The press and the net have been all aflutter this weekend. We have been too but for other more personal reasons. Colin is home. He has had a pack of brothers and sisters shadowing him everyplace he goes and there is giggling late into the nights. As usual, the big world continues to twirl without my input so I have chosen to focus on this delightful hubbub at home instead. In the end this is the only place most of us are truly indispensable. This is where the big stuff happens. This is where forever starts.

Jen found another woman in cyberspace who feels the same way. She has spoken compellingly about the choices many of us have made, not to attack others but to share this alternative understanding. I am closing comments on this one because we have just one more short day to love on this kid of ours and, really folks, life is too short to bicker. We need to agree to disagree when necessary and move on. If we can’t do that we really need to consider our hearts.

Please consider this line from her though:

we love to condemn other Christians by accusing them of condemnation in such cases as this. God commanded us to exhort one another, rebuke, teach sound doctrine, warn, and hold up truth. He never called us to a willy-nilly “it’s not my place to judge” attitude. We have misunderstood judgement.

She does not judge others, nor do I. We just feel God has given some pretty clear directions and that working within those mysteries brings untold blessing into a life. Untold.

Have a wonderful holiday all!