Having been a follower of Christ for so long, I still wonder why God doesn’t do more miracles in answering our good and reasonable prayers. I know the answers intellectually, but on an emotional level, I have to keep asking God to remind me that though he slay me, still I will follow.
Category: Stuff to remember
I don’t know what gave me the courage. I don’t know why I said yes to an acupuncture treatment.
Maybe I’ve been thinking about it for a while. Maybe I was hoping it’d be the silver bullet I’ve been looking for to clean up my health.
Well, it was not the silver bullet…but at least it didn’t hurt.
Had a conversation yesterday to explain to someone why we don’t have a certain event anymore.
It’s hard to explain to people why we change things at church.
All the things we did in the past are good. So why change? Why eliminate it?
I’m writing this out so I can clarify in my own mind the vision we are trying to achieve.
I know the church belongs to God, but since I’m invested in it, I can’t help but have desires for what I hope would happen. And God has accomplished a few of those desires! It doesn’t happen immediately in my timing, but God’s time is always the right time. Here’s what God has done for me:
“Here’s the version you’re most likely to hear: “We have to focus on our people. So many of them are immature and in desperate need of spiritual instruction. If we prioritize the growth and maturity of our people then that will have a trickle-down impact on their passion and ability to live on…
Whenever I hear or read something I like and want to refer to it later, I don’t know how to put it in a place where I can access it.
In the old days we use index cards. But it’s not very searchable; you’d have to look at every card to find what you’re looking for. Or write it in my journal, but again, not searchable.