transition and covering.

there has been nothing easy in my transition from student minister to writer.

the pressure at times has seemed heavy and stifling. all self inflicted i am afraid. but difficult none the less. i am not a writer, yet i have been called to write. getting over that is not easy, and i would like to ask you to pray for that.

trying to write like someone i am not, to be more polished, has been the biggest problem. tons of stuff written, but it looks and sounds like someone else wrote it...not cool...and not gonna fly. getting my personality on paper is a priority, but not losing that while the Holy Spirit is guiding my thoughts is the goal.

thus the struggle. allow the Spirit to speak through my words, not making my words into some one elses words, thus losing what makes me want to do this.

we now live in a beautiful area. right across the street from Mars chocolate co. more days than not it smell like cocoa. the other days, the aroma from the local farming industry is quite pungent. the mixture of the two when the wind blows just right can be quite invigorating.

for riding, it is wonderful. twisty and hilly roads with beautiful scenery.

met some cool folks at the local cigar shop. politics are the talk of the day, while watching the fox news channel. it is a cool place. i go over a couple times a week to chill and meet some local folks.

we have began the process of becoming involved at LCBC. Lives Changed By Christ. http://www.lcbcchurch.com/

seeker sensitive is not the best way to describe it, more like lost people friendly. in other words, everything they do as they plan each service and event is done with the intention of reaching lost people. biblical truth is preached with relevance and passion. possibly the best talk i have ever heard on there love of Jesus was given by the middle school pastor on Sat night.

we love it and have expressed our desire to get plugged in and used to teach. rockin worship, biblical talks, an enviornment of evangelism and vision that is before the people and inviting them to come along for the ride. we are excited about finding a covering while we are here.

2 years is a long time to be without community and worship. we shall not do with out either.

funny how i found the place. 2 weeks ago i went riding through the local communities and past by and got info from several churches. i met one pastor in the parking lot. he showed me around his church, and i asked him the spiritual dynamic in the area. he begins talking about various churches. tells me not to go out to LCBC (used to be called Lancaster county bible church) cause all i will get is 30 min of a rock show and a 10 min sermonette. no biblical foundation and very shallow.

well, you know me. tell me one thing, i will do another. i actually went out to the place and went in and got a tour by the office manager. we went to the newcomers class last night as an intro to how they do church, what their deal is. pastor ask us why we cam there, i raised my hand and told him...because some other pastor told me i shouldn't. would not find Jesus there. so i decided to check it out. he asked what did i find later. i told him Jesus.

hopefully, we hope to begin teaching a college life group soon, but we are open to using our giftedness where ever he desires. but we do believe it will be here.