Shifts in life seem to be the norm.

This week marks a big shift in the life of our family.  This change will affect the way we do life together. My wife had a surgical procedure that alters the amount of food and drink she can consume.  It is a change that not only has an effect on her, but the whole family as well. This positive change in our family dynamic will force us to consider what we consume, how much, and how others are affected by our consumption.

The point is that others are impacted in some way when one person changes. Whether family life, church life, or culture, change leads to more change.

My wife's positive change will create good ripples of change in our family.

The World Mission Come Home

It was great to worship with Rev. Erick
Oguta in Dinuba this morning.  His message of being a "Normal" Church from Acts 2 was very timely and informative.  Though separated by continents and oceans, we share the same Gospel and preach the same truth.  It is a great thing to partner with God and other brothers in Ministry.

A dream passes away, what will we dream of next?

I am saddened by the end of the 30-year Space Shuttle program with the landing of the Atlantis today. An early goal in my life was to be part of one of those missions as an astronaut. As time went on and I received a greater calling, my goal was to just see the Shuttle launch or take off. The closest I ever came to accomplishing that goal was living just a few hours from Edwards Air Force Base where the Shuttle occasionally landed.

The Shuttle program drove my imagination wild as a kid. It taught me how to imagine and dream of things larger than myself. I cut newspaper clippings of Shuttle news, met Shuttle astronauts, and spent many hours dreaming of building the International Space Station while playing the "Space Shuttle: A Journey Into Space." Those were good times and those little motivators made life worth living.

Change is hard. Change is easier when you have something greater to hope in. When your hopes and dreams pass on, you trust that something will come along to replace that. With the Shuttle program retired, I wonder what will come along to inspire my kids or other 21st century kids now? Are we done reaching into infinite space to dream about the vast and endless possibilities? Do we now just settle for what we have in the inner space of our atmosphere?

Just some random postings from a guy stuck in the middle of yet another paradigm shift.