Work to maintain it

I find innovation inspiring.

I approach pioneering with a sort of fearful sense of engagement and enthusiasm.

this morning i was reminded that there are parts of life that we have to approach and engage that are every bit as important as innovating or pioneering. Every bit as important as inspiring and motivating people to commit their lives to missional living is quite simply the work of maintaining peace.

you can't ignore or leave behind every person who disturbs the peace.

You have to watch your own attitude, measure carefully your responses and work for peace.

1 Peter 3:8-12

Finally, all of you should be of one mind. Sympathize with each other. Love each other as brothers and sisters.s Be tenderhearted, and keep a humble attitude.9 Don't repay evil for evil. Don't retaliate with insults when people insult you. Instead, pay them back with a blessing. That is what God has called you to do, and he will bless you for it.10 For the Scriptures say,

"If you want to enjoy life
and see many happy days,
keep your tongue from speaking evil
and your lips from telling lies.
11 Turn away from evil and do good.
Search for peace, and work to maintain it.
12 The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right,
and his ears are open to their prayers.
But the Lord turns his face
against those who do evil."s

Peace everyone!

Just scratching the surface

In March of 2010 my wife and I are planning on going to Turkey. They tell me that Turkey has vast networks of caverns tunnels underground. Literally an underground city.

Recently i had a video sent to me that contains some information about Social Media. I feel like I have been exploring a city online all the while having no idea how deep this thing goes.



source info is found here.

http://socialnomics.net/2009/08/11/statistics-show-social-media-is-bigger-than-you-think/

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A Light to the Nations

This morning i was reading Isaiah 49 and verse 6 jumped out at me.

It's going to be a prayer for me over the summer.

6 He says, “But that’s not a big enough job for my servant—
just to recover the tribes of Jacob,
merely to round up the strays of Israel.
I’m setting you up as a light for the nations
so that my salvation becomes global!”

I'll tell you that there are days that pastoring a small church feels like an enormous Job.

And it's not that it's a small church that's a problem to me. I'm not one of those with a complex about that kind of thing.

The thing that i have a complex about is the Job. I love that our church has been a place where those who have fallen out of favour with church can come and find a community of Grace.

I think there are a lot of reasons people stray from Church and perhaps as many why people stray from God. Not all of those reasons tell a good story.

Some are sad and some are... sad.

I have often thanked God for being able to round up the strays of Israel. But i have a heart for something greater.

A Bigger Job.