Possess your souls

Ever feel really impatient for Jesus to come back? I am today. I really want to pull back the veil and see what's out there. We can be grateful for the little glimpses we get all the time; but don't you want to see the full picture? Sometimes when I am in worship or prayer I know I am seeing aspects of Him. But its never a full picture.

I know that before He returns and we do get to see Him, there will be pressure and persecution and trial. Its part of the process. It seems He is so close to returning, but then I think, so much more must happen. Some times I just want to step into that place beyond the veil. "In your patience, possess your souls." Yes but, "even so, come quickly, Lord Jesus."

To stay or to go...that is the question.

For the love of garlic

Garlic is so awesome. You would think that perhaps too much of a good thing would be a bad thing. But with garlic this is never true. Take, for example, a dish called "Roasted Chicken with 40 Cloves" in which you stuff the cavity of a roasting chicken with 40 cloves of garlic. I am not even kidding. After you take the garlic out of the chicken you spread it on bread. Its like buttah.

Take, for example, Loretta's Penne Pasta with Garlic, Olive Oil, and Tomato Sauce which I am about to eat right now. You can probably smell it where you are sitting. If you came to our house you could smell it about a block away. Again, not even kidding. Ciao!

Such a buzz

Well, the missionaries are back and we were all together again yesterday for worship and the Word. Even though we all didn't get the opportunity to go to India, there is such a buzz in the air that we instantly realize that we are connected to what has happened over there. We are being built up on the inside just by hearing the stories and being near them.

Their faces radiate and there is a real tangible sense of the presence of God coming off of them.

What an awesome thing to be a part of. "How lovely on the mountains are the feet of them who bring good news."

Welcome home to all!