It's been a while. I've been busy with many things--mostly good. But I do want to continue this blog.

I'm re-doing my kitchen. Packing it up, then letting the crew come in and do "demolition." It seems before you can transform a thing into something better, you have to tear down old structures, you have to make a mess, you have to put together new structures. You have to put everything back--not necessarily where it was--and remember where you put it. In the process, you may discover items that have been lost for a long time.

I'm sure this has a parallel spiritually. God is transforming us into the image of his son. So much of our belief was based on tradition or teaching that sounded good, but has to be demolished and replaced with truth. It may be messy, but it's worth it eternally. And renewing by being filled with the Spirit, devouring the Scriptures, following God's leading, results in newness of life.

As I looked for a verse to go with this thought, I found one that has been "lost," that is, one which encouraged me when I was a new believer:

But now we have been released from the Law, having died to that by which we were bound, so that we serve in newness of the Spirit and not in oldness of the letter (Romans 7:6 NASB).

Welcome the demolition when it is necessary, and enjoy the new construction. Here's a picture:
Note, it's not finished yet--waiting for new tiles and paint.