Merry Rick

Unexpected real life events have crowded out BC blogging but with a hopeful holiday lull, we can catch up a little. Today we find an LA Times reporter has actually attended a Rick Warren church service (more than we can say for most of the people writing and talking about him) to report on the lightening rod pastor. Rick's sermon focused on the challenges of unexpected events. We're not sure if Warren talked about the difficulties his family has faced this year. If not, it's well to remember that the man who almost lost his grandson and then a few weeks later, his daughter-in-law preaches from those experiences when he says, "Jesus said you don't understand now what I am doing, but you will understand later. That's the . . . thing you have to learn when God changes your plan. You have to learn to trust him." We still hate his position on gay marriage (and a few other issues) but we trust that he'll see the light eventually.