That's it . . . I'm finished. Done. Retired. I've resigned my official duties as the D.P.
What is a D.P.? It is a Designated Prayer. That's the pastor's job you know! When the pastor shows up at an event -- a dinner, a wedding, a ball game, a gala -- you can count on it, someone is going to ask him: "Will you lead us in prayer?"
I have been hearing the word "lucky" a lot lately. It rolls off the tongue as easy as "peanuts, cracker jacks, ice cold beer" flows from the mouth of a ballgame vendor. Luck seems to come in all shapes and sizes.
Someone unsubscribed to my blog. Ouch!
While I watch the number of subscribers to my blogs, I pay little attention when someone unsubscribes. There are two reasons for this: First, I encourage people to "unsubscribe" if the blog doesn't help them. Second, the number who subscribe far far exceeds those who drop it. I'm not going to invest my emotional energy playing the electronic equivalent of "she loves me, she loves me not!"
"Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances." - 1 Thessalonians 5:18
If the trials of life have you scratching your head, if you are wondering, "God, where are you in this mess?" don't despair -- just read on!
I spent the better part of the last two days looking at this seal. It was projected on the ceiling-to-floor curtain that hung as the backdrop to the stage in the Covenant Fine Arts Center at Calvin College in Grand Rapids.
