A Place Called Faith
This blog is a place for my weekly thoughts and reflections about Music 423, the Christian online community that is starting to give shape to what I think of as "A Place Called Faith." I'm not the most consistent blogger in the world, but I'll do my best to keep this going each week.
I created this blog for several reasons:
1. I'm a writer. I like to write. It's very difficult to get me to stop writing! I look for any excuse to put my thoughts into written words. Even better when I can share them.
2. I think about Music 423 a lot. Why not think out loud on occasion? It helps me think more clearly and make new discoveries.
3. One of many things I love about Music 423 is the opportunity to encourage others and to share what I'm learning. This doesn't just mean inside the Music 423 community. It also means taking what I've learned and turning it into outreach.
4. Music 423 is an incredible adventure. I have mega long-term vision, but I have a feeling the Music 423 community is going to out-vision even me! I'd love to document a few moments along the way, so I can look back later and see where we started... and how far we've come.
Why is this blog titled "A Place Called Faith"? Because I've come to realize that when you trust God and step out in faith, you end up somewhere that isn't easy to define, by earthly dimensions. You feel like you're walking on air; disoriented and perhaps upside down; no idea where you're headed... but ecstatic about the journey! You don't feel grounded, but that's okay, because you know God's got you. And you know it's going to be good.
It's not a place you can describe, but it's a place nonetheless: a place called Faith. It's a place I always dreamed to be, and here I am. Stepping out with little sense of direction; trusting God as my compass. This is how I've lived the past two years. Now suddenly, I have others walking beside me - or floating, I guess you could say; spinning, perhaps; tumbling through the air; flying, soaring. Some of us might be upside down; doesn't matter. We're together in this place called Faith, and God is building a community all around us: Music 423.
In an earthly sense, it's the community of my dreams, a model for all others. Just a preview of what God can and will do if we trust Him to build our communities here on earth. Barely a glimpse of what He's got waiting for us in Heaven. The more I hear about our plans for this online community - a safe place, a solid foundation, a strong connection among community members - and the more I pray about this community's future, the more I see that Music 423 will be an awesome home for those who live and walk in this place called Faith.
We have community conference calls every Saturday, so I'll do my best after the calls to write something here - whatever comes to mind, as we build the community. Whether it's philosophical babbling, recording a moment in time, or sharing insights I've learned about online community building, I hope this blog will be helpful for those who want to create better communities, whether online or real-world; for those who want to discover how an online community can change lives; and for those who want to walk - or fly - with others that live in this wonderful place called Faith.
I created this blog for several reasons:
1. I'm a writer. I like to write. It's very difficult to get me to stop writing! I look for any excuse to put my thoughts into written words. Even better when I can share them.
2. I think about Music 423 a lot. Why not think out loud on occasion? It helps me think more clearly and make new discoveries.
3. One of many things I love about Music 423 is the opportunity to encourage others and to share what I'm learning. This doesn't just mean inside the Music 423 community. It also means taking what I've learned and turning it into outreach.
4. Music 423 is an incredible adventure. I have mega long-term vision, but I have a feeling the Music 423 community is going to out-vision even me! I'd love to document a few moments along the way, so I can look back later and see where we started... and how far we've come.
Why is this blog titled "A Place Called Faith"? Because I've come to realize that when you trust God and step out in faith, you end up somewhere that isn't easy to define, by earthly dimensions. You feel like you're walking on air; disoriented and perhaps upside down; no idea where you're headed... but ecstatic about the journey! You don't feel grounded, but that's okay, because you know God's got you. And you know it's going to be good.
It's not a place you can describe, but it's a place nonetheless: a place called Faith. It's a place I always dreamed to be, and here I am. Stepping out with little sense of direction; trusting God as my compass. This is how I've lived the past two years. Now suddenly, I have others walking beside me - or floating, I guess you could say; spinning, perhaps; tumbling through the air; flying, soaring. Some of us might be upside down; doesn't matter. We're together in this place called Faith, and God is building a community all around us: Music 423.
In an earthly sense, it's the community of my dreams, a model for all others. Just a preview of what God can and will do if we trust Him to build our communities here on earth. Barely a glimpse of what He's got waiting for us in Heaven. The more I hear about our plans for this online community - a safe place, a solid foundation, a strong connection among community members - and the more I pray about this community's future, the more I see that Music 423 will be an awesome home for those who live and walk in this place called Faith.
We have community conference calls every Saturday, so I'll do my best after the calls to write something here - whatever comes to mind, as we build the community. Whether it's philosophical babbling, recording a moment in time, or sharing insights I've learned about online community building, I hope this blog will be helpful for those who want to create better communities, whether online or real-world; for those who want to discover how an online community can change lives; and for those who want to walk - or fly - with others that live in this wonderful place called Faith.
posted by Janet Lynn Eriksson | 12:30 PM
