First, random notes:
The Dutch forced me to eat a roast beef sandwich composed primarily of bean sprouts. Tragic.
Public transportation is a fantastic idea! I want to live in a city with trams and a metro. Grand Rapids could do with 2 or three basic tram lines to replace the current Dash shuttles. Very hard to actually implement though. The cycling/walking/pub. transport lifestyle is built into the foundation of this city and its society.
I love my teammates. Because of them, I go to bed smiling every night.
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It's hard to respond to these questions. So far, I've been sidestepping them. In the best cases I say "I don't know". As I experience frustration and the temptation to pout in a corner, my comfort is that the Lord is solely responsible for answering their questions and changing their hearts. The only action I can take to make this better is to pray. I pray I will be given words to say so that I may fearlessly communicate the message of God's love and Christ's death. I pray God will develop these questions further in their hearts and show himself to them soon.
I'm trying to understand that this creation is big and I am a vapor. Pray that we (you and me) can put aside our selfishness to love all of God's people.
- Peter W.
Peter... your ponderings are fantastic! Thanks for articulating them.
ReplyDeleteWhen I read this, I wanted to yell outloud 'YES' - You said, "They are unsure if a Christian god exists. If it existed, or if it was even possible, they wouldn't want it either."
This is the EXACT response of a PostChristian culture that is developing in the US today, and will be here in a few short years. What you are experiencing and learning today will be invaluable at home for tomorrow. Keep engaging, m'man! The Gospel is powerful!