Tuesday, April 08, 2008

The Definition of Faith

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i don’t see snow anymore!

my pastor, rob bell said this once in a sermon (i don’t remember it exactly, but i’ll try to paraphrase) with great conviction and celebration: “we in grand rapids know what faith is.  faith is believing that one day, the sun will shine, the snow will melt, and spring will come.” an inside joke us grand rapiders share is that the winter lasts forever.  BUT, spring might be just around the corner.  we’re above freezing now during the day, and we’re also seeing more and more sun.  you don’t understand how excited i am about the sun (well, you might if you’re reading this from grand rapids).  just the other day, aaron and i hauled up our patio table from under the deck and had our first dinner party.  grand rapids is so beautiful when the sun’s out and it’s not freezing.

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Posted by Nehe555 on 04/08 at 08:30 PM
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