangible way...and it will be an awesome night.
Anyway, I'll keep writing, and you keep reading. And if something touches your heart, challenges your beliefs, inspires you to grow, or just makes you laugh...let me hear from you.
Is that a deal? God bless you.
The truth is: we all make time for what is important to us. Right?
Sometimes I wonder whether or not anyone ever reads these posts. I start rationalizing that my life is busy enough already, without the added pressure of my self-imposed creative writing assignment deadlines. Besides, wouldn't the time be better spent working on Sunday's sermon, or reading a new book, or mowing the yard, or watching the American League Baseball Playoffs? Why exert all that mental energy composing thought-provoking insights for an imaginary audience? What's the use?
And then, something interesting happened. I bumped into a friend at HEB, and they asked why I hadn't updated the blog in a while. (Hmmm...) Then, I asked a new family at our church how they found out about us, and their answer surprised me. They came across our church website, and subsequently my blog, and were intrigued enough to visit. (Wow.) Not to mention there are a few of you who constantly encourage me to keep writing--no matter what, just keep writing. (You know who you are.)
Gradually, I came to realize three things about my blogging:
1. The discipline of writing is its own reward. I want to always keep thinking, learning, and growing...so why not write about it while I'm on the journey?
2. God can touch lives (through this blog), even when I never know about it.
3. The blog can be utilized more effectively to communicate vision to our church family. For example, we are having an outreach event on October 30th (www.fallfunfestival.org), and I want to encourage you to be praying for God's will to be accomplished on that night. We are going to demonstrate the love of Christ to our community in a tangible way...and it will be an awesome night.
Anyway, I'll keep writing, and you keep reading. And if something touches your heart, challenges your beliefs, inspires you to grow, or just makes you laugh...let me hear from you.
Is that a deal? God bless you.
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