Kind of been a strange week... all week.
First my week started off with a strange dream.... read the posting on it.
Then I began preparing in detail my first discussion outline for our new series on Heaven.
As I began the process, my wife called and told me that a long time friend had passed away after a long battle with cancer.
Then just yesterday (Thursday, July 10th) I get word that another man that we knew from our last church had passed away.
Two men that knew and loved Jesus passionately and both went home to Heaven in the same week.
It really has added some extra meaning for me as I explore the scriptures and go deeper and deeper in prep for Sunday.
A few days ago these men both suffered, family and friends provided aid and comfort... today the two live a new life, in new bodies in a eternal home with their King/ Savior Jesus. Memories of pain now forever overcome with Joy.
Families talk, share and mourn and yet are not crippled by the loss.
No in fact the wife and daughter of one of these men attended their softball game as they always have on Thursday night. (they beat us.... maybe some extra angels in the outfield that night... or maybe just bad hitting by us again)
Heaven should be a source of HOPE.... I hope that this weekend and the next few weeks those who attend Journey, down load our pod-cast, get into a LIFE group catch the reality of that HOPE and see how very real Heaven is.
Don & Dennis... I hope you are really enjoying your new home in Heaven. We'll see you soon.
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