Day fifty-eight, twelve remaining. Can't believe it is only a dozen days till I leave. That's the number of eggs in a carton, or the standard for doughnuts. Less than a fortnight. Have you ever had that moment where an event or trip or meeting is suddenly upon you and the truth of the saying, "I will be here before you know it" is driven home? That is how I feel today. What had seemed so far away is now upon me. Prayer: "God help me trust you when time and preparation seem in such limited supply. Help me be as prepared to minister in Christ's name as I can be while leaving my wife, children, business, church, affairs, and yard in as good a shape as I can. You, Lord, know my secret anxieties as I prepare to leave."
Alicia and Philip were home for the weekend from college. I wondered, "What if I never see them again? What if something happens to me on the trip and I never return?" You can bet I will call all my family next Thursday and Friday and express this: I love you, but our Heavenly Father loves you more than I ever could. My parents will get that same message in person, but I'm not sure our mom has any appreciation for the trip I am taking. Alzheimer's has a way...
My good friend Jamie Howell sent me an email today with an article from JETS (Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society) by Stanley J. Grenz entitled, "Jesus as the Imago Dei: Image of God Christology and the Non-Linear Linearity of Theology." Talk about thought-provoking for the Christology course! Let me give you most of Dr. Grenz' conclusion: "At the heart of the Christian belief-mosaic is, of course, Christology. Central to a truly biblically informed Christocentric theology is the affirmation that Jesus is the one who came to be the imago Dei and to establish the new humanity of those who are confirmed to that image, in completion of what God intended as the human vocation from the beginning."
Tomorrow: What can one person do?
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