There have been Sundays that we don't have an evening service, where we've been out and about and think "let's go to Chick-fil-a for dinner". And then we remember. It's Sunday.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Finished: A Wrinkle In Time
I am reminded of the public testimony of a delightful young woman (SD) at church. When she related how God changed her life, I was moved to tears in thinking what inexpressible joy her parents must have to know she was adopted in to the family of God. This passage stirred those feelings again in me. I always have a desire for the conversion of my children, but this passage renewed the urgent desire for the conversion of my children.
At last she turned to her father. "I'm -- I'm sorry, Father."
He took both her hands in his, bent down to her with his short-sighted
eyes. "Sorry for what, Megatron?"
Tears almost came to her eyes at the gentle use of the old nickname.
"I wanted you to do it all for me. I wanted everything to be all easy and
simple.... So I tried to pretend that it was all your fault ... because I
was scared, and I didn't want to have to do anything myself --"
"But I wanted to do it for you," Mr. Murry said. "That's what every
parent wants."A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L'Engle p180
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Free Sunday Brunch
When I peeked in my breakfast drive-thru Chick-fil-a bag, I saw a card that read, "Free Sunday Brunch". My first thought:
Oh no. Chick-fil-a has gone the way of the world.
Then I saw that it was a pamphlet from a local church. My next thought:
If we had all the money and people that they did, we could do that, too.
My third thought:
Oh no. I've gone the way of the world.
As I flipped through the pamphlet, which detailed the fall events at the church, my conscience rebuked me again and again. Yes, it was a shiny, attractive listing of all of the "free" things that the church offered. I wavered between indignation and humility. Humility won, praise the Lord.
Together, we are the body of Christ. Large or small, God is at work in us and through us.
God has called us to be where we are, serving one another, loving one another, serving Him and loving Him.
Oh no. Chick-fil-a has gone the way of the world.
Then I saw that it was a pamphlet from a local church. My next thought:
If we had all the money and people that they did, we could do that, too.
My third thought:
Oh no. I've gone the way of the world.
As I flipped through the pamphlet, which detailed the fall events at the church, my conscience rebuked me again and again. Yes, it was a shiny, attractive listing of all of the "free" things that the church offered. I wavered between indignation and humility. Humility won, praise the Lord.
Together, we are the body of Christ. Large or small, God is at work in us and through us.
God has called us to be where we are, serving one another, loving one another, serving Him and loving Him.
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