I’m reading to get ready to preach this weekend. We’re doing a series based on the Yancey book Rumors of Another World, and it’s a little out of my comfort zone, to put it mildly. Tonight I’ve been reading Piper’s Desiring God.
Other things swirling around in me:
I have a friend who is sensing God leading him out of his job, with no back up plan in place. He knows that he is created for something more than what he’s doing, but isn’t sure what that is…
I’ve been wrestling with the busyness of our church, our community, and my personal life. And I’m still up at 1:24 being busy instead of resting.
Our adoption process is always at the back of my mind. Why is it taking so long to get through this process? What’s going on in the heavens that is keeping us from bringing our baby home?
I finished reading Do Hard Things and picked up Jesus For President (Shane Claiborne and Chris Haw). I’m about halfway through it, and I’ll probably have to go back to re-read it. There’s so much in there that demands a thorough digesting. What does it mean to live as a citizen of Christ’s Kingdom? How does that play out in today’s culture?
I’ve been giving a lot of thought to the mission of the church, especially the church that I’m part of. If the Great Commission of God is for us to make disciples, how much time and effort are we giving that? How effective are we? Is there a good way to measure this? What are we doing well, and what are we doing that is not on point, or even detrimental to that call? Seth blogs about that here and here. Thanks, Seth!
We launch our first multi-site version of Calvary in about a month. I’m tagged to be the pastor for that gathering, which means that my roles at Calvary will have to be adjusted. There’s a good bit of internal wrestling with what that means for me and my family.
I hope that this doesn’t come across as me complaining. I’m not! I am pumped about what God is doing, and wrestling with weighty issues is something that we all need to do. I am believing God for wisdom and courage, and trusting that He will reveal his path to me!
OK, I’m starting to get bleary eyed, and I have to be up early tomorrow to take Levi to pray at his school with his classmates–It’s See You at the Pole…
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