In-Between

By the time you read this we will be living “in-between”. In-between Pastor Tyson and Pastor Davis.


We will be tempted to mourn over the past, and I think we should, to a degree. I think it is always appropriate at such a milestone to reflect on the past and to cherish the memories. Then of course we should look to the future while learning from our past in order to know how to avoid some of the same mistakes, while at the same time carrying some of our successes forward. But if we simply look into the future only through the eyes of the past I think we are limiting ourselves.

It is important to learn from our history, but God is doing a new thing. I expect to be surprised by our future. We always find it interesting to look at our past and realize how different things were then, as if we are surprised by our past. I’m sure if we could look into our future we would also be quite surprised about it.

Twenty years ago I could not have imagined text messages, social networks, or that I would have a device in my pocket with far more computing power than Eniac, the first computer that was so large it filled the room. God does some new things that we may think are ridiculous! Yes, I think God has his hand in these things. God created the universe. I think God has an influence in everything in the universe. But who can say how God chooses to work God’s miracles? God may choose to express influence in many cases by allowing the creatures God created to work toward the solutions to their own problems. I think it is a privilege that God allows, even delights, in our participation in our own future in this respect. We take part in “our” continuing creation story. But let’s be sure to acknowledge that “our story” is not just us, it includes God with us. I’m excited to see how God’s hand works in the future through Pastor Davis, just as God’s hand has worked in the past through Pastor Tyson. And let’s never forget that God is always with us and that there is always. Always. ALWAYS AND FOREVER. there is. always. HOPE. God Wins.

Until next time, Happy Hiking, and God Bless,

- allen