Tombstone

Aug 24, 2005 Print This Post

//MOOD: OK
//ITUNES: “Beloved Wife” – Natalie Merchant

This afternoon, I went for a walk in one of my favorite cemetaries. I go there a lot to pray and think. Today, I ran into a tombstone that really struck me. The guy passed away recently and was about my age. But that wasn’t what struck me. What really hit me was the handwritten sign that was laying next to the tombstone. It said:

“Your the best dad ever. Zach.”

The handwriting was from a little kid. The spelling was from a little kid. It made me think of my kids and the shortness of life and wanting to make everything count. It really put a lot of stuff in perspective.

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Growing up in the Lansing area, I wanted nothing more than to get out. My exit strategy included a complex mixture of schemes for an urban church plant, iProducts, and an elaborate Bollywood car chase scene with zombies and catchy techno music.

As a 40 year old man, I find myself entrenched in the Lansing area at a church I love (Riverview), with 4 kids I love more (a high schooler, a junior higher, a middle schooler, and an elementary schooler), and a wife I love the most (Grace).

Instead of planting one church, I dream of helping hundreds get started without ever leaving my home base. I still love my iProducts and use them as tools to help lead and teach the thousands who attend Riverview. And when no one is looking, I blare the techno music and send my unimpressive resume to casting agents for Bollywood zombie films.

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