Recently a new article was published on-line for pastors.
Who Couldn’t Worship Here?
Michael Breznau is a student at Dallas Seminary and a past Eternal Vision staff member. He is spending the summer doing ministry near the Glacier National Park in Montana. Here is a picture of him worshipping in creation that stirs something deep in my heart. Praise to the Lord Almighty the King of Creation!
Lake Superior
I love to preach outdoors, like Jesus did on the margin of a lake. This was take by Jared Mosher on Lake Superior during a Journey to the Heart.
Music on the Street
The other evening my wife and I were out for dinner and a stroll. Lois found a dollar bill blowing down the sidewalk. She picked it up and put it in her pocket. After dinner we passed a young man on the sidewalk playing an acoustic guitar and singing enthusiastically. His guitar case was open in front of him. Lois handed me the dollar she had found and I emptied the change from my pocket and dropped the money into the open case. I smiled at him and we walked on, not stopping to really listen to his music.
As I walked away it occurred to me that what we did, giving him money as we strolled by, was a little like someone saying to me, “How much is your book?” then giving me the fifteen dollars and handing me the book back without commenting on it or even reading it.
Real artists and authors don’t mind money, I’m sure, but if they are like me they would rather know that what they created was appreciated or enjoyed by someone. The knowledge that what I wrote or said moved someone, motivated someone, changed someone, or encouraged someone is worth more to me than money. Maybe that’s how he felt, too. I made a mental note that a simple but powerful way to honor someone is to appreciate the things they create.
Ken Pierpont
Brook Place
Hinsdale, Illinois
July 17, 2007
To Wed
You have to see these pictures!
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