Hatch 'em, Match 'em, Dispatch 'em...

One thing that you learn early on in seminary is that there are three times in the lives of individuals when you will be called on the most: Births, marriages, and deaths. And this week has had all three.

Early Tuesday morning, there was a death, with the services Wednesday night and Thursday. Tuesday was a birth. And tonight (Friday) is a rehearsal for a wedding tomorrow. A very busy week all in all.

One of the things about these three events is that they cause people to assess their lives... to look at how events and decisions made affect both now and eternity. There's something about these major events that really cause us to take notice of what truly is important.

But why do we have to wait for some major life event to stop and take stock of our life-- and more importantly our relationship with Christ? Why not stop periodically and do a little bit of what my grandmother calls "soul searching"? Allow the Holy Spirit to remind us of what truly is important-- and help us lay aside those things that are holding us back from truly knowing Christ.