somewhere in downtown

ONE Rally



our city is having a big conference next year.

and a rlly was done yesterday to get us in gear for what's coming

well it did what it set out to do

i left the theater inspired

and ready to make a difference

Christine Caine was the speaker

and she brought the house down

with her passionate talk about

serving

in a different way then we have been doing it as a church

we need to unite

amen to that.

then we just enjoyed the city.

we rarely use a train here or anything other than a car

but last night we used the metrobus

it was a nice little adventure.

i'll leave you with a quote from last night:

"Sometimes we spend all our life trying to NOT be worldy and we define

Christianity by what we are not doing...

AND

we have no idea what we are supposed to be doing!

Instead of being of the world, but not in it

we are out of the world

but of it!

Christianity is supposed to be a heart transfer.

You don't need to be guilted into doing anything for Jesus

if you are passionate about Jesus!"

Powerful, right?

you should join us in February

One Conference

just cause it rains outside it doesn't mean it has to rain inside.

the rain has not ceased in the sunshine state for the last three days.

and although the day looks gloomy outside, my inside it's just getting brighter.

it's a funny thing how seasons work.

and for that i am grateful.

because my saviour works in and out of season.

he transforms my life from a dark, gloomy winter day to a sun filled, breezy forever.

what more could i ask for.

"Blessed be the name of God forever and ever,
    to whom belong wisdom and might.
²¹ He changes times and seasons;
    he removes kings and sets up kings;
he gives wisdom to the wise
   and knowledge to those who have understanding;
²² he reveals deep and hidden things;
    he knows what is in the darkness,
   and the light dwells with him.
²³To you, O God of my fathers,
    I give thanks and praise,
for you have given me wisdom and might,
   and have now made known to me what we asked of you,
   for you have made known to us the king’s matter."

Daniel 2:20-23

a smell so sweet

here's one of the perks of living in the sunshine state. tropical fruits.  this sweet batch sits in my kitchen, enamoring me with it's scent. i try to walk away, but the scent is so intense. i turn around. admire it's radiant color. smell it once again. and it's gone. oh the sweet flavor. it takes me back to my childhood.  even before i met the states. when we climbed trees to retrieve this precious fruit. it takes me back to the pleasure i felt when as i child i ran under the rain and drank the water from heaven while it fell on my face. it had the sweetest taste. just like this mango. and together these two memories paint my childhood summers. full of innocent fun. tree-climbing. enjoying delicious and colorful fruits and playing hide and seek in the dark. oh the summer nights. years later, my passion for this fruit still remains, giving me a connection with my past. with cherished memories of growing up. and it connects me with the town that gave me life. oh the sweet, sweet memories under the shade of it's trees.