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I’m back … :o)

I’m Back! Haha, not sure if that’s exactly accurate. We’ll see.

It’s been a couple months since my last post. Lots of reasons why, none of them worthy enough to put in print. It started out as being “too busy”; then it turned into “I’ve got nothing to say”; then it became “I don’t want to write about what’s on my mind”. Eventually my lack of postings turned into a stubborn “I don’t want to post” attitude. And then it became a selfish whine “who cares if I post anyway”.

So why the return from the 3 month hiatus? … a friend asked me.

I struggle with community. I preach it, I write about it, and I talk about it … but I have a hard time living it. My desire for isolation is a product of “the fall”. I recently heard a preacher say, better to call it “the exchange” than “the fall”. Adam and Even (and all humanity) exchanged the good of God and heaven for the less-than-good of humanity and earth. So therein lies my struggle, I exchange good for less-than-good.

I exchange the good of community for the less-than-good of isolation. Why? Because it seems easier and safer.

So thanks to a friend who emailed me this morning, and reminded me I am part of a community, I am back.

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rick
I married way out of my league. And I am aware of that every day. Kelly loves me, even the worst of me … like the “1st thing in the morning me”; and the “I hate being stuck in traffic me”; and she even loves the “but I only want to lay on the couch and watch TV me”. She’s my daily demonstration of grace – unmerited favor! I have three great kids – Nathan, Carissa, & Jordyn. They are the best parts of me – wow, thanks for that God, cause there weren’t a lot of good parts to work with! I’m the associate pastor @ HOPE Church. That’s my “day job”. At night … I’m the lead pastor @ Sojourn. I have the good fortune to share my life with the broken, the scallywags, and the marginalized; which works especially well because I am one of them. I love and lead a rag tag community of people who consistently demonstrate Deuteronomy 4:29 … “You will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul.” Sojourn is a community of Gen-Xers who have a desire to connect with those who have never gone to church – the “unchurched” and those who have given up on church – the “overchurched”.

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