What an incredible week we had at Mountain View! Here’s the quick update on our “Gas Buy Down”. We dropped gas by one dollar per gallon and caused the largest traffic jam ever seen on Lee Highway. The line for gas extended over three blocks!
We had amazing coverage by the local TV news stations (several stories that I’ll try to post on the blog later). One news station was still talking about this event on Tuesday!
You can follow these links to see Mountain View stories on TV news stations in Chattanooga!
The older I get the more convinced I am that God has designed us all to make an impact. The joy of walking with Jesus Christ is to see the unfolding drama of His plan in my life. I confess that sometimes my desires begin to wane and I can be easily be distracted by other things. The German philosopher Goethe has some sobering words, “Hell begins the day God grants you the vision to see all that you could have done, should have done, and would have done, but did not do.“
The men’s group that I meet with on Tuesday mornings recently completed Mark Batterson’s book “In a Pit with a Lion on a Snow Day”. If you haven’t read it I highly recommend it!
Mark gave some wonderful background on the English word Opportunity which comes from the Latin phrase ob portu. Mark says, “In the days before modern harbors, ships had to wait till flood tide in order to make port. The Latin phrase ob portu referred to ‘that moment in time when the tide would turn’. I love that word picture for the nature of the opportunities that come our way.
Hamilton County public schools are now back in session. That means for all school age parents we are now officially on vacation! Well, maybe not vacation, but definately back to a consistent schedule.
School for the Hill household means that Lydia will be starting school at Chattanooga State and working for Diversified Companies. I know this cuts into her social life but as the kids say, “You’ve got to do what dad makes you do” or something like that.
Welcome to the blog of Chris Hill, Lead Pastor of Mountain View Church in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Let’s start with full disclosure - I’m a technological neophyte (this will quickly become evident). My desire is to engage with others who desire to take a “next step” in their walk with God. For some that “next step” may be one of discussion. I hope this blog will provide a context (an atmosphere if you will) that encourages spiritual development. Others may find through this blog a place to solidify decisions or commitments to Christ. Sometimes those might be first time decisions for Christ and at other times they might be “next step” faith decisions. Finally, I hope this blog will encourage people to become better disciples of Jesus Christ.
You’ll probably find some personal stories from my life, family, and church experiences. Along with those personal experiences I hope to add some reflections. That’s why I’ve called this blog “this got me thinking”. As friends quickly find out about me, I never know what I think until I say it! True discovery is the result of the give and take of spirited discussion and sometimes debate. At the end of the day I trust that I will become a better blogger and we will become better followers of Jesus Christ!