Lasting Impression Teams - We exist to create a welcoming experience thru serving with excellence

I just finished reading No Perfect People Allowed by John Burke. John is the pastor of Gateway Church in Austin Texas. He will also be a speaker at the Leadership Summit 2008. The book is about Gateway's attempt to meet people right were they are; show them God's love and grace and thru God's love and grace help them move in a positive direction. Gateway's motto is "Come as you are, but don't stay that way".

One point in the book that really stood out for me was "God could heal us immediately, but more often he takes us along a difficult path that forces us to continually depend on him". In 2 Co. 12:8, Paul pleads with God to remove a thorn from his side. But God did not remove the thorn. God said His grace would be enough. Human weakness provides the ideal opportunity for the display of divine power.