One typical morning Whitney was enjoying her coffee, Cherios and the Today show when this was the view out of the patio window. This is a daily adventure of people in Colorado. Not for us quite yet. |
For example, where to go to church? It can be a difficult decision, especially when two people must decide on one place. We have visited three churches now and were unsuccessful at visiting our fourth. Our second visit is a definite no but the other two are considerations. One thing that is different in CO, among other things, is churches. Almost all of them are recent plants and comtemporary, and the ones that are older and traditional look small and seem empty. Also, with all of these new churches comes technology. This past week we visited a cool church called Denver United, which conventiently meets on the University of Denver campus, so they could share the DU initials. The church meets in an auditorium. The pastor got up to begin preaching and we wondered why he wasn't carrying a Bible onto the stage. I mean, how can one preach without the Word? Well, an iphone can take care of that. He pulls it out and begins reading the Word off of it. I don't know why but it felt so uncomfortable to see some preach while looking down at his phone. But, he did preach a good message (whitney said the part about the good message; james was not as impressed). I guess that is where technology is taking the church.
We have spent time exploring the area. This past week we went into the city and walked around lots. Everyone walks or rides bikes all the time! This is also a park at like every corner it seems, even in the city. Here is a picture of Confluence park which is in the middle of the city. There is a trail that goes from our apartment to this very park. The trail runs alongside a river. We hope to bike the 15-20 miles at some point. If you look closely, there is a humungous REI to the right, which is 3 stories and includes a full-service Starbucks. Jill and Anne would have loved it!
University of Colorado stadium |
As far as jobs go, James is to be congratulated. He started a part-time job at Denver Seminary in the library yesterday. He will be working 10 hours per week while taking classes. He is already doing a fabulous job shelving books. His mother is proud. Whitney is playing the waiting game. She has applied for 17 jobs or so thus far and has not heard a word back. It can be difficult to find a counseling job in the area with such a large population of counseling students in Denver. Please continue to pray for an interview.
While moving has brought all of these fun experiences, it would be a lie to only blog about these times. Moving also challenges us to the core of who we are. It makes one question one's purpose and identity. God uses these to work in us but it can be stretching. There is nothing to base one's self on other than Him. Pray for this season and that He would complete His work and we would know His nearness.