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It’s been a while since my last post but I just wanted to share the news! My very first child was born on Friday! My wife was in labor for about 5hrs 28min, which is relatively quick and there were absolutely no complications. I gave myself a moment to thank God for giving us more than we prayed for. Everyone is home and healthy! It was absolutely amazing to watch my little girl be born. I never knew I could love someone so intensely and so immediately. The first time I saw her she looked familiar yet brand new. Maybe it’s because she holds some resemblance to my wife’s and my own likeness. We now, in the middle of our living room, have a sort of “alter” to the new baby with flowers and digital photo prints evenly dispersed from vase to vase. For you who are parents I’m sure you understand how sweet this moment is. We just want to sit and stare at her and study all the minute micromovements of her face and tiny little body. In my sincere and unbiased opinion, I think she’s the cutest baby I’ve ever seen. I just want to hold on to this precious moment between my wife, my new baby and I forever. If you have any first time baby stories and any ideas of how to commemorate this moment, I’m all ears! Thanks for listening and sharing in this experience with me.

Any ideas on what a good study topic or activity would be for a room full of secular-university medical students? I’ve been asked to lead a study for 4 weeks to my class. I’m having trouble landing an idea, so I’d like to ask you to keep the ball rolling for me. So far I was thinking a leadership study or a study on Gods will. But of course I’m looking for a topic that will resonate with the conversation God may be having with them already. Maybe your inspiration could be mine. Thanks in advance for any feedback!

Thank you to those (Lon and Sparksfly) who commented on my last post “The Wind Stirs…” I was encouraged and my heart swelled with the reminder that God supports those who walk by faith. I came across a cool word today: Impetus. Dictionary.com defines it as:
1. An impelling force; an impulse.
2. The force or energy associated with a moving body.
-Something that incites; a stimulus
-Increased activity in response to a stimulus
Today I met with a bro who has captured this vision of planting a church with me. He and his wife are actually willing to relocate and give their lives to this vision of igniting a movement in a dark place with us. I also spoke with Alex McManus and he gave us some strategic suggestions as well as tangible goals to accomplish over the next year and a half. As we pray, dream and strategize, I still find myself struggling through some sort of setback within my own conscience. Frankly, I’m affraid of not having what it takes to lead such a venture. Yes, I’ve lead plenty of things in the past, but I just don’t feel fearless like I think I should when embarking on such a feat. Basically, if I could be so candid, I just don’t want to screw up peoples lives or jump into something that I can’t handle. Of course I continue to ask for courage and strength to take that step of faith, as Indiana Jones did, and find my foot on solid ground but right now, I’m staring at a vast empty gulf with my foot outstreched peering into the darkness of the unknown. I feel that the necessary courage needs to come from within, from my core and I’d like to ask for your help in this matter. Lon and any other church planters out there, I know that God is ultimately responsible for putting desire within our hearts, but I still have questions. Where do you find the courage to launch into “uncharted waters”? What do you use as your “impetus” if you will, to advance and compell you toward your dream of starting a new church of all things? Why not a coffee shop or anything else? I would love to draw from the wisdom that God has spoken to your hearts if you would so honor me with your time. If God is the wind that stirs the surface of the water, then what is your impetus that initiates that first ripple? Any insight is welcome.

Well, I’m new to this whole Voxtropolis thing.  I still haven’t figured out how to upload pictures, but I’m sure I’ll figure it out.  I had a conversation with a friend today.  I told him that I’ve been feeling the rumblings of God within me to plant a church.  Who the heck am I?  When I think about it, I get too scared to even share the details of location with you all because God might actually move before I’m ready.  My buddy said he’d pray for me.  He also said to keep praying.  What a paradox!  I pray for God to move and when I feel like he wants to, I’m not ready so I stop motion…I’m the bottleneck!  Sheesh, I feel like a dumb sheep.   Anyway, as I pray through these thoughts and stirrings, I invite any visitors to this VOX to pray with me.  Okay, I’ll let you know a timeline: I’m thinking Fall of 2007.  That’s all the info I’m able to give with the courage within me that is currently defficient.  I have much to accomplish and learn between now and Fall ‘07.  Other than that, I feel that I MUST do something meaningful and substantial in this life and I can think of no other task more worthy than to ignite a movement of Christ within a dark community.  Thanks for your ear (or eyes rather), any comments are welcome…

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