Rhinocrash?

What's in a name? Why is my blog called "rhinocrash?" Erwin McManus points out in his book, The Barbarian Way, that a group of Rhinos is called a "crash." A group of birds is a flock. A group of fish is a school. A group of Rhinos is a crash. Even at rest they are called a crash because of their potential. Why a crash? Rhinos run can run 3o mph at full speed, but they can only see 30 feet ahead of themselves. We don't want to be in the way of a charging Rhino!! Get the picture? They will crash into something.

McManus rightly points out that the church needs to act like a crash...as individuals and as a community. We need to boldly go full steam ahead into the future with this movement of Jesus trusting that while we can't see beyond "30 feet" God can. God will direct us so that we don't crash and fall flat on our faces. Will we fail? Sure. Failing is part of life, but we go boldly forward anyway because we go with a God who rights our wrongs, forgives our mistakes, and loves and empowers us to do God's will unconditionally.

Run with me.