God's Great Vision

For many of us, the sight of a retired Boeing 747 perched on the roof of Evergreen Wings & Waves in McMinnville is a marvel: Can you imagine the water cooler conversation or board room meeting where the idea first launched?

"And then we could use a crane to lower a 747 onto the roof and run four huge slides looping 62 feet down into a splash pool ..."

The expense, structural concerns, liability, and logistics are enough to snuff so many out-of-the-box inspirations, but to what end? Do we allow ourselves ample time to dream, wonder, trust, and -- best of all -- align with God's box-busting lens?

In 1999, engineer Bruce Campbell paid $100,000 for a retired Boeing 727 commercial jetliner that he hated to see twisted into yet another pile of scrap metal and disassembled parts. Since that time, he has spent another $120,000 moving the 727 to its resting place on Holly Hill Road in Hillsboro and retrofitting it into his permanent home. For a glimpse inside Campbell's home, look here, and to schedule a visit, check out Campbell's website here: http://airplanehome.com/.

How much do we truly live by the words we hear in Proverbs 3:5 when we read, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding"? How often do we fall back into our own understanding, experiences, and assumptions, rather than pressing boldly into the unknown of God's great vision? How expansive is your box, and what can you do to press your imagination into and beyond its deepest corners?

Dream boldly, trust the Lord unconditionally, and be blessed.

Jennie