I'm back after a long break. I went through a stretch of time where I wasn't motivated to do anything. It was all I could do to fulfill my ministry obligations. I apologized to Rich for not turning out the "best product." He said not to worry. (not the don't worry where it is "yeah you are right you have been stinking up the joint but it's okay," more like "you may feel like you have been stinking up the joint but you are still making an impact"
To make a long story longer blogging fell to the bottom of my list of things to get done.
I feel like I have my head back in the game. But not to rush into anything I figured I would start with something mindless. I found this book Meme on Nick Bradbury's feeddemon site
Grab the nearest book.
Open the book to page 23.
Find the fifth sentence.
Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.
From Messy Spirituality by Mike Yaconelli
"Many of those who attend our church have always wanted to go to church, wanted to know God better, longed for a better relationship with Jesus, but more often than not, they would end up at a church where they were made to feel as if the "mess" of their lives disqualified them from the possibility of an authentic spiritual life."