By the way...I got red hair.
Oct 17, 2007
The God I know
I often wonder...am I too deep?
I had a conversation with a friend not too long ago. He asked me to describe myself and my response was, "Most people tell me I'm tremendously deep, and I think that's probably true."
Later on in the conversation I said something about my relationship with God. With wide eyes he said, "Wow. That's really deep." I could tell he was being serious, but I couldn't undestand why.
"That wasn't actually very deep for me at all," I said. Hehe. It's a shame, really. I would love to have more profound and deep conversations than I already do, but they also need to be with the right people and at the right time.
I'm not really meaning conversations about theology or philosophy or whatever. I just like talking about God, really. I don't really want to figure out the theology behind Him, if I'm honest. I just want to talk about Who He is and what He does. I want to talk about the things He's spoken to me about, and the deep and intimate relationship I've found with Him. I mean, theology and philosophy are alright and they do have lots to do with this stuff, but...I don't want to pick it apart anymore using some weird mind process. I just want to say things the way they are. I just want to be honest and I don't even need to be sentimental. Just...honest. Am I making sense?
Here is the ultimate jist of it all, though. Life...everything...it's all wrapped up in God. That's something I want to share with people. God does live among the pots and the pans, as Brother Lawrence once talked about (thanks for that conversation Peter). God is in the stuff of life, around every corner, seeping in to the food we eat. Yet we treat Him as if He's cold and distant. No! He's not! It's funny, really, because over the past few years the times when I should have felt most distant from God, I didn't. I always felt like He was with me and I with Him...we were still together, hanging out, talking, chatting, sharing. God is real to me. It's pretty awesome. Is God real to you?
I had a conversation with a friend not too long ago. He asked me to describe myself and my response was, "Most people tell me I'm tremendously deep, and I think that's probably true."
Later on in the conversation I said something about my relationship with God. With wide eyes he said, "Wow. That's really deep." I could tell he was being serious, but I couldn't undestand why.
"That wasn't actually very deep for me at all," I said. Hehe. It's a shame, really. I would love to have more profound and deep conversations than I already do, but they also need to be with the right people and at the right time.
I'm not really meaning conversations about theology or philosophy or whatever. I just like talking about God, really. I don't really want to figure out the theology behind Him, if I'm honest. I just want to talk about Who He is and what He does. I want to talk about the things He's spoken to me about, and the deep and intimate relationship I've found with Him. I mean, theology and philosophy are alright and they do have lots to do with this stuff, but...I don't want to pick it apart anymore using some weird mind process. I just want to say things the way they are. I just want to be honest and I don't even need to be sentimental. Just...honest. Am I making sense?
Here is the ultimate jist of it all, though. Life...everything...it's all wrapped up in God. That's something I want to share with people. God does live among the pots and the pans, as Brother Lawrence once talked about (thanks for that conversation Peter). God is in the stuff of life, around every corner, seeping in to the food we eat. Yet we treat Him as if He's cold and distant. No! He's not! It's funny, really, because over the past few years the times when I should have felt most distant from God, I didn't. I always felt like He was with me and I with Him...we were still together, hanging out, talking, chatting, sharing. God is real to me. It's pretty awesome. Is God real to you?
Oct 15, 2007
A cool thing happened last night. I met two girls, 16 and 17 years of age, who have a heart for the organic church ('bringing church out in to the community where life happens as life happens' is the best way to describe it). I was so stoked to find this out!
You see, for the past year God has put the organic/fluid church on my heart. This started long before I was aware of it when I spent many of my days in ministry talking about the bible and Jesus with friends in coffee shops, private smoking clubs, restaurants, the street and in living rooms. It came naturally to me then, but now I see how it may well be the ministry God is calling me to long term.
This past year I've particulary been praying in to the organic church, praying specifically into finding an expression of organic church for my youth congregation and my ministry. In this time I have met quite a few young people who would like to participate in this kind of 'church service' shall we say. I am now praying in to starting some sort of outreach that takes church out in to the community; basically an organic youth church service. Does that make sense?
So pray into this for me, please. If God wants it to happen, then it should.
Ta!
You see, for the past year God has put the organic/fluid church on my heart. This started long before I was aware of it when I spent many of my days in ministry talking about the bible and Jesus with friends in coffee shops, private smoking clubs, restaurants, the street and in living rooms. It came naturally to me then, but now I see how it may well be the ministry God is calling me to long term.
This past year I've particulary been praying in to the organic church, praying specifically into finding an expression of organic church for my youth congregation and my ministry. In this time I have met quite a few young people who would like to participate in this kind of 'church service' shall we say. I am now praying in to starting some sort of outreach that takes church out in to the community; basically an organic youth church service. Does that make sense?
So pray into this for me, please. If God wants it to happen, then it should.
Ta!
Oct 5, 2007
I'm back!
Well, after probably a year (or more) of ignoring this blog, I am back in action! From now on I hope to be better about posting stories, photos, etc. This will be the place to go to get updated about me. Alternatively, I will also keep my website much more updated. Hopefully none of you will feel out of touch any longer.
Just an update for now. I've finally finished my first year of studies in England. This new year of ministry and life in England should be an awesome one. I'm living in a new home, making new friends, and trying new ways of going about my ministry. Hopefully you will be hearing a lot of good things from me for the rest of 2007 and on in to 2008.
Until next time,
Courtney
Just an update for now. I've finally finished my first year of studies in England. This new year of ministry and life in England should be an awesome one. I'm living in a new home, making new friends, and trying new ways of going about my ministry. Hopefully you will be hearing a lot of good things from me for the rest of 2007 and on in to 2008.
Until next time,
Courtney
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