Lamp Lit Learnings

It means "seek". Tonight I have three teenagers  in my kitchen who are trying to seek.  Maybe they already have their answers, maybe not.  I hope they continue to live in this state of seeking. But that's not why I opened up the blog to write.  Here's the question of the evening.  How do I include my children in discussions?  How can we have a multi-generational gathering and still have the deep meaningful conversations we need to have? I hate sending them to the back room to watch a movie, and yet it seems like the only option at times. Is there a time for both? I dislike the idea of "the problem" of kids.  They are NOT a problem. They are one of my biggest blessings and they are the ones who teach me daily about God's love. Any suggestions on how to create a home gathering that is both family friendly as well as deep enough for really conversations?

We are church planters. Have we planted a church yet? No, but deep down in my being I know that God  has called us to bring the Kingdom to the lost and the hurting of this world. I'm scared.   This is so far beyond my comfort zone.  I like being a good girl that encourages other Christians and just raises my family up in the Lord. But this? This calling... it's not about being a good girl or encouraging others and it's not even just about my family (though that has a lot to do with it.)  It's about responding to the Gospel call.  It's about doing more than I ever imagined in regards to my faith.  It's a searching beyond what I normally would consider. The first question that comes to my mind has to do with my theological beliefs.  What I believe about eschatology (what happens when we die) will greatly determine not only my missiology (how/why I tell others) but also my ecclesiology (what church should look like). I know that I want to s...