Prepare Ye

Here are some recent articles about The Church that I found interesting, and you may as well. From Carey Nieuwhof - Why YOUR Church Isn't THE Church     An interesting article on how trying to do everything Christ commanded is the road to burn out and madness. From Tom Ehrich at Sojourner's - Inward-Focused or Outward?     A look at whether churches should be dealing with those inside the walls or those who are outside. I don't agree with his crisis statements, but it is an important discussion to have. From Ellen Painter Dollar at Patheos - Why "What Would Jesus Do" Isn't Exactly The Right Question     A reminder that we have not be called to do what Jesus did, but to FOLLOW him and do what He told us to do.

from the March 2015 Messenger I remember the days of my puppy hood when it was warm outside and there was this green stuff under my paws instead of all of this snow. It’s fun, especially when my Big Guy takes the shovel to throw some of it in the air. I’m not really sure why he does that because it just comes back a few days later. While he went away to some place called Michigan, I had a lot of alone time to think about things. I missed him a lot and was afraid that I’d never see him again. I felt so alone. I wondered if I had done something wrong that made him get angry with me. I knew I had been bad and chewed on some stuff that made him angry. Maybe I was being punished. I thought that maybe he didn’t love me anymore. But after some quality time of belly rubs and a lot of treats, I understood that he went to learn more about how to be a better pastor, especially to families and young humans. I guess that’s ok. Maybe I need to go to one of these conferences to learn ho