When you have five kids, every season is crazy. But this summer has been especially crazy for me.
Here are the six biggest things that have made my summer absolutely crazy.
One: I'm not in my home church Community Fellowship this summer. I've been interning at Holy Cross. Anyone who knows me well knows that the fact that the local hip-hop influenced person isn't being reached with the gospel in our community grieves me to no end.
This was the first step to see if I would ever want to be part of a church leadership team that addresses that very issue. (The answer will come in a different blog.)
Two: One of the coolest things my wife and I have ever done together is go to Bermuda this summer to be part of Young Life camp there.
My wife and I just clicked with the Young Life staff people in Bermuda, Kevin and Sheree. They were amazingly hospitable, as were Wayne and the rest of the staff. The kids were amazing, and they taught Emily and I how to cliff jump.
We got to teach them about Romans 5, how Christ is the ultimate superhero by offering us a great exchange at the cross, His perfection for our sin (II Corinthians 5:21).
Three: While we were in Bermuda, my first book entitled You're Grounded was released through Moody Publications.
A lot of people at Moody and in my home (especially my wife Emily) sacrificed a lot to help me see this project through. I also made a video explaining the book.
Four : Literally as soon as we got home, we started packing for a week at Virginia Beach, and I covered the all-star games at the beach while the kids had a week of fun and sun at the beach. My brother-in-law Daryl and my sister Kyra hosted us, and they were very gracious and very funny.
Five : I had a chance to go to Chicago again this summer for the Legacy 2013 Conference. Great Bible teaching. Great music. Great atmosphere. Great city. This is my third time going to Legacy, and I actually got to go on Moody Radio on the Chris Fabry Live! show. We got to talk about a gospel-centered response to racial reconciliation in light of the George Zimmerman hearing.
I don't know if you could imagine all of the people who have influenced you from a distance all sitting in one room, but that is kind of what Legacy is like for me. I try to make it every year I can, and I hope a bunch of people come with me if I get a chance to go back in 2014. I hope to have a better video for y'all later, but this will give you one-minute taste of the video.
Six: I am taking major steps to recalibrate to make sure my lifestyle is consistent with what the Lord says my priorities should be: Christ-follower first, husband second, father third, and everything else after that. As I examined my life, I knew radical steps were needed to make that a reality. We're still in the midst of those major changes. And the results of that will have to be in another blog : )
I am excited to be back in Staunton for the foreseeable future to see what the Lord has for me next.
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