Grow, Christian, Grow!
I have been reading a few biographies about the lives of men and women who have served the Lord in difficult areas of the world and difficult times in world history. These are God’s precious jewels, those who sow, water, and reap in the most difficult acres of church history. I don’t put NYC or any US urban center in this category. I love NYC and I love church planting here. Although the city is getting more antagonistic toward Bible Christianity, little blood has been spilt, little property seized. They may boycott and berate, but we can still preach the Gospel boldly and freely, and worship our Lord unopposed. That being said, at times I feel like growing in this city is a bit like the plant pictured here. I loved the tenacity of this little living thing! It is 30 feet in the air above the blacktop of a busy street below, yet it still grows. It is far from natural soil, but it keeps growing. It stands on an elevated train, the 7 from Main Street Flushing to Time