An email I sent to a friend today in response to “is your family well?”
I’m in Augusta right now in a La Quinta hotel (pronounced “lah-kwinna” if you’re from GA). We’re here for David Ruis conf. Good stuff. Talked with him today at lunch about all the “tensions” we live with:
New folks
Churched, unchurched, dechurched, prechurched, over churched..ughh
Teaching how to worship
How to “outflow”
How to be a human: ie pay bills, love your spouse, kids, etc and not be a jerk
All that and be “newcomer friendly”
Lovely
I’m living my rock-star job. But it’s still work. Imagine that. There is no other occupation that fits my vocation like this and yet my health insurance sucks. Hahaha.
But my kid is cool and is learning how to love people with more than words. “handing out water” is in my job description according to my daughter – “like presents to tell people Jesus loves them.” Ahhh, those are the golden moments.
Questions: What’s your “rock star” job? Do you mind hard work? How are you translating your values to your kids or the next generation in some other form? Are you loving people w/ more than words?
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the following is my weekly email from 11.3.08 (if you’d like to be on the Vineyard Church of Savannah weekly email list just email me at kent@vineyardsavannah.or
Hey Vineyard folks,
I’m writing my weekly email a little early this week, well…because there’s a lot happening tomorrow with the Big Election and all. Of course some of you have already voted like I should have but, oh well, most of us haven’t. If you noticed, I didn’t say one word about the election yesterday at church.
a. I’ve already said my piece.
b. You’re mind is probably already made up.
Let me just say this: Jesus following people are split on the two leading candidates for different reasons. Each side has folks that don’t understand how the others can possibly vote the way they are and vice versa. Unfortunately Jesus is not on the ballot – not that He would be anyway. If Jesus were with us in bodily form today He would not take sides – He’d simply take over. But until that day…we sludge through the muck of human existence – politics, economics, bills, dirty diapers, relationships and all.
So while you’re in line waiting to vote (I assume you’ll vote): be courteous, don’t sneer at anyone who’s wearing a _____ pin or sticker, fight the urge to scratch out bumper stickers, bring mints or MnM’s to share with those in line, take a deep breath and know that if your choice wins or loses the sky will not fall, God will still be in charge, and we will still have LOTS of work to do.
I love each one of you and I don’t want our life of following Jesus to be adopted by any candidate or political party – vote your heart, do your part, and roll up your sleeves to continue the work of loving God and loving others.
I am voting…I have chosen a candidate…no, I’m not telling anyone but my wife who that is…and no, I’m not completely happy with everything they stand for but not voting is choosing not to participate.
put that in your hanging chad and smoke it…
Kent
