Inspiration

This post is going to be a hodgpodge because that was the way my weekend has been.

Today we had our inspirational speech for those who serve in any capacity in the church from the senior pastor at our church. It reminded me a little of a respected commander speaking to his troops. I like this pastor because he focuses on what is important in faith, is fair and seems to generally have a good vision for the church. He also has a vision for reaching out to all nations of the world, which is what we should be doing. At the same time on a practical note, it's also nice to have a group of good friends to sit with.

We also had a really good time meeting (小 組) with our friends on Saturday night. I was scheduled to lead the discussion (in Chinese) about last week's sermon topic which normally wouldn't be a problem but it was kind of an abstract topic. As it turns out, the topic applied to adjustment in marriage which lit a fire of discussion that lasted until after 11:00 pm. A few of the couples who have been married a couple of years, including us, discussed how God had used the process of adjustment to a very different person to make us into a better person.