The Price of Freedom

Aug 29, 2007 Print This Post

.:mood:. Bittersweet
.:itunes:. Love Song by 311

OK, we now know the price that was paid for the release of the hostages. According to FOXNews.com, here’s the price:

To secure the hostages’ release, South Korea reaffirmed a pledge to withdraw its 200 troops from Afghanistan by the end of this year and prevent South Korean Christian missionaries from working there. The Taliban apparently backed down on earlier demands for a prisoner exchange.

Let me put it in bullet form:

1) Withdrawal of South Korean troops this year
2) No more South Korean Christian Missionaries in Afghanistan

The second condition made my stomach ache. Seriously.

I am so happy for the hostages and their families, but I am sad for the Gospel. Luckily, I have the word’s of Joseph I am teaching on this weekend:

Genesis 50:20 As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.

God is in control. He has a plan.

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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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