Recently I stepped out of my familiar comfort zone twice
within a week’s time: to attend a non-denominational conference (spelled P-E-N-T-E-C-O-S-T-A-L)
and then from there, to go on a Carnival cruise. Oh my goodness! I did not speak in tongues at the church
thing, nor was there any onboard disaster with the cruise ship. In other words, I survived. Moreover, I heard some really, really good
music in both places! But these two
experiences brought home some pretty significant realities to me:
