Day 41 and it finds me in the rain soaked Northwest and Tacoma, Washington - one day I'll be here when the sun shines. And one day where the sun will shine is the church I'm working with. John Sims is a good guy and with his heart, passion and God affirming the vision and newness through miraculous ways - the sun is beginning to shine already.
[Trivial fact - there are more millionaires per square mile in the Seattle area than any where else in the US!]
Flying is a great time to think. Read some of Chris Wright's voluminous work The Missional God. Worth it. Deep. Worked some of the first Holy Hilarity preach on Sunday. Philippians and an interesting take on something new to laugh about!
Arrived at the hotel tonight and found three cop cars including sniffer dog squad
parked outside. Interesting. Told there was/is a killer on the 4th floor! Glad I'm on the 2nd floor. Should be a quiet nights sleep.
Intentional following of Jesus.
Read a billboard on the way sponsored by Catholic Charity. It featured a wife asking what investment have you made in your marriage today. So .....I guess this is also how I intentionally followed Jesus today as well .......so here's my answer:
Carolyn and I didn't talk today!!
Just on Monday we spoke about how with cell phones people are always calling each other - but what do they talk about. Like, what major thing happened between leaving for work and arriving at work 15 minutes later! Or, what seismic thing changed from when you walked into class talking to your friend on the cell phone to immediately calling that same friend 40 minutes later when the class ended.
We both agreed - Nothing! So much cell phone talking is about "nothing"!
More than that - when you do go away there is joy in returning and sharing what happened and the things you did etc. That joy goes when you talk every 30 minutes giving a running of commentary of 'just off the plane'; 'in the car'; 'just finished lunch'; 'sorry I missed you went to the toilet'!!
So to invest in my marriage, and to follow Jesus - we each sent a short text saying we are here, safe and still in love with each other.
Looking forward to downloading with Carolyn Thursday night when I get home.
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about time you switched your phone off for a while
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