I got back last night from an incredible weekend of leading worship for the South Regional Young Life conference at T Bar M Ranch. 300+ mostly college leaders w/ some great families and older committee members gathered to get re-charged and encouraged. The days and nights were magical--cool spring sunshine, hilarious walk-in skits typical of Young Life, passionate, all-out worship, stunning reminders in the messages... Steve Chesney from TN started out Friday night introducing us to Demas--a guy mentioned 3 times in the New Testament. We know very little about him from Scripture, but what do know is that he went from being mentioned as a solid, walking believer to, the 2nd time, just being mentioned by name--no "he's really doing well" from Paul--to, the 3rd time, where we're told that the pull of the world lured him away from walking in Christ.
And aren't we all Demas candidates? It's so easy to be pulled away by the things of this world. Without even realizing it, we find, when we look around, that our raft is suddenly far from the Father's shore. That's one of the reasons I'm thankful for Lent--a season of remembering the sacrifice, of engaging in the battle to subdue the flesh in worship, prayer, and fasting (maybe you've never really done that, but Patti and I are finding it to be wonderfully difficult, convicting and cleansing).
I'm so thankful that I got to be at the retreat, reconnect w/ great YL friends, be washed over by the worship singing, and engage w/ some great new brothers and sisters. And meeting Tito and Terri on the plane -- both believers that opened up and bonded w/ me--was awesome.
I'm back in the groove at Glen Eyrie, and so glad to be with Patti and the kids again.
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