Series Will Continue, But…
June 5, 2006
Posted by Dan Edelen in : Announcements Functions : Trackback,
,
Since my last post, I found out that a friend of my wife and mine passed away far too young and quite unexpectedly. He was an exuberant Christian and one of those guys who was always there for everyone, perpetually thinking of others. I suspect that his memorial service will be packed, filled with people we've known for a very long time, but may not have seen in years. He was so connected around the area that my wife and I actually knew him separately well before she and I met. (Funny how that works in Christian circles. I think sometimes the six degrees of separation thing is only three degrees in the Christian community.)
I've tried to write my next installment in the series today (I'm writing on Sunday for posting on Monday), but my heart's not really in it in light of our friend's death.
Will continue "Unshackling the American Church" in a day or two.
Thanks for understanding.
Blessing.
Tags: Announcements
Posts
Comments
my condolenses.
Praying.
Sorry to hear it, Dan. Peace.
My wife and I just got back from the memorial service and I would guess that there were more than 1,400 people there! Our friend Russ was no one famous, but the number of lives he touched was remarkable.
It just drove home to me that people who quietly pour their lives into the lives of other people are the saints the Lord most savors. They’ve never met a person they didn’t like and they somehow always have the right word for you whether you’re up or down. Russ gave his life away. He gave it away materially by gifting people with the things they needed, and he gave it away spiritually, intellectually, and emotionally through his devotion to the Lord, his smarts, and his utter concern for people, both the lost and the saved.
In his early years, Russ lived a playboy life and had a lot of money, but he gave that up for Jesus around age forty and never looked back—a radical transformation. His loving heart reflected in the sheer number of people there at his memorial service.
If I lived my life half that well, I’d be pleased.
That’s amazing – and heartwarming to hear about how many people were touched by his life. It’s hard when someone heads to Christ before us, we know they’re in the best place ever, but we’re still here in “time” living on faith and we miss them a great deal.
May God comfort you and your wife. My condolences.
Shannon