1.10.10

We had a great weekend at Oasis Church in Greenwood, SC. My friend from North Greenville College days, Curt Hanna, is the pastor there and doing a great job. They planted the church back in September and are slowly gaining momentum. It's always encouraging to walk into a place like that and see the fresh excitement and hunger and thirst for God that brand new churches have--something that many older, more established churches would do well to learn from. There's a since of desperation and raw passion for God to show up and bless their efforts in the preaching and living of the gospel in their community--because they know and realize that if He doesn't steer, guide and direct this thing, it's not going to last. Oasis seems to be one of those new church plants that get it--that understands that important truth--so, I'm excited to see what the Lord does through and with them in the future.

One of the coolest parts of the weekend was the fact that my wife, lowly meek and mild, Tasha Via, actually co-taught in a Q & A format with pastor Curt. Yep. You read that right. If you know my wife, you know that she is a behind-the-scenes kind of woman. But she took on this task of teaching brilliantly. She knocked it out of the park. The topic was biblical submission of wives to their husbands--a topic that Curt wisely wanted to handle carefully and tactfully, so he had Tasha do the majority of the teaching. Tasha studied like crazy over the past week and handled this tough and sensitive issue with grace and ease. She was poised and confident. And I am such a proud husband.

Thanks again Curt, for having us down to minister to and be ministered by your people.

We played:

1. Marvelous Light

2. Glory to God Forever (Fee)

3. Grace Greater Than Our Sin

4. Mighty to Save