I went ahead and decided to use blogger to power the main page... I wanted a more personal blog, yet wanted an easy way to maintain it. So, there you have it.
Anything that crosses my mind may show up here - from the mundane, to the personal, to the political, to the random day to day junk that's in all of our lives...
I don't want this to be a "I did this/I did that" venue, but rather a "when I did this, I was thinking this/...". Such as...
...I freaked yesterday because I thought it was Saturday, not Thursday. I pray for a particular church I'm familiar with. The church needs a vision, but some are unconsciously very willing to provide stumbling blocks to even the discussion of change. This church is at a crossroads, much like the greater Church. The urge to just maintain business as usual is comfortable - yet Jesus has a word for that... um... how do you say... lukewarm?
The struggles are Church-wide - they're imbedded within its culture. Apathy. Complacency. No accountability. Convenience. I know that a small number can affect change - that whole "1 + God = the impossible" notion - and I believe that a common vision with a sense of mission and accountability can quickly rectify the issues. I pray for that to happen.
I believe it will happen, for it must. This particular church has incredible potential to serve its growing community - to affect lives, big and small, to help those down and out, to define a mission and purpose and strive at that every day. The struggles here are common in many other churches - some have died, and some have made a great impact on those who walk through those doors and those around its building. Even though I get down on it at times, I am excited at the prospect of being within God's will and being apart of something great.
Time for bed.
