Nouwen

"It is hard for me to forgive someone who has really offended me, especially when it happens more than once. I begin to doubt the sincerity of the one who asks forgiveness for a second, third, or fourth time. But God does not keep count. God just waits for our return, without resentment or desire for revenge. "
- Henri Nouwen The Road to Daybreak

I was reading Shaun Groves blog and came upon this great quote from Henri Nouwen. If you haven't ever checked out Nouwen, get the Prodigal Son and In the Name of Jesus to start.

busy, poor, tired, etc

I thought Shaun Groves post on college students was interesting. Just like his post, I totally thought of myself as tired, busy and poor in college. Today, I look back and I wasted so much time, spent money on random things and took a nap a day. Now I realize that poor is not eating hot pockets, but working as a rickshaw driver in Bangladesh. And my view of tired and busy are very different now too. The stats in his post were pretty wild. This heightens how difficult the transition is from college to the "real world."

A Robust Gospel

My friend Matt sent me this article from Christianity Today by Scot McKnight. He has 8 points about a more Robust Gospel. Today I had the awesome opportunity to share the gospel with someone who visited the Gathering. It is always amazing to be reminded what good news the gospel is in its story, its forgiveness, its reconciliation, and its compelling vision for us and for all creation. The gospel is the power of God for those who are being saved!