Bodies Revealed
Yesterday was Leigh-Ann and my 9th Anniversary. It is hard to believe how fast time travels. As I was going about my day, I recalled the many reasons I am blessed by her every day. She is honest, spiritual, hilarious, stable, balanced, sensible, simple, beautiful, faithful and very loyal. You are probably like, “OK, Troy’s in the doghouse for something.” Actually I’m not :) ……
We had a great evening celebrating our years of marriage. It was Leigh-Ann's idea to go to the “Bodies Revealed” exhibit down at Union Station. I would say I walked away with mixed emotions. It wasn’t as gross as I anticipated; it also wasn’t as large as I anticipated. We shared our laughs at some crazy stuff and we also shared amazement at the development of the human body. We were constantly wondering who those people were….I mean, it is kind of weird to imagine, but every body on display at one time was more than just a body. They were a person with dreams and ambitions, they were a soul with a sense of morality, they were someone’s child and friend.
The physical bodies were truly remarkable to observe. We were able to see skeletons from every different angle, every organ cut up in a variety of ways, blood vessels, cartilage, tendons and teeth. We were especially interested in the part that highlighted the development of the fetus (since Leigh-Ann is due at the end of March). It would be a humongous step of faith to assume that the human body came into existence by mere chance…..there is no doubt in my mind that we have an Intelligent Designer.
There are many similarities between the physical and spiritual. According to John 3, our own spiritual lives began with a “New Birth” experience. There are people that spent time with us and invested in our lives to help us grow. As babies in Christ we often do not realize the investment of those who take on the role of spiritual parenthood. It is only when we are matured enough to mentor babies in Christ that we realize the effort involved.
This week the sermon is from 2 Timothy 2:1-7 and the title is, “A Call for Spiritual Growth.” We will spend time studying the challenge from the Apostle Paul to his son in the faith, Timothy to grow spiritually.
For those of you who are a part of the New Life body, I hope you will be able to hear the message on Sunday or at least listen to it online.
No matter who we are or what we are doing, we all have the opportunity for spiritual growth. So, what in your life indicates spiritual growth?
We had a great evening celebrating our years of marriage. It was Leigh-Ann's idea to go to the “Bodies Revealed” exhibit down at Union Station. I would say I walked away with mixed emotions. It wasn’t as gross as I anticipated; it also wasn’t as large as I anticipated. We shared our laughs at some crazy stuff and we also shared amazement at the development of the human body. We were constantly wondering who those people were….I mean, it is kind of weird to imagine, but every body on display at one time was more than just a body. They were a person with dreams and ambitions, they were a soul with a sense of morality, they were someone’s child and friend.
The physical bodies were truly remarkable to observe. We were able to see skeletons from every different angle, every organ cut up in a variety of ways, blood vessels, cartilage, tendons and teeth. We were especially interested in the part that highlighted the development of the fetus (since Leigh-Ann is due at the end of March). It would be a humongous step of faith to assume that the human body came into existence by mere chance…..there is no doubt in my mind that we have an Intelligent Designer.
There are many similarities between the physical and spiritual. According to John 3, our own spiritual lives began with a “New Birth” experience. There are people that spent time with us and invested in our lives to help us grow. As babies in Christ we often do not realize the investment of those who take on the role of spiritual parenthood. It is only when we are matured enough to mentor babies in Christ that we realize the effort involved.
This week the sermon is from 2 Timothy 2:1-7 and the title is, “A Call for Spiritual Growth.” We will spend time studying the challenge from the Apostle Paul to his son in the faith, Timothy to grow spiritually.
For those of you who are a part of the New Life body, I hope you will be able to hear the message on Sunday or at least listen to it online.
No matter who we are or what we are doing, we all have the opportunity for spiritual growth. So, what in your life indicates spiritual growth?
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