Have you ever looked at someone from across the room and size them up to be a certain sort of a person? Like, you see a large woman eating a donut and you categorize her as a person with self-control issues. Or, you see an older man with yellow-stained fingers sucking on a cigarette, and you categorize him as addicted. You may be right. You may be wrong. But you make a judgment nonetheless.
Last Tuesday, I had that experience at the Cleveland airport as I looked across the room when I saw a young man, dressed in black, a pentagram on the back of his coat, and a skull tattoo on his arm. Must be a Satanist I though. Pity the poor person who will have to sit next to him. That will be a wild ride.
Guess who got to sit next to him? Yeah, it was me. And it was a wild ride...
25 February 2010
22 February 2010
The Journey Begins
22 February 2010
In Psalm 37.4, David writes, “Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart” (NIV). I have always found this promise intriguing, for there have been times in my life that God has changed my desires in order to fall in line with His (there is a story behind that statement, which perhaps I will record later). It is interesting how God can make pleasurable something you initially had no desire to do.
One unfulfilled desire, though, has remained a constant since my graduation from Nyack College in 1980 – to work on campus with college students. After 28 years pastoring churches, God has seen fit to grant my desire. Having resigned my position as Senior Pastor at Randall Baptist Church this past June, God has opened a door that I had given up on. I have entered into the ministry fray at the University at Buffalo, and what a delight it is. It is a field ready to harvest.
What a blessing this opportunity is! I had forgotten how fun ministry could be! So, now I have entered into the support-raising mode. I must admit – I hope it goes quickly – for my heart beats with a desire to be on campus fulltime.
In Psalm 37.4, David writes, “Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart” (NIV). I have always found this promise intriguing, for there have been times in my life that God has changed my desires in order to fall in line with His (there is a story behind that statement, which perhaps I will record later). It is interesting how God can make pleasurable something you initially had no desire to do.
One unfulfilled desire, though, has remained a constant since my graduation from Nyack College in 1980 – to work on campus with college students. After 28 years pastoring churches, God has seen fit to grant my desire. Having resigned my position as Senior Pastor at Randall Baptist Church this past June, God has opened a door that I had given up on. I have entered into the ministry fray at the University at Buffalo, and what a delight it is. It is a field ready to harvest.
What a blessing this opportunity is! I had forgotten how fun ministry could be! So, now I have entered into the support-raising mode. I must admit – I hope it goes quickly – for my heart beats with a desire to be on campus fulltime.
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