not about rob bell

Rob Bell. Rob Bell. Rob Bell.   there, i've mentioned rob bell in my blog.  i don't need to add my voice to the many that are chattering about this book he's written, which none of them, nor anyone for that matter, has read yet.  there are many who's sentiments i pretty much agree with, so i'll send you to their pages. his and his and hers.

anyway, what i really jabber about is what lies ahead.  next week is ash wednesday.  our little cohort of disciples is looking forward to going through a journey from ashes to fire, a devotional journey published by Beacon Hill Press.  check it out.  we are really looking forward to this journey.  in preparation for next weeks ash wednesday reflections, i'm thinking about how much i need the cross.  i'm a man, a flawed, issue-plagued, mess of a man. (just ask Mandy, although, she might tell you i'm not).  i cannot even begin to express my need and thankfulness for the cross.  i am but dust; to dust i will return.  i hope and pray this realization does not manage to vacate my mind after this 'season' is over.  this season calls for humility, to truly participate within this part of the church year, we have to approach it with a humble spirit.  we aren't God.  we need God.  we aren't our own Savior.  we need a Savior.  i'm thankful that the next few weeks as we journey towards the cross...its a journey our Lord took already, its a journey that if we open our hearts to it, that he will walk with us on.

but i hope that when this 'journey' ends; i don't close the book on that spirit.  that spirit that tells me i need the Gospel everyday, in every moment.  so that in every conversation, i might be filled with charity and grace that comes from the Holy Spirit.www.ashestofire.com