Papers, books, ideas...

I've been moving offices this week, moving from the office in the hallway leading toward Pastor Gerber's office to office once occupied by Pastor Zorb. Windows. Sunshine. Space. Three of the blessings that come from the move. For those who hadn't had the pleasure of entering my old office, picture a small windowless room and you're picturing my old office.

As I've moved books, files, and papers...I've been thinking. How much of the information on the pages of the books, files, and papers are stored in my head? Not all of it. I'm not that smart. But what percentage has remained words on a page, and how much of it has become reality? That's the real question it seems. The files and papers represent work done over the past six years being here at All Saints. They hold memories of time passed, people touched, ideas shared and not shared...basically representations of God's work.

If I look at such books, papers, and files (oh my!) as God's activity over the course of six years...could we also look at the Bible as a record of God's activity over the course of thousands of years? I think so.

I think I'll pitch most of the papers...but thankfully we'll never pitch the Bible.

Thanks for reading.