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It Hurts a Little
My daughters aren’t very good with pain.  (Who is?) Here’s what I mean.  Both Avery and Sadie FEAR pain.  I’m not talking about, “Daddy, I’m afraid of jumping on the trampoline because if I break my arm it will hurt.”  I’m not even talking about, “Daddy, I’m afraid of picking up that toy from the ground because a bee might sting me and it might hurt.”  (Although they would freak out about both of those scenarios.) I’m talking about, “Daddy, don’t touch that hangnail!” “Daddy, don’t put water … on that bruise!” “Daddy, I have

Rest …
Sunday was a long day.  My typical Sunday isn’t too rigorous by any stretch: Arrive at the school around 7ish Pull out and help set up the sound equipment for church service Head over to Publix to pick up donuts, juice, etc. for set up crew and Kids’ Ministry meeting Try to find about 45 minutes to pray/study for the morning Pray with the A:2 Teams (ministry teams) before people show up Do my thing in the worship service Hang out with people Grab lunch Like I said, not too rough of a schedule.  this past Sunday our monthly “Gathering” took form as the church picn

Lacking
I have been struggling lately.  I don’t know why, but when I look at my journal pages, I want to write, but I’ve got nothing.  I pick up a book to start reading and while my hands turn the pages and highlight the words, I don’t remember anything that I read.  When I hear worship songs lately I hear the words and sense the emotion, but I feel … to be honest … nothing. What’s going on? I seem to have fallen into this sense of lethargy.  Have you ever felt that way. Tired. Not from a lack of sleep, but definitely from a lack of something.  A lack of heart.  A lack of passion.  A lack of interest.  A

Minutia
Sometimes I just don’t get it.  No matter how hard I try. Have you ever had an amazing thing happen in your life?  You know, the kind of event that “changes” you?  The kind of event that makes you take inventory of your life and assess where you are and what you’re doing?  The kind of event that leaves you inspired to make changes, do things different, and never go back to the way it was? The Afters have a song entitled “Never Going Back to O.K.

Last Note from Nigeria
Where to start on this final post from Nigeria … To say that God has done immeasurably more than we could ask or imagine would be a gross understatement. To say that we have seen God’s Spirit work in the lives of the Fulanis that we met in camps and the Imams that we met in town would do an injustice to God’s work and Spirit here. To suggest that I will return to the states with a different idea of ministry, sacrifice, and following Christ would be a pathetic thought in light of what we have seen here. To recap some of what we have seen: I was able to preach in front of a small Fulani church and pray for a pastor’s struggles with lea