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We met last night - good time. We talked about what was going on in our lives. Many times when we do this it's just regular stuff - not always wild and terrible things going on. Conor was bitten by a Rotweiler last week - doing fine - just one nice "puncture wound", as he likes to call it, in his right arm. Debi sang at a 4th shindig in Indiana and got to share with a family about her Grave's disease - how she is recovering from it - medicine being backed off, etc. Brian's having a hard week at work - worn out - Matt too - things getting hectic. Robert and Molly continue to plan on moving back to Tulsa in August, which, as the abbot, I have told them time an again is strictly forbidden - they're not listening!
We prayed a little while. Then we listened to Todd Hunter (who's coaching me in this church plant) talk (via CD) about "rehearing the Church's story" from the Search Party conference I was at in St. Louis in May. Very challenging, paradigm busting stuff. Then we talked about how we can live in that new story for a little while - good stuff. I think we are getting to a good place - understanding why we're here - what God is doing with us - how through our natural relationships with people, and not through some program, He will work through us to help people walk into His Kingdom Life.
| posted by + Alan | 8:43 AM | |