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I am driving in a rickety mini van (they don’t build these kind in the US; it’s way too small!) on my way to the local church in the countryside of Sichuan.  The driver has just stopped to pick up another woman; she is attending the training we are giving this week.  Sister Liu starts talking; her pitch gets higher with each statement…now she has completely turned around—sitting on her knees—facing us.  She doesn’t care that she is not wearing seat belts.  The van keeps bumping us up and down as it runs over potholes on the country road.  She doesn’t care; she is too excited to tell her sto

Are you a worry worm? Do you worry about the future? Do you worry about the past…such as worrying about what could be different if you just would have made a different decision? Why do we worry so much?

I believe it’s because of several reasons.

• It’s about me!
You see, I want to be in charge and in control. When I feel out of control I get nervous because I don’t know how things will work out. Since I’m NOT in control I worry. In a way, I’m saying to God, “I’m in charge!”

• I don’t realize that it is all about God and His will.

A few years ago I noticed this huge church, a cathedral, in down town Marburg, Germany. As I walked inside I heard a beautiful choir singing. As I listened more closely I recognized the words; they were singing the “beatitudes” of Jesus…in German. How beautiful. Their voices rang out through out this magnificent building. It was glorious. I thought to myself, “good theology.” I felt His presence.