faithrunner

One of my beefs with the coverage of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was that no one , I mean no one , that I heard or watched ever mentioned he was a pastor of a local church long before he led a national movement for civil rights. Why is that important? He was a preacher , not a public speaker. He was a pastor , not a community organizer. He preached Sunday after Sunday from the Bible that dealt with real issues in his congregation's life , and from addressing those needs in a biblical-theological way, the message from the local church touched the community, state, nation and then the world . Mervyn A. Warren in his book King Came Preaching wrote that King believed God and his people, not governments and community organizations would change the world. "In the sermons of King, then, God is the sustaining power in the universe whose presence assures the ultimate triumph of good over evil. As the One who provides human beings with inner resources to meet life's pr...

Mt. Rainier, WA Next week about this time I plan to be climbing on the way to Camp Muir on Mt. Rainier . Some of you know of my addiction to adrenalin and adventure so you will not be surprised.  Others of you may be asking , "Why would you want to do such a thing when you have a perfectly good life with good health and, if the Lord wills, a potentially wonderful future?" Good question, and here are some of my reasons. I'm doing this with a friend. Jim Craig invited me when he announced climbing Mt. Rainier was on his "bucket list" and wondered who wanted to go along? He grew up in Seattle, and the mountain loomed daily on his horizon, and he finally decided he would climb it. Jim and I cycle with Legacy Cyclists , share life together in our LifeGroup, and call Legacy Church our spiritual family. Friendships often determine the paths you end up taking. (Don't ask me, "Well, if your friend asked you to jump of that mountain, would you do th...