For the last couple days the two oldest of our girls have been trying to schedule a hair appointment to do some highlights and cuts. I think they look just fine as they are but of course my opinion would not matter at all. I've been thinking about getting my hair done as well. Maybe I will cut it short, spike it and bleach it. Then maybe I will finally reach my goal of being "man pretty." On second thought I doubt that kind of hairstyle would go well with my beard. I'm growing it out. If I don't get tired of it and if Jen doesn't cut it while I sleep it may reach Jerry Garcia type proportions.
In more important news we think we have found a church. It is called Journey Church and it is a new plant that just opened a few weeks ago. It is a little flashy for us. They have enough PowerPoint’s and movie clips going during the service to cause an epileptic seizure. But we definitely feel like it is the best fit for us that we have found so far. Although we wanted the worship to be slightly more contemplative and less electric we feel like we will be happy at Journey.
We have visited a lot of churches. We visited one church that was actually pretty hateful and bigoted. That was good times. It’s always hard looking for a church because you feel like you are picking apart every congregation you visit. Aside from the hateful church most that we have visited have been great in their own way. We have just not felt like we would fit there or that the foster kids that we have and will have in the future would fit there. It takes a special kind of church to be able to provide support for some sometimes very rebellious teenagers. We have been trying to focus on where God would have us instead of finding a church full of people that are just like us, or a church that fits our every “need.” The church cultures in the south are definitely very different than in Portland (as we expected), but I’m sure that God will use the differences to grow us.
In the recent sermon series the Journey Church Pastor has been focusing on the last 24 hours of Christ’s life so of course there has been some very powerful stuff discussed. The pastor has some very good insights into the characters of the Jesus narrative. So far our kids have really appreciated the church and so that has been a blessing to see. We have found a place to serve, a home, a dog, and a church. All the major things that we have been looking for have been found. Now the next step is figuring out all the things in our new life that we weren’t necessarily looking for. We’ll keep you posted.
In more important news we think we have found a church. It is called Journey Church and it is a new plant that just opened a few weeks ago. It is a little flashy for us. They have enough PowerPoint’s and movie clips going during the service to cause an epileptic seizure. But we definitely feel like it is the best fit for us that we have found so far. Although we wanted the worship to be slightly more contemplative and less electric we feel like we will be happy at Journey.
We have visited a lot of churches. We visited one church that was actually pretty hateful and bigoted. That was good times. It’s always hard looking for a church because you feel like you are picking apart every congregation you visit. Aside from the hateful church most that we have visited have been great in their own way. We have just not felt like we would fit there or that the foster kids that we have and will have in the future would fit there. It takes a special kind of church to be able to provide support for some sometimes very rebellious teenagers. We have been trying to focus on where God would have us instead of finding a church full of people that are just like us, or a church that fits our every “need.” The church cultures in the south are definitely very different than in Portland (as we expected), but I’m sure that God will use the differences to grow us.
In the recent sermon series the Journey Church Pastor has been focusing on the last 24 hours of Christ’s life so of course there has been some very powerful stuff discussed. The pastor has some very good insights into the characters of the Jesus narrative. So far our kids have really appreciated the church and so that has been a blessing to see. We have found a place to serve, a home, a dog, and a church. All the major things that we have been looking for have been found. Now the next step is figuring out all the things in our new life that we weren’t necessarily looking for. We’ll keep you posted.
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