It is quite a powerful thing to get a glimpse of what God is doing...it is quite another to share in the experience. Since ECHO began this blog as an attempt to open up discussions that are challenging...helpful... stretching...even bothersome...we have seen many people join in. Our hope is our discussions open us up to the heart of God and how it may be experienced personally and expressed to others authenticly. With the ECHOblog approaching 7,000 hits shortly, we have had communication from all over the United States and Canada. We literally have heard from every continent (except Antarctica... apparently penguins are not computer literate yet...and those few guys working the weather station down there haven't heard of us yet). But we have heard from Asia, Australia, Africa, Europe, South America and throughout North America...WOW! It is quite humbling to speak with other pastors who identify with ECHO in places like Australia, Brazil and Holland. It is powerful to have had some impact on lives in South Korea, Japan, China, Thailand and India. To hear from South Africa and Malawi...then Ireland...then Panama...then Israel...then Russia? It is humbling, and a glimpse at what God's Spirit can do...even through our simple ramblings, on a blog called ECHO. We rejoice and remain in awe that folks all over the provinces of Canada are willing to search out Jesus in the midst of our posts. To hear from churches in Massachusetts, Florida, Washington,Texas, Missouri, Indiana, Colorado, Arkansas, Wisconsin, South Carolina, California and New Jersey and beyond...is baffling, yet encouraging at the same time. Some "get" what ECHO is doing...some "don't" and that's OK. The bible says, "let us reason together from the scripture"... so thats reasonable to us, which makes those discussions valid and worth the time & effort. When we hear from a searching teenager in Winnipeg...or the rock n roller caught in life's fog in Michigan...or the Buddhist interested in Jesus, but not so sure He's for real...or the artist in Seoul, South Korea who is inspired by our thoughts and musings to consider the deeper spiritual depths of her soul...or the missionary in Africa feeling alone...these are those for whom we are available. These are the ones we hope God will speak to. These are the ones this blog serves. Its a varied bunch, with circumstances and backgrounds far beyond our comprehension...yet God allows us to speak into their lives anyway. It really is a miraculous thing. Though ECHO may only be able to reach some face to face...God's Spirit can reach far more...much further away. To that, all we can say is...WOW!be God's!
Brian O
Lead Pastor dude, ECHO
6 comments:
Thanks for being a glimpse of a church that would make Christ excited instead of dissapointed.
Thank you...excited to see ECHO go to the next level :)
your thoughts challenge me to look deeper and more accurately...I am biased againest the bible because of what I have seen in churchs inconsistencies over the years. now I am searching out Jesus and what he says himself, which I find a lot harder to dispute or disagree with.
i have read your blog for months. i am an agnostic in the south of france, and you make me wonder if what i know, i do?
I am a punk rocker living in Amsterdam craving a spiritual family that will accept me...is there one here?
actually we heard from a guy who is a Christian punk rocker in holland that has played over there for 12 years or so...I believe he was moving to Eugene, Oregon if I remember correctly. He knew of a few churches, one he spoke well of that he played at often. Let me see if I can find out more for you, OK.
Trust Jesus as you search, He promises 'if you seek Me, you'll find Me'. I think it'd be fair to say the same regarding searching for good spiritual friends who will travel life with you...God wants that for you too!
be God's!
Brian O
ECHO
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