"Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come from miles around to watch you burn." -John Wesley

I'm not entirely sure that this is a John Wesley quote, but boy I sure hope it is. I hope it is because every week there are hundreds of churches that model themselves after John Wesley's teachings where people come to watch the congregation burn. There are hundreds of churches in this country that are doing something right. John Wesley didn't want a new congregation to form ... but it did. I am proud of that denomination ... I don't know if Wesley would be.

I have pastors with whom I can talk, argue, discuss, debate, dialogue, disagree, pray, and petition. It's a beautiful thing. I can go to any United Methodist church and I always feel welcomed - even if the congregation isn't that nice I know that I can worship there. My heart does a little dance every time I see the new United Methodist commercial on TV. I celebrate at the number of growing UM congregations in North Georgia. I hope and pray for the same thing to happen in WPA. I excitedly read Bishop Bickerton's words. I am jealous that my sister gets to go and hear him this weekend at Erie First.

And I have a certain excitement that burns. I take other college kids with me to church each Sunday. A lot of them are kids who hate church. They love God, but are so fed up with church. There's a certain excitement in making church worthwhile again. I love my friends. Two of my friends told me that I have a good heart. It was nice to hear that because sometimes I feel that I just keep giving of myself and people are just getting angry with me. I fight for what I believe in and sometimes that pisses people off, but at the end of the day I am constantly reminded that I am changing how people view Jesus ... and that's what I think He wants me to do.

So maybe I'm just pouring gasoline all over myself and that's why people aren't flocking from miles - it's weird enough that people will notice, but after the match goes everyone will come running. I'm excited.