Trust Without Borders

Now, I'm finally catching up...even though it's last minute, here is the rest of the story to my student blog this week. This week while I was teaching social studies we discussed how the inventor of the radio was turned down by his own company when he suggested creating a radio system for home use. He was told that it would never catch on. Can you imagine a life without the radio for personal use? This got me thinking about other famous people who were initially turned down but later become worldwide success stories. Lucille Ball was dismissed from drama school for being too shy. The Beatles were turned down by a record company because guitar music was supposedly “on the way out.” Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team. A teacher once told Thomas Edison he was “too stupid to learn anything” and he should pursue a field in which he could succeed by “virtue of his pleasant attitude.” Walt Disney was fired from a newspaper because he lacked imagina...

Sitting in church today, I realized that I have slacked on my "there is more to it" blogging. I am still sure that no one even reads these, but I know that as I write, I am processing all that God is teaching me, and I am spending some very valuable time with Jesus. Before I even begin, I have to celebrate how good God was today. My aunt and cousin woke up this morning and were going to be late to their church in Augusta. They realized that though they'd be late there, they could make it on time to the second NewSpring service, so they made a spontaneous trip to Columbia. During the service, my eleven year old cousin made the decision to get baptized! After the service, she took the plunge and publicly professed her faith in Jesus Christ! I was SO proud of her, and I'm anticipating what Jesus is going to be able to accomplish through her. I was then able to spend the BEAUTIFUL afternoon celebrating God's goodness with family. It was magical. Now, for the blog...(...