On the Book Project:
Hit Pause & Pray with me!
Last Friday and Saturday I had two surprising emails. The first sent me to the depths of despair, and the second created an eager hope that the booklet might get more traction and exposure than what I imagined possible. Gary Thomas the author of Sacred Pathways likes my Experience God booklet and my explanation for why this kind of "intro" to Sacred Pathways is necessary. He is exploring the idea of partnering with me to make some modifications, and publish it together.
In the meantime, those who asked for an advance copy are helping me discover: will Experience God with Your Unique Spiritual Personality be a good tool for having conversations about faith? Will it spark joy, and new insights for those who already love and follow Jesus? Will it help create more unity in the church?
There are so many other stories to share. Prison & Rehab ministries. Hope*Writers. Divine Connections. Loads of guests coming through. Even some Novo staff that just moved to our neighborhood in Chattanooga. But we'll save that for another email!
Will you pray with and for us about these things? Then let us know, how we can be praying for YOU...(besides your blessing and joy)!
Kimberly & Jim Creasman
Also...
Jim's doing great.
He's had his last follow up with the surgeon, and continues to slowly heal. You can bet we'll be vigilant in checking for more odd skin markings and quarterly visits to the dermatologist. Thank you for praying!
What we're Reading & Listening to:
With TWO dogs now, Jim's plowing through audio books.
We've begun listening to a podcast The Place We Find Ourselves. Produced by a very pastoral Christian Counselor Adam Young. It's helpful to understand ourselves, as well as love and understand others better. Tyler's been ploughing through the episodes faster than we have.
World's research into helping ministries teaches that it needs to be challenging, personal, and spiritual. Lasting change usually doesn't come without all three components. The first 2 seasons of Effective Compassion evaluated various homeless ministries, and then recovery programs in the USA. Wow. Just wow.
BTW: We've long ago turned off network news, and we have so much more joy!
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