i like preaching

there it is folks. whether you endorse women preaching or not...i've done it and i loved it! i have actually had the opportunity in miami to preach about four times now and i totally dig it. i had the hardest time getting past my previous church roles and pushing the envelope a little. but i love dissecting the word of god and presenting it to his children. i love the exhaustion that i feel after i am done and the spirit has used up a good chunk of me. i can rarely remember what all i say and in that i take comfort knowing that somewhere in my ramblings god spoke and i listened along with everyone else. i like preaching. it feels natural for me and i feel as though i have shyed away from it for alltogether too long. aren't we all called to the same mission of spreading the word of god and builiding each other up in the faith? aren't we all christians? male, female, young and old? i know that god has given me a voice and a faith and a knowledge of his word to share it with others...not to sit on it like some giant goose on her golden egg. so i will preach until i feel like my time has passed.

back from peace and logic

I have returned to the land of eternal sunshine from the corn producing capital of the world. I was honored to be a part of the wedding of Chris Warren and Emily Storm this past weekend in good ole' Lincoln, IL. The ceremony and reception were great, but what was even great was seeing everyone again. It was a mini LCC reunion and I had so much fun laughing with people who understand jokes about Frances Shaeffer and postmodernism. People for whom IDS represents years of a class which occupied at one time a large portion of their brain cells. Good honest and faithful people who encouraged me greatly with open conversation and lots of hugs. I also got to visit my fam for a bit while I was in IL and had a great time with them as well. My family makes me laugh more than any other group of people on the face of the earth and I enjoyed a good ab workout over the weekend. Overall I came back to the insane city that is Miami, FL and felt revived. I am reminded that there are other people like me out there in the world that are trying to live faithfully. I have grown to accept Miami, but Christians are hard to come by here and it was of great encouragement to be around so many people of faith. I am so grateful for the time that I got with everyone this weekend and I wish Chris and Emily every happiness.