meditatio at the water's edge

Gathering of Friends...

Two days ago I had the opportunity to spend a few hours with a few West Michigan friends: Joel McClure, Paul Worster, and Denise VanEck. It was good to sometimes slow life to a pace that kept the noise of distractions away from the conversation. We were able to simply talk about what God is doing in our lives, our families, and our faith communities.

Over the past month, I've had the opportunity to have several significant conversations with Denise beginning at the Emergent convention in Nashville (as well as running across a busy street to flag down her airport shuttle). During our conversation on Wednesday we talked about the Emerging Women Leaders Initiative which is loosely connected with Emergent. Denise participated in a recent gathering of this group... down in Georgia. I will guess that this 'emerging women' conversation will become really exciting stuff for the church over the next decade(s). I encourage you to check out the link above.

One final thought for the night: Denise has brought another quality of goodness into my life. I have grown to appreciate and love her as a sister in Christ! I have little doubt that she is not only a women passionate for Christ's church but for her children and husband as well. Continue to run the race well Denise!

Night ya all!