Now what indeed. The elders of the Boston Church of Christ have spoken. Two elders in LA have also spoken. I’m certain from conversations I’ve had that more will follow.

You would think that this would make me happy, because it is what I asked for.

I am sad that speaking out was necessary. I wish it had never happened.

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I spent the weekend doing what was important to me. I spent hours with my wife talking about our family. With our first coming soon, sometimes we talk to each other without talking with each other. In other words, we talk about showers, baby stuff, evil appliances that won’t work, the cat, and other things. We don’t always talk about what we can do to help each other remain close to God.

I talked to one of the leaders I hoped would respond to Thomas. It was a good conversation for me.

I prayed quite a bit and thought about taking care of those things most important to me. Those thing include my own walk with God, my wife, my baby, my friends, and my family. When I go to Heaven, it’s God and the immortal souls of his children that will last forever, not the “Kingdom of God”, not my failures, not my blog.

So what am I going to do now? I’m going to pray. Why on earth do I think that I have it all figured out? I have opinions, but all of us have them. We also all have a heart and a brain. Despite evidence to the contrary, having heart, brains, and/or opinions does not make a person right. Only God is good, only He is just.

As to my opinions, here they are for what they are worth. If they help, I’m glad. If they don’t, I’m sorry. I’m offering them because I’ve been asked, not because I feel like I should be a “Kingdom Level” leader and I’m providing my political platform.

1. I believe that things will get worse.

The plan proposed by LA draws a line that doesn’t need to be drawn. If a church doesn’t sign their proposal, what happens to them? This may cause yet more fights. This is in addition to reactions to “The Portland Story” and the Boston elders. At best, reactions to any or all of these three documents will only reveal what others already believe. I doubt it that anyone will really be persuaded.

2. If the ICoC is from God, it will not disappear. If it is from men, it will not last.

3. The timing is not accidental. No, this isn’t “God is in control”. It is, however, acknowledging that God has something in mind, even if it may be what I do not want to happen.

Again, I’m going to pray. I don’t know what else to do.