A Word About "A Work in Progress"

It began with a casual conversation after our weekly community group meeting. We were talking about keeping in touch with people in our church -- maybe following up on the previous Sunday's message, pointing ahead to the theme for the coming Sunday, or whatever -- and I was told with such certainty, "What you need is a blog!"


Now, I didn't exactly grow up in the internet age. I was 24 when I got my first email account in 1994. (I soon realized, though, that there's not much point having an email address when you don't know anyone who has one themselves! How times have changed!) I don't know when blogs became de rigeur for the internet savvy among us, but it isn't something I have ventured into before now. My hope for this blog is that it will be useful in helping us remember what God might have been saying to us in worship the previous Sunday, or preparing us for what God might want to do this Sunday coming. And if it does something else or becomes something more, that's all to the good. This is "a work in progress" after all!


Speaking of which, let me say a brief word about the name, "A Work in Progress." As I went through the sign-up process to get started as a new blogger (ooh, I feel so "with it" -- I'm a blogger!), I came to the place where they ask for the name of the blog. Not being into blogs before now, I didn't even know I would be expected to have a name for the blog. The idea for the name first came from the idea that the blog will be a work in progress as I learn the ropes and add posts from week to week. Not a brilliant or original idea, I know, but what can you do? Then, as I thought about my first purpose for this blog -- i.e. to reconnect us with what God might have been saying to us in previous weeks and looking ahead to how God might want to connect with us again this Sunday -- it occurred to me that the title fits on another level too. Maybe this isn't a brilliant or original idea either, but you and and I are all "a work in progress" -- emotionally, relationally, spiritually, etc.. Of course, while my focus here will be mainly on the spiritual side of things (give me a break, I'm a Christian pastor and a preacher -- it's what I do!), I think we'll find that there isn't much distance between the spiritual, emotional and relational. In fact, as I see it, the spiritual lies at the centre of all that we are: heart, mind, body and soul.


If you're not connected to Nassagaweya Presbyterian Church (or NPC, the church where I pastor), a special word of welcome to you. If you're interested you can learn more about what's happening at www.nassagaweya.com. Either way, connected or not, thanks for reading and -- perhaps? -- joining the journey with me. I'd love to hear your comments, so please fire away!