Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work. – John 4:34

With Jesus as our example, the heart desire of every believer should be to seek God’s will and to then make diligent effort to bring it to pass.

Just like every Christian throughout history, each of us has a local church experience. Our lives as believers are lived out in fellowship with those of like faith. God has called us and declared that we be sent as light in a dark world, salt for a creation in dire need of preservation.

Darrell L. Guider, in his book Missional Church, describes this work in his discussion of missional community, a group of believers committed to fulfilling God’s purpose for His church. I will quote him as a launching point for my presentation as follows:

The purpose of missional communities is to be a source of radical hope, to witness to the new identity and vision, the new way of life that has become a social reality in Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit. […] As sign, foretaste, agent and instrument of God’s reconciling love and forgiveness, the church makes Jesus Christ visible in the world.

– Darrell L. Guider, Missional Church: A Vision for the Sending of the Church in North America

And so the journey begins. It is my hope that what is presented here will move myself and those who God brings here to seek His will and then, through His strength, work toward the end that He directs us to.

Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Please note the following addition to my About page:

To my brothers and sisters in Christ,

I am grateful that the Lord has used my somewhat feeble efforts to offer you encouragement as you walk down the path that the Lord has set before you. I hope that He has guided my hand in such a way as to bring a needed word or thought to your mind when needed.

We are, without doubt, instructed by God to encourage our fellow travelers. And this is aptly so, as life without the encouragement of others would seem to be unbearable.

It is with this reality in mind that I intend to continue to strive to bring encouragement to the readers of these pages.  However, this update to my About page is necessary as I am embarking on a journey that will involve enlarging the scope of this blog.

Following a nearly year long season of searching for answers in response to God’s prompting, I believe that I am now able to present some of what I’ve learned over this time.

It is my hope and intent to bring to light areas within the North American Christian experience which I believe God is calling out for reform.

I ask for your prayers as I begin this voyage. Please pray that I would exercise faithfulness to God and to God’s Word. Please pray that I would be able to express my understanding of scripture with clarity. And please pray that God would use my ongoing efforts to bring about greater enlightenment of His plan and purpose in this world.

I thank each one of you for the blessing that you have been to me over these past several years. May God richly bless you, your loved ones, and those with whom you gather in His name. And as a way of previewing where this is all leading, I pray that God would use you to bless your unsaved neighbors and fellow citizens in whatever country you may reside in.

In and through the love of our Saviour,

Larry