a few more years shall roll

I just read this today from John Armstrong:

Please do not tell me that most Christians in the United States understand the idea of the church existing for, and serving, the kingdom of God in mission. Most of us are so immersed in going to church, giving our money to support pastor(s) and missionaries, and investing in all the endless programs that make up church life on Sunday, that we never seriously consider for a moment what Adolph von Harnack said about the church in the first two centuries after the resurrection. The famous historian wrote, more than a hundred years ago, that there can be no serious doubt that the missional actions of ordinary Christian believers were what eventually turned the Roman Empire upside down.

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apologies for the hiatus. i took a week off between my two jobs and have simply not had time near my little laptop to post anything recently. thanksgiving was good–all siblings present, mainly because we all needed to see “Pappy” my grandfather, who is fading fast.

then, tuesday we found out that molly, my beautiful baby neice, has severe/profound hearing loss in both ears. this is hard news, although we know God is sovereign and this is for our good and Molly’s good.