I'm back from my week in California with 13 youth and 2 adults doing mission work and attending the International Christian Youth Fellowship Conference. The theme was "Read the Book -- Be the Movie". These young ones are doing their best to live out their faith in all of its confusion. They are spiritual and earthy at the same time. They are not afraid to name something junk when they see it and claim something true when they experience it. They aren't doing church the way we did -- and I think that's a good thing. They are not content to attend services on Sunday and say that this is their religion. They want to experience God's world, help God's people, and drink in everything that their Creator made for them that is good.
It was my great fortune to be with them this week. It's kept me out of the pulpit and allowed me to soak up so much of the gospel that I'm overflowing. I can't wait to share it all with you.
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