I have to be super-thankful for my church body.  I’ve missed three weeks in a row due to traveling and I miss many of the people there.  The people I don’t miss yet I probably should make an effort to get to know better 🙂  We moved to Denver to go to Holly Hills Bible Church (HHBC) and the body there has had its ups and downs as various events have taken place, but the teaching has remained consistent and the edification is amazing.

One guy particularly has encouraged me over and over: Norm.  Norm is in a wheelchair because he’s got some severe problem that has slowly caused him to lose muscle mass in his legs.  He’s in constant pain (though he is on pain medication) and yet he’s always got a smile and when we talk about our lives in Christ he’s just an encouraging brother.  Norm was in communications before the web and its been interesting at times to discuss his take on things having come from the print and media world before HTML.

Norm told me about going through trials and suffering in real life and about how one of the Sunday School classes he was in at HHBC encouraged him. Norm sees the trials and suffering as an opportunity to grow in his walk with Christ.  Yesterday he had some surgery on one of his eyes to attach his retina (again) to his eye so that it will work correctly.  He now has to sit facing down with his head for days as the retina and eye heal.  What an amazing brother in Christ to endure these things with such joy.

Thanks Holly Hills, and thanks Norm!