this is family...
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Ok I know I haven’t typed a blog in forever. This one comes primarily because josh b. has threatened me if I don’t write another one. So josh I hope you’re reading, I hope you’re happy.
This happened a couple weeks but had such an impact on me I feel compelled to write it.
One of the things we are seeking at portico is being a church that is a family. By that I mean we treat each other, listen to each other, care for, spend time with, stand by etc. I am tired, like so many others, of being or doing the church with certain people at certain times. This is not so much family (from an identity standpoint) as it is group activity.
So on April 16, my wife and I opened our house to have people from portico and their friends over. There was no agenda no “purpose”. We just came together as family. It was a chilled night of cooking burgers/dogs, talking, laughing, listening to music, watching boys hit on girls –just your normal party stuff minus drugs & drunks.
But this is when it really hit me.
I picked up my 2-year-old son Colten –he’s super yummy. And I picked up Kennedy who is a super cute 2-year-old girl (not mine –I only produce boys) that’s super yummy too. I was just playing with them and I started running around holding them both (I’m really strong) and watching them laugh and laugh. At that moment I said to myself, “This is it. This is what this time is all about.” Me running around my house, holding 2 kids and watching them laugh. This is what made the night for me…just holding, running and laughing. This is family…
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Josh Barton on Apr 11, 2008 6:03am
I am now happy, but you must continue this habit.
Dude, this idea of us being the church and you seeing the purpose of your meeting together is a golden lesson. Oh how we have lost our way in being the church. I am glad that you may have caught a glimpse of the kingdom. I hope that you catch many more soon.