Day 86 - death.

Day 86 and its Sunday evening and I've just found out my favorite TV series The Amazing Race has been going on for 6 weeks and I've been missing it!!!
Aargh!
I could have seen Rusty (my old friend) and me doing it ....would be a blast. Can also see my friends Tod & Traci doing this someday. And maybe .....one day when I'm old I could do it as father and son and have show these young pups up!
So today the competitors are in the Seychelles - yep 50% of the couples couldn't pronounce it yet alone know where these fabulous islands are!!! Classic Americans!! Duh!!!

Been doing a lot of reading on death these days. Partly getting ready for Easter weekend preaching, partly for a funeral and memorial service I need to lead.
Death.

I was greatly encouraged to read C S Lewis' reflections on death written not long after his second wife died of cancer.
For years I've viewed death with anger and hatred. Other pastors I know talk about death as simply a shadow (quoting Ps 23) or the way to the better life ....but for me I'd always viewed death as the enemy.
Lewis confirmed my theology (see ....I truly am orthodox!)
Lewis raged against it.
False comforters with quaint words - made him angry.
Death is not natural ....it is an invader into what God made.

This makes Easter all the more profound.
So ......on Day 86 I had my theology confirmed and I had my heart inspired and energized to focus this week on listening to the Holy Spirit as I get ready to preach resurrection and victory over the enemy death next Saturday and Sunday.
Going to be a great week being stirred by God to preach the incredible truth of Christ and his victory!!!