New blog site.

www.unnecessarypastor.com

Read this in a commentary today:
"A gospel that does not affect every aspect of the Christian's life is a shallow faith, if not a dead orthodoxy."

I agree with this wholeheartedly but I'm not sure I'm a good example of it. My faith seems to be perpetually shallow. Thankfully what I feel and what things seem like is not the end of the story.

If you read this offer up a prayer for me as I endeavor to get healthier.

Ravi Zacharias addressed the UN on September 10 of this year. Well worth the reading. Here is the transcript.

Leaves, Leaves, Leaves
Starbucks, Starbucks, Starbucks
Drive, drive, sleep

This morning we had our first official "common meal" as a church. This is a strange enough endeavor for us but to top it off we made it breakfast. Even less clear about how to do the 'bread and cup' in that setting. We then read Mark 1 aloud and discussed some of what we saw/heard there and how it was hitting us. I'm sure everyone is still processing this, I know I am. Thankfully we have the HOly Spirit, who is, by the way, an excellent church consultant.

This quote is from "Wild At Heart" by John Eldridge. Still figuring out how much I agree with what he says but it won't be much and there's a lot of good stuff.

"It is fear that keeps a man at home where things are neat and orderly and under his control. But the answers to his deepest questions are not to be found on television or in the refrigerator."
Ouch! That one hurts. I would probably add the computer to that list.

Anybody figured out how to be content yet?