Snapshot

I don't know if I have said this before but I got a camera for Christmas. I love it!

Here are a couple of my favorite pictures taken recently...

Youth Ministry and Church Planting

What other youth ministry is involved in a church plant? I was asked this question today. I think it is a great question. I don't know of any (that doesn't really mean anything, but I don't know of any). What if the students here are Riverbend adopted the plant as their own? What if they decided to do all that they could to see it as a success? I have spent 6 years with some of these Sr and Jr's, why wouldn't I want them involved with what God is doing in Batesburg-Leesville? It's an interesting question. If the vision is set before them, what would happen if they decided to act? It would help to further our vision of changing the city.

Also, some of our 11-12th graders could inspire adults in B-L. I know that they inspire me to seek God in a more profound way!

Seeing the Inside

None of us like to deal with hard times...maybe we have a difficult conversation at work, something has come up with family. These times are really stressful. I have had to learn, force myself, to deal with whatever is happening. It hasn't been easy. However, those times give you a unique opportunity to see inside someones heart.

It's during those tense moments that the real person comes out. All of the usual guards that help us to contain our real self is let down when we get angry or lash out. It reveals the heart. So next time you are in one of those situations, what comes out? Take note, where does God want you to grow? When you can peak into the yuckiness of our deepest self, we can see how much we really need God.