Wednesday, 05 September 2007
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Uprising: A Revolution of the Soul
By Erwin Raphael McManus
see relatedTrue greatness... what is it really? What does it feel like to be truly great? Do you know how great you are or doesn't that matter anymore? One thing is certain... there is no way the greatness of a human will ever approach one percent of the greatness of God... Its almost foolish to even use percentage because greatness is so much more than can be measured, but it contributes to the point. Reading the story of Gladys Aylward, a missionary to China, leaves me wishing for the kind of greatness I fancy I see in her story, and wondering what her secret was. I know these desires can lead one into pitfalls, but I want to live a life that is like that. Why? It is very hard to say precisely why. The pat answer is "for the glory of God." And that's what I want to be my answer, but at this point it isn't. Yet I let the story of this great missionary, and many others who have been only servants of the most high, and have accomplished some amazing things, point me to Christ and impact the way I live every day.
Here are some pics of life in Poland...
Haddassah (my niece!) babysitting Samantha.(Roy and Elizabeth Yoder's girl)
A church (actually cathedral) that hosted a concert we attended in Warsaw. Marvy!
They really welcomed me! This is Haddassah, Analiese, 'n Caleb. They're
the best. I really wish I had a pic of the whole team when they came
to pick me up at the airport!!!!
Roy Yoder, the great builder from WV, who came to help build
John's house. He's been doing a great job so far!! Here he's
working on shelves for Lavern's pantry. Immediately after I snapped
the photo, he pipes up, "I don't pose!!" Ha!
If you, my friend, haven't got a prayer card and really want one,
I'll get one to you. The image is a bit sharper in real life!!
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Comments (18)
Remember the quote on the FB study room door? (the mostly girls' study room :) It was Jim Elliot's about wanting to be great. Somehow we tend to worship the wrong things- created rather than Creator. Send me a prayer card, please! Thanks.
Glad to hear you're doin okay. :) OH, and I'm so glad you can come to the wedding! Yay!
Ill be praying for ya brother! O. I may fill you in if you email me for some reason I dont have your email address.
So I knew that one day I would come back on to our blog and would see a site there that I didn't recognize....and now it's happened.
Your post is good. I've been thinking about one aspect of it, lately. How do you inspire 12-14 year olds to want to be truly great and not just cool? That's my goal.
Yup, I'll pray. Hope it goes well for you!
Good thoughts. In a way it's so freeing to know that the more I try to perform, the worse mess I'll make of it. If I realize that there's no way I can do this on my own, I'll be that much more dependent on my Creator, and His greatness will shine through.