Welcome to my blog. I promise to make an effort to update it fairly regularly. The Huron Hills College Ministry mission trip to Tijuana is coming up soon, and I am ramping up my physical training regimen to better cope with whatever work we will do in our short time there. I am also excited about a book on Biblical masculinity I am going through with Tony - I am tired of living the way I have been and I feel like this book may significantly affect me (for the better) as old wounds heal.
God is so gracious. Take some time to ponder this. The thought almost brings tears to my tired eyes.
I leave you all with a thought. It's probably safe to say that we're familiar with the verse in Philippians 3 where Paul says "I press on toward the goal..." - I feel like in recent times I've become so familiar with the verse that I've forgotten to really study it. Right before that quote, Paul says "but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead..." For some reason, the "straining" part is really hitting me tonight. The image forming in my mind is one of Paul pulling on his chains with all his might, straining against the weight that holds him back. Probably more metaphor than reality, but I wonder now the possibility that at one point Paul did this very thing before settling down to write his letters. The point to take home: even Paul found it difficult to keep moving forward.
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