RYE

There is an image in the novel, 'Catcher in the Rye,' where the hero, Holden, dreams that thousands of children are wandering thru a field of rye that has grown so high they can't see they are headed for a cliff.  They can't hear him screaming to warn them.  All he can think to do is run as fast as he can for the edge of the cliff in order to stop as many as possible before they fall headlong over it.

The clock is ticking.  There is a necessity to act.  Hell is hot and forever is a really long time.  We have to impact as many people as we can in as short a time as we can.

The church is the hope of the entire world.  In a sense, the world's fate is in the hands of the church.  The church doesn't save anybody, but it plays a pivotal role.

We must be intentional and aggressive - mean, even - about our desire and single-mindedness to reach our cities and the world.

Time is short - and precious - and urgent.

Don't stray from the mission.

And be blessed.