I remember calling to order pizza from the st.james hotel on our honeymoon and s.t.u.t.t.e.r.i.n.g through my new name! I was no longer janelle merschman but I was really nell speerschneider.
sunday's sermon was all about baptism and the pastor's really good message was that it was a powerful tool. I almost wish that being baptised gave someone a worldly distinction. like, I want to be able to put some initials after my name. maybe svd.(saved)? or bptz. (baptized)?? or how about wwg. (walks with God)???
what brought me to this desire was listening to my friend tell a story and listening to her use her title "pastor's wife". HOW COOL IS THAT?!?! I would like to one day be able to say to someone who was making me uncomfortable, "hey. I'm a Christian you know". right now I don't have quite enough gumption for that ~ but seems like it would make an pretty big influence on my frame of mind to introduce your self that way.
I actually used the link to get to St. Marcus' website - and from there to the Grace portion where I heard Pastor Jeske's message for the week. He reminds me of Pastor Burkhardt, a dear friend and our pastor when you were young and Janice was a baby. He speaks in clear language with a definite conviction of the truth of God. One thing that stood out in what he said was, "FIND satisfaction in living out the role that GOD has chosen for you." The world is filled with people wanting to be someone else, doing something else - when all the while, we are living the path that God has chosen for us. What a comfort to know that God is in control - as always - the mom.
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