Here in Maine, "summery" weather started only a week or two ago, and now there are distinct signs that it's nearly over. I'm sitting in my front yard right now, on a fine warmish day, while hurricane Bill churns northward about 250 miles to my east. Red and yellow maple leaves lie scattered on the lawn. Full-blown Autumn cannot be far behind.
Well, it takes a touch of melancholy in the soul to speak this way on a warmish August morning in New England. But in any case it has been a good summer. My son Nate has been with us for a while and even painted out house! And life seems good.
I have not attended my own church ina few weeks, and that has eased a certain tension in me that was bound up with Sunday morning church attendance. It has been good to take some time off. I recommend it.
I'm reading Total Church: A Radical Reshaping Around Gospel and Community by Tim Chester and Alan Timmis. Chester and Timmis have a vision for church life that truly is relational and communal in nature, as opposed to gathering weekly to listen to the master-preacher. Along that line, I'll be dropping by a house church later this week. I'm looking forward to that.
And that's all I've got. Except, here's one of my favorite songs:
1 comment:
glad that nate got the house painting done.
the book sounds interesting.
enjoy the gathering at the house!
now...i will go and listen to the song.
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