Hello there. I hope all is well in your world. We'll be sending out a newsletter by the end of May to keep you informed with the latest Logos happenings.
The purpose of this post is to tell you about the blog (D-Rock in Deutschland) I'm setting up to keep you informed of my activities in Germany over the summer. I'll be updating that blog regularly (yes, more regularly than we've been updating this blog) so you can see how God's story for us unfolds this summer. I'd love for you to send e-mails or leave comments on the blog - but be aware that I may not have much time to communicate with folks back in the States other than the blog. I'll return to the States in mid/late August.
If you find time, I'd very much appreciate your prayers both as I prep for the summer and during my time in Germany. I can't wait to see the amazing things God has in store. Thanks.
--Derik
p.s. Continue checking this blog during the summer also. I'm recruiting more of our folks to begin contributing their thoughts and stories on this blog so you can better see how God is at work in our midst. Thanks for sticking with us.
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Friday, May 04, 2007
Like Peter
And I am like Peter
“But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. For prior to the coming of certain men from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles, but when they came, he began to withdraw and hold himself aloof, fearing the party of the circumcision.” Galatians 2:11-12
It all started with a post on my wall. A post that I initially laughed at but was also more than a little appalled at. The thoughts that ran through my head were “What would xyz think about me and my walk.” Not what would the non-Christians in my world think, but what would the Christians I know think. I was worried about me seeming to have fallen away from God.
The struggle is to be like Peter is great. I understand a little too well what was going through his mind when he was seen with the Gentiles. “What if they question my Jewishness. What if they believe I have fallen. What if I look less holy. What will they think, will they judge me. They won’t understand.” And so he pulls away. I’ve pulled away. But I also have stayed.
I can honestly say I have been in the midst of conversations that I would rather not have been. Places I would not have chosen to go. But I go because someone needs to bear the light. The temptation to stay away is just as great as to remain. There is always the danger that instead of making a difference you will instead fall. There is always the danger that instead of making a difference, you will chose the easier seemingly more Christian path and withdraw-- and just look from a distance. Hoping that your light will shine from afar instead of walking into the dark.
Walking the line is hard. It is harder than falling for the world or withdrawing from the world. It’s hard. And it is harder when you do it alone. My prayer for Mac-Town and me is to no longer go at it alone. It is so easy to lose focus and lose steam… and just float by and call it ministry to the lost. My prayer is for a deep, rocking accountability that reaches towards God and in reaching towards God reaching towards the lost. I need another woman to walk beside me. Oh I need it I need it. Pray for that for me.
We are not created to go in alone. The temptation is too great
“But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. For prior to the coming of certain men from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles, but when they came, he began to withdraw and hold himself aloof, fearing the party of the circumcision.” Galatians 2:11-12
It all started with a post on my wall. A post that I initially laughed at but was also more than a little appalled at. The thoughts that ran through my head were “What would xyz think about me and my walk.” Not what would the non-Christians in my world think, but what would the Christians I know think. I was worried about me seeming to have fallen away from God.
The struggle is to be like Peter is great. I understand a little too well what was going through his mind when he was seen with the Gentiles. “What if they question my Jewishness. What if they believe I have fallen. What if I look less holy. What will they think, will they judge me. They won’t understand.” And so he pulls away. I’ve pulled away. But I also have stayed.
I can honestly say I have been in the midst of conversations that I would rather not have been. Places I would not have chosen to go. But I go because someone needs to bear the light. The temptation to stay away is just as great as to remain. There is always the danger that instead of making a difference you will instead fall. There is always the danger that instead of making a difference, you will chose the easier seemingly more Christian path and withdraw-- and just look from a distance. Hoping that your light will shine from afar instead of walking into the dark.
Walking the line is hard. It is harder than falling for the world or withdrawing from the world. It’s hard. And it is harder when you do it alone. My prayer for Mac-Town and me is to no longer go at it alone. It is so easy to lose focus and lose steam… and just float by and call it ministry to the lost. My prayer is for a deep, rocking accountability that reaches towards God and in reaching towards God reaching towards the lost. I need another woman to walk beside me. Oh I need it I need it. Pray for that for me.
We are not created to go in alone. The temptation is too great
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