I find that my Tuesday night class is highly entertaining. My professor is how I would picture a nerdy Christian engineer turned Theology professor from RIT. We email him our weekly reading assignment so that he can run a script that will take the subject line and put it into an excel sheet and return us an automatic update. That, and his ability to make amazing star wars sounds, should paint a good picture.
He pulls out little one-liners that are either funny or simple enough to foster a silent “amen” in your head. One of my favorites has come from our jump through the history of the church and specifically about Martin Luther – “Half and half is great in coffee, not so great in a monk.” Last class we started breaking into a study on the church and the one simple line he wants to pound into our heads is that the foundation of the church is the invisible relationship between the Redemmer and the redeemed.
Simple? Yes. But, it has taken me a loooooong time to understand that. I love design. Things that look good make me smile and power point presentations, like the one I saw last night, that give me a headache make my stomach churn. Many churches have a great appearance, but many are also empty – void of any real relationship with Christ. It’s only from a relationship with Christ that we can exude pure love for others and trust in Him.
Last night I was at Starbucks for what would make another exciting story and met a guy who knew a friend I was with. A quick string of conversation and I find out that he is from Essex, Vermont, went to my high school, goes to DTS, and plans to move there and plant a church in downtown Burlington with his wife. I’ve been praying for this and walked out slightly in shock and feeling incredibly encouraged. He wants the people of Vermont to know their Redeemer. I’m pumped.
God loves us so much. So much.
side note: I realized that Fall has some essential ingredients: apple cider in various forms, pumpkin muffins, colored leaves, sweatshirts & rain boots, and nice long walks…

















