splitting headache

So I have a splitting headache.
And I can’t tell if it’s because I slept wrong, and the pain in my neck is leaching into my head, or it’s because I haven’t hit my daily dosage of coffee yet. 

Regardless, I just realized I have not updated this blog, and I’m in too groggy to write anything of theological substance. So just a few musings for today.

I have taped onto my wall a great quote from Iranaeus, the ancient church father: “The glory of God is man fully alive.” I love that quote. What it would be like if I was FULLY alive?  If I were to allow the resurrection life of Jesus to truly bring life to all the dead parts of my body and spirit–what would I be like? What would change? What would be amplified? What would be diminished? I wonder.

A Blast of Life

Wow. This past Sunday was incredible.

Peter and Sunny Choi shared their lives with us. It was a raw, unedited account of God’s miraculous work of healing and transformation in their lives. If you missed it, download last week’s message off our website. It was the best way to end our campaign–with a real taste of the life God promises when we fully embrace the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

God did not save us years ago only to leave us to fend for ourselves. The Gospel is for today. It’s for our broken marriages, our wayward children, our depression, sinful strongholds, bitterness, lust—whatever holds us captive. Jesus has come to set the captives free. 

Praise God for last Sunday. May it only be a foretaste of what is to come at Open Door!

PD