Simplicity

I think I feel a lot of pressure these days when it comes to posting on here. Which is ironic, given that I never do, I know. It's not that things have been hard and we just haven't had time to come up for air to write, just that things have been...a lot. From what I can count, the youth group that originally started this page SEVEN years ago is now at no less than 5 different colleges (if you count our soon-to-be graduated high school seniors), has grown to include two babies, two marriages, and too many real adult workplaces to count. We're just...everywhere. Often, when I think of these posts, I do remember the good ole days when I could sit down after school and write down some deep thoughts about God or hassle our youngest members to give me a cute quote about their favorite thing about church. And, don't get me wrong, they're still cute. But do me a favor, take a couple clicks and head back to the "Youth" page. Look at that picture. Seriously, go, I'll wait.

 ...ok, so the youngest kiddo in that picture is now 11 years old. How crazy? This started when I was a freshman in high school and I am now working on my Master's degree. So things are just...different. One of these days all of our kids will grow up and the new generation will be just as tight-knit and local as we once were. But for now, we're in all corners of the world. Still loving God and spreading the good news, but perhaps in a different way than this website ministry was a time ago. And because of that, when I think of this page, I hardly know what to say. It's hard to encompass all of the change in words or to even promise consistency with all that life have grown to entail. It's a bit paralyzing. But I am also reminded of this:

"And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified."

 - 1 Corinthians 2:1-2

Basically, I have nothing new to say. But nothing new is really needed, is it? I could regale you all with tales from our new adult lives, but that has never been the purpose of what we post here. What I can share is Christ, and Christ crucified, and Christ risen, and Christ as an active savior. We've seen God save people. Recently. Not years ago, but now. And God is still good. God is still moving in our lives and in our church and through our prayers. There are still questions. And our world is bigger now than it was when I was a freshman and we had cute little baby-faces. I may know less today than yesterday, but I have "determined" that the only thing that matters to know anyway is Jesus Christ, and him crucified. 

 - Abbey, 22 years old (who still can't promise consistency in posts but has all of the best intentions)