Doug Van Pelt

Walk Like An Egyptian

PDL today is good. It's a reminder that God uses our weaknesses. "Though we are weak, He is strong." There is only God glory in this kind of work, not self glory. Why I get stubborn and think that I can do everything myself I do not know. There was some cool words of encouragement that promotes vulnerability in today's chapter. When people see your weakness, they can relate to you. Vulnerability attracts. That's a good thing for me to hear today, because yesterday I was honest and a little vulnerable and it made me worry (as being vulnerable often does, making us suspect of being hurt or taken advantage of). It's good to remember that God can use honesty to build community. Sure, there are clubs made up of people that are strong in a certain area, but a real community is built when people see their need for one another, which is often the case when we see our inadequacies.

Even criticism from another can be very helpful in bringing us to the realization that we need more of God's help in our lives.

Hopefully, this new issue will come together and be finished by the end of this week. We certainly need God's help to get it done. We are doing something new and different this issue -- a "New Faces" feature that highlights a handful of indie bands, which will be up in the front of the magazine (kinda like a super pick of the litter focus). Ashton Nyte (of South African band The Awakening) and University are two bands that will be featured. With a hard press all day, I hope to watch "24" tonight on the tv here at work. Fun show. Talk about stress! Jack Bauer's day never seems to let up...