We got OLDER…

For the past couple of days I have been working on setting up a “legacy” web site for Next-Wave, the online ezine I have been publishing for the past 14 years. The “wave” that I have been riding along with my online magazine has crashed on the shoreline, and now it is time to swim out and catch a new one. It’s been kind of nostalgic as I’ve clicked on an article here and there, and then a thought popped into my head: “We’ve all gotten OLDER!”

The only thing that is certain in life is that things are going to change. And there have been a lot of changes in the last 14 years. When I started Next-Wave I was still in my 40s (barely). Now I am about 1/3 of the way through my 60s. Wow! Those of you who know my personal story know that there have been a lot of other changes, BIG changes, even this year. For each of us who have taken the journey from postmodern ministry, to emerging, to emergent, to incarnational, to transformational, to missional, we have all been on a journey of change. In our own ways we have been following Jesus.

I am praying that the new year will bring fresh beginnings for all of us, brothers and sisters in Christ, and that the tradewinds of the Holy Spirit will blow through our lives bringing us to new destinations advancing the Kingdom of God. Let it be!