Lunch

Haha, so my boss took me to lunch yesterday and we ended up sitting with a bunch of professors in Thomson. There were 2 former professors of mine there in fact. And I just have to say, that all of the professionalism gets thrown out the window at lunch time, it's just like a table of college students. Cause they were all just sittin back and having a good old time. And just the language, it seemed so familar and casual. I don't know it's just funny to see them in another light. And btw, for those of you who've had Dr. Stone, he's halirious. Hold crap. The man can crank out jokes faster than you can finish laughing at them. Totally makes fun of his friends the whole time, it's great.

Psalm 126

"Those who walk the fields to sow casting their seed in tears, will one day tread those same old rows amazing by what's appeared" -Songs from the Voice

This song is maybe one of my favorite when it comes to dwelling on God how He's at work in the world. It's from this album that they gave out at encounter one year, and it's seriously amazing. The whole album is inspired from verses out of the psalms, and I love it, everything about it. It's just simple, but beautiful. And this specific song really became my favorite when I went to Bosnia a few summers ago. I was listening to the song one day after we got back to our house there in the city, and it just totally become my rally cry for the entire summer. The students we came across there in Bosnia were so often really broken in a genuine way. The leftovers from the war there and people's experience with it, and the continual darkness that just hangs over the city, it was just tough setting for people, and hearts were hard to the gospel. And it could become discouraging to see the hatred and religious conflicts because of the war between the Orthodox and Muslims and to see brokenness and hurting, but a refusal for people to come to the one who can heal, Jesus.

So that song just meant a lot to me that summer. The idea that those who go out and sow the word of God so often don't see the fruit from it, but much later may return to see what God has done in their life, well, was really encouraging. It gave me hope to what we were doing there in Bosnia, intrusting God to change lives despite what was going on, because we were being faithful to His calling. Think of Isaiah's commissioning, and how he was sent out to proclaim the kingdom even though he knew the people wouldn't listen to him. He was still faithful to go.

Anyways, I've been listening to that song recently, and I don't know, it's just something I can really rally behind. That we can be faithful to trust in the Lord. We have joy to proclaim the kingdom, and our response to ministry shouldn't be how successful we are, but that we have the opportunity to share of the deep and amazing love of Jesus. That is our goal. That is our heart behind it. We have an incredible boldness and confidence through Him. Be faithful. Jesus is at work. Be faithful. The love of Christ is huge. Trust in Him. Amen.

Sarajevo, Bosnia

October

I can't get over how good life is right now. Holy crap. It's just been one thing after another, and it just keeps coming. I just need to verbalize the goodness of the Lord. Let Him be glorified by the grace and mercy and love He shows to His people.

You know, the combination of golden sunshine at the lake, good friends, hard work, learning, understanding, developing, and just hanging out, ah, it's all just a bit much. And of course, the best is yet to come.

By the way, Halloween Oreos are better than regular Oreos. Just sayin.