I was right...kind of

Last week, I posted some predictions about Lost. I actually typed that Jin would be alive. Then I erased it. You would not believe how smart I really am.

Last night, Ness and I got to participate in a Hamilton Vision Commitee. It was exciting to hear everyone's ideas and love for Hamilton. It would be awesome to revitalize downtown. The one truth that rang in my head was that no change is real without Christ. We could bring every business, make the city as attractive as possible, but nothing would really happen without Christ. Hamilton will change when people surrender to Christ. When His power is more important than infrastructure or the bike path. When His purpose is the driving force behind creating community or having a coffee shop open after 3pm. I hope for Hamilton to experience His love. I do want these other things, as it will create avenues for sharing Christ through community. But I want His will to happen in this town.

Don't stop believing. Hold on to that feeling.

This world has nothing for me...

We're starting a new series at Campaigners tomorrow night. The idea is that, as followers of Christ, we are no longer residents of this world, but residents of God's Kingdom. The series is going to be kind of an immigration and naturalization class. My hope is that each week we can draw out how we need to totally change our actions, desires and perspectives as followers of Christ. For instance, we are going to talk about how we use our time. The world tells us that our free time is ours to do what we please. We need to get as much as we can. And once we have it, we should pursue our own desires. For me, that might mean watching the Red Sox, or playing tennis, or eating double stuf oreos. Not bad things. But in the Kingdom, we serve a King who gives us every breath. Any time we have is His time. So our time should be spent doing what He desires.
Well, that's the basic idea. Hopefully we can challenge each person to decide what world they want to live in each day, each minute. At the very least, I have already been challenged. And I also realized that I forgot to call my sister on her birthday yesterday. I am an idiot.