It wouldn't surprise me if you thought I'd fallen off the face of the planet, but I promise, I'm still here! The last month has been busy, mostly in good ways. I've spent some fun hours working on youth events both for the youth in my church and in our wider conference. It was inspiring to see what God can do in the lives of young people.
I was also invited to speak at another local congregation. It just so happened that the suggested topic for the Lenten message that week was on healing. I shared my story of loss and tried to offer a few thoughts for others on the topic of healing. I'm always amazed that my words, when I preach, suddenly are no longer my own. The Spirit takes over and amazing things happen. M and I had the opportunity to visit with a man after the service who lost his teenage daughter to suicide three years ago. It had been over a year and a half since he had been in a church. I think he left church that day feeling bit lighter, and I could tell the Spirit was moving in him!
I was originally planning to post my complete manuscript with this post, but I've found a better option. The church I preached at posts their sermons on their website! Here it is.
I'm pretty sure I never envisioned this blog including video of one of my sermons, but this is definitely a better alternative to posting the entire manuscript!
