and so it begins...resonate

Long time, no post, but boy has it been busy.  It's been a few weeks filled with dozens of coffee meetings, launching a new ministry, and working out the details.  We're also trying a new style of bible study called "storying."  I'll write more on that once we've done it a few more times.

Summer seems to be a very busy time for us.  In the next few months I think Emily and I have maybe one weekend off without plans.  We have a trip to Montana to visit my family, VBS (Emily is leading the music), high school camp (which I will be attending), worship nights, youth led worship on Sunday morning, resonate every Thursday night, and preaching in church in August.  Not to mention we have company a lot over the course of the summer with our friend Jacob Lusk visiting, and Emily's folks flying in tomorrow!  WOW!

There is excitement in all this business, and all that "new start" stuff!  But we must remember not to get carried away by all the details and events, not to get lost in the business.

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The new young adult and college ministry of Bethany Baptist Church is called resonate.  Our purpose is to allow God to use us to resonate in our communities and classrooms, our schools and jobs.  Imagine if everyone laid down their life, sacrificing all, to the point that they let God lead them in every moment, every interaction!  We want to see life transformation that only our God of love and grace can bring.  We want hope!  And we pray that God would use us as instruments of grace to relate, restore and renew the lives of those that we touch!

Welcome to resonate!