Work on a Thursday

On Thursday, I went to meet a Men's Group for Breakfast. They meet fortnightly (every two weeks, in the morning, not at night) to discuss the book, Pilgrim in the Cosmos by Dean Drayton. He used to be the head of the Uniting Church in Australia and was one of the professors while Peter Chapman was at Bible College. Chapter 5 was about Drayton's experience as a Student Pastor in America while working on his PhD.

After that, I worked on sermon and office stuff and met with a woman whose mother is not doing well. After lunch at the Chinese Restaurant, went back to reading/prepping for the sermon and doing other administrative stuff to prepare for Sunday's worship services. Preaching on the Shrewd Manager, Luke 16:-13.

When Davis woke up from a nap we got out to see the Harvest Moon rising. We went to an area called Boat Harbour, which used to be the boat harbour/pier area for boats coming into Gerringong. There is a rock pool overlooking the ocean, but at 58* F with 15 mph winds, we aren't going swimming anytime soon. We did get some good pictures.

Leslie, Davis, and moon

Panoramic with Leslie and Davis on each end

Moon over Werri Beach

Following dinner, I went to Bible study in which we discussed Ephesians 6:5-9. Why do we work? Who do we really work for? Who do we seek praise from? How do we share our faith? In work, specifically do we seek the approval of God or of man? That was a good reminder. Too often we try to win the approval of others, we compare ourselves to others, but God does not see us as anything other than God's children. He doesn't look at our business cards or titles. God looks at our hearts. Perhaps that was the best place to end a day of "work."