Life a Weblog for Young Adults

I recently moved from Dallas to Nashville, so I confess that I have this concept of home on the brain right now. Here are some of my thoughts: Is home the physical building or town I grew up in? Or the house my parents own? So in my search for home I’ve successfully eliminated physical buildings and my parent’s house. And as already noted I’m in-between residences right now, which really just leaves me with one creative option: community.

My prayer for us is this—that we will see our roots grow deep in God’s love, grace, and truth as we live boldly for Him in our confusing, sticky, painful, wonder-filled days on earth. I pray that we find encouragement from others who have gone before us, and that we accept their wisdom so that we might avoid experiencing personally some of the struggles they’ve endured.

We want to go deeper in our intimacy with others. We’re not satisfied with “fine” as an answer to the question, “How are you doing?” We want to know, and to be known. Further, we want our experiences, right down to our vacations, to be deeper. We don’t want the typical amusement park variety vacation; no, we would rather camp in the wilderness on the brink of survival. Or bungee jump. Or hang glide. And in the spiritual realm, we want the same depth. The problem is I don’t think we know exactly what we are asking for.