I want to have a place for thoughts that are just mine, not necessarily linked to our family's life as a whole.
Don't know where exactly this will lead, but wanted to start with sharing a few posts from the past few years.
The questions I've had concerning Grace and the Christian life as reflected in churches here in Ukraine continue to be themes that I think on as I interact with Christians and non-Christians of all different stripes.
Looking back at the questions I had 1-3 years ago help me evaluate where I am now, and hopefully my musings here will be of help to those friends and family who want to get a better idea of what our life is like here in Ukraine.
From 2011:
Thinking about Grace...How important — how intrinsic of a part does Grace have in my life?Grace as a foundational concept, a paradigm for living, a daily reality like fresh-brewed coffee in the morning...I sometimes wonder how well I convey, visibly, in words and actions just how vital Grace is to this heart and mind. Does my wife see and hear grace in my words to her, in how I choose to spend time with her(or not)? Do my children sense any grace in my attitude toward them, my interaction with them?I ask myself these questions because of this:
how is it that when Grace is the very ground I stand on, the air that I breathe, when I am so utterly dependent upon, so constantly aware of and grateful for Grace...that I often somehow forget to actually put this into words, to consciously seek to convey the sense of the one thing I truly could not live without?!Hmmm...I guess Grace is always worth thinking about.
