Go! Make disciples.

Adi is up and at 'em for her first day of first grade. Why do kids have to get up so early?!?

My morning routine is to read my journal from a year ago, journal some thoughts from today, and then read my Bible.

After camp last summer, Malachi was singing, "Go! Make disciples...so all can see that you're serving me. Go!" On 9-9-09, we found out about Faith and in faith we went.

The interesting thing about this Psalm is that we hear again, "I've thrown in my lot with you, God."

Love the Lord your God with everything you have.

Oh, and love your neighbor as yourself.

The first one seems a lot easier to me. But the mission statement of David's church at the time seemed to be: "I join hands with the others...
Dancing around your altar, God,
Singing God-songs at the top of my lungs,
Telling God-stories."

Dancing, singing, telling...very God-focused, but certainly done with others and for the sake of others.

The truth is that PJ (after a HUGE struggle to merge two very different churches) fit this new family of faith. He helped create it. I'm trying to encourage this family to become a community where all are welcome.

It's going to be difficult, but I've thrown in my lot with you.