Thoughts Of A Daddy

I don't really know what to write, but I feel that I should write something since I haven't written in a while and I actually have the time to write. I've been thinking about a lot of things lately... such as the spiritual growth and condition of the church I attend, dreams of the future, and being a parent. I guess I'll talk about each of these three items one at a time. Spiritual Growth & Condition Of Church I'm worried about our church.  From a purely headcount point of view, our church has been stagnant if not decreasing in number.  People come and then they leave, while you have people one by one resting in the Lord due to old age.  I can't help but think that if the Holy Spirit was truly working in our church, then there should be a steady increase and growth in the number of people.  I know you can't measure how "spiritual" a church is by how many people attend, but I would imagine that if God truly blessed His church, then it wou...

One of my dreams in life is to become a pastor.  And not just any pastor, but one who can be mightily used by God to bring souls to Christ and to help Christians grow in their walk with God and spiritual maturity.  It would be a dream come true if God ever called me to shepherd His flock.  Unfortunately, God has not called me yet so all I can do is continue to walk faithfully according to His word.  I wish God would call me into full-time ministry sooner since that is my passion and deepest longing.  But alas, the years go by and He has not called me.  Perhaps He doesn't think I'm ready right now, or perhaps there's more training I need to go through, or perhaps being a pastor is not God's will for me.  In any case, one can always dream, right? Speaking of dreaming... If I was the pastor at the church I attend, there would be several things I would do differently: 1) I would change the way we do worship. On Sunday mornings, we only dedicate 10 ...