Beginnings

Hey I am finally trying my wings on the blogosphere. I am an amateur at a lot of stuff.

This period of my life is full of new beginning. Our church is experiencing new beginnings. We had a Grand Reopening just six weeks ago. I have been preaching about Rebirth and how when God interacts with our broken and often dead selves we experience transformative rebirth in Him. Along the path we see the effects of that not only in our personal existence, but in new life all around us. It is exciting, fresh, organic and freeing. Seeing a church that was ready to close its doors having a newfound impact on a community is evidence of this work of God being real. This is what I am experiencing and it is changing me. Seeing new friends of mine becoming new in Christ is further evidence. baptized not only in water some of these are bathing in the promises and mission of Christ. This is changing me.

As a Christian I am an amateur. As a pastor I am an amateur. As a person I am an amateaur. The longer I live and breathe and work the more I realize this. The world is old and has been spinning long before me. The world continues today and will be moving rapidly well past my brief seconds here. When I am grey headed I will still be experiencing new beginnings, rebirth - I will still be an amateur. I hope I will be able to recognize that.

In this blog I will document from time to time the thoughts, events and musings of life and ministry in a little church on the coast. I will also submit sermons I have preached and interesting things that I have comeby in my new beginings -each day.

Thanks for listening to an amateur.