The winter has been remarkably full.
Frankly, it’s been too full of funerals for my liking, but
that’s what happens when the guard changes. For some, it was a relief. For
some, an injustice. For at least one, it was a triumphant return home to
accolades and festivities. A mutual friend said it best: “Darn it! He ditched
us!”
My own house, substantially less full than before, has now
become an “empty nest,” except that it’s seldom actually empty, which is really
the way we prefer it. The lovely Mrs and I have enjoyed the rumored peace and
hypothetical quiet. It’s been wonderful to re-discover the magic in our
un-distracted (well, less-distracted) relationship. I think I’m in love.
We’ve also enjoyed a stream of fire-filled young warriors filling our home and our lives, who have inspired us and helped us not become complacent. Did you know that
God is up to something in the generation behind us old Jesus-People saints?
It’s very exciting! Pray for them! Make room for them! Befriend them. (But
don’t try to keep up with them. Just sayin’.)
I have to say that I have been treasuring knowing these
folks. Yes, we’re older than most of their parents, but they don’t seem to hold
that against us. They’re a great deal of fun, they ask such amazing questions,
and they remind me of the kind of passion that I’ve wanted to live my own life
with.
It’s on our hearts to host a number of gatherings for saints of all ages over the summer. We’ll see how well that desire gets turned into action. I’ve been learning about such gatherings of saints; maybe more accurately: “I’m unlearning quite a lot about home groups.” We’ve had one coalesce into our living room, and it’s been an interesting education, as well as wonderful fellowship. I won’t bore you with the details, but the most recent thing that Papa said to me about it was, “Purpose? Why do you need a purpose for fellowship?”
It’s on our hearts to host a number of gatherings for saints of all ages over the summer. We’ll see how well that desire gets turned into action. I’ve been learning about such gatherings of saints; maybe more accurately: “I’m unlearning quite a lot about home groups.” We’ve had one coalesce into our living room, and it’s been an interesting education, as well as wonderful fellowship. I won’t bore you with the details, but the most recent thing that Papa said to me about it was, “Purpose? Why do you need a purpose for fellowship?”
The online resources of Northwest Prophetic have been around
for almost a decade now (since early 2003), and we haven’t hidden ourselves.
Recently, and without any change in how we do things, it appears that NWP is
becoming more known, becoming less hidden than before. It’s always interesting
how these things change. I’m really quite curious to see what God does with the
new visibility.
One of my desires has long been to help bring maturity to
the prophetic movement in the Pacific Northwest.
On one hand, that’s involved some really fun one-on-one times with individuals,
and some fascinating small gatherings. With the new visibility has come a new
flock of relationships, many online, some local, some regional. Some of the
ones that challenge me the most (and thereby are most effective in bringing
maturity to my own prophetic movement) are out of state, or nearly so.
(Note to self: don’t ever try to help others grow into
maturity without being willing your own self to be stretched and challenged to
more personal maturity. It doesn’t seem to work that way.)
Thanks for the prayers. Thanks for the friendship.
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