So as many of you know it's been a crazy summer. After our home flooded, we've had workers in there for months - and I'm happy to report I finally got to move back in on Sunday. Now I'm scrambling to clean it all up, get rid of damaged stuff, buy some new stuff, and be ready for the family to come back from the Philippines on Oct. 1. It's a mess, and there's drywall dust and dirt everywhere, but I WILL get it ready! Can't wait for them to come home, including our 5 year old grandson Zeph, who at this point speaks no English.
But after living alone for several months, and being homeless for a while, I can tell you for certain I am not called to the hermit life. I'm grateful to be sleeping in my own bed again. Am I ready for a house with a 5 year old and a 1 year old? Well, I guess that's why God gave us noise cancelling headphones!
I hope to see many of you Saturday for The Journey!
- Jim
Dear friends - Please take 10 minutes to watch this personal update from me:
I mentioned in The Journey that I wrote a song based on Isaiah 2, which is one of my favorite OT passages:
In days to come, the mountain of the Lord’s house
shall be established as the highest mountain, and raised above the hills.
All nations shall stream toward it. Many peoples shall come and say:
“Come, let us go up to the Lord’s mountain, to the house of the God of Jacob, That he may instruct us in his ways, and we may walk in his paths.” For from Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
He shall judge between the nations, and set terms for many peoples.
They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; One nation shall not raise the sword against another, nor shall they train for war again. House of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord!
I hope you like the song!
I hope to have another installment of THE JOURNEY up this Saturday - here's the text for the rest of the chapter - I didn't bother with the colored text since this is all from the Gospel of John.
