people - they're the worst!

posted by Peri Zahnd on January 10, 2008 at 10:23 AM "People—they’re the worst." That’s a famous Seinfeld line that Brian and I laugh over a lot. There’s also an old preacher joke—"The ministry would be great if it weren’t for the people." People are everywhere—you can’t avoid them, although some people sure try!

I read something last week that I haven’t hardly stopped thinking about, an excerpt from a chapter of a book by an author I’ve never heard of, L.T. Jeyachandran. It’s part of a further unfolding of the word "community" that God has emphasized so strongly in our church, and it means so much more than hardly anyone understands.

new years's resolutions

posted by Peri Zahnd on January 2, 2008 at 1:44 AM "Therefore, behold, I will allure her, will bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfort to her. I will give her her vineyards from there, and the Valley of Trouble as a door of hope." --Hosea 2:14

This is the prophetic promise that our church is entering into the new year believing, that 2008 will be a year of new beginnings, and that our Father has opened a door of hope in the place of our troubles. It speaks of being brought into the wilderness, and finding something unexpected but very precious there.