Where are Lee & Tina?

Dear friends-

A lot of you have wondered if we have forgotten you, and perhaps
something has happened to us. Forgive me.

We have been super busy and it has taken a toll in some areas. We
have been taking care of grandchildren quite a bit. It is a love of
ours and we spend a lot of time with them even though they no longer
live here. Tina's work has been super busy, but we have her on
vacation next week. Our business has been busy, though the economy
has had an effect. I have been busy with ministry and teaching the
school of the prophets in Swanzey. Physically, we have both had our
battles. My shoulder issue are still an issue despite doctors and PT.
Tina has passed one hurdle, though she has had some things going on.
God will prevail.

The economy has caused an increase in our ministry and busyness in
workplaces. We are still battling for the resolution of our flood
damage of last year. We also have people that owe us considerable
sums of money who we pray will pay!

So, outside of running a business and a half, any spare computer time
is spent on Facebook for correspondence. We are going to sneak away
with some pre-Christians for a day on Saturday, weather permitting
and get over to Lake George for a few hours. And of course we have my
annual birthday party on July 4th next week. Come and join us. (Talk
to Tina about details. You know me and details! "What's a detail?")

Please forgive the length between now and last letter.

Blessings,
Lee
http://www.facebook.com/lee.johndrow

Something in the air...
Yesterday at 6:18am
Woke up to early thinking something is in the air. Even the birds are
quiet today. Interesting effect. Tina opened the drapes and the
coolness is there. That something feels like we have entered into
something deeper.

In my wakening time I felt that we had "missed" something in the
church. I always want to say "basics." Is it possible deeper could be
basic? So many are seeking experience at places with people, when it
appears that deeper is the one anothers of the scriptures. Loving one
another, being submitted to one another, sharing with one another. We
are in a moment where God is allowing for us to see the needs. I have
watched Iran and thought that could be here shortly. People are
angry, frightened, discouraged. Myself, I have found myself devoting
so much time to preparation and what is going on that I am often
missing the realities of family and friends. There is a moment for
restoration and refueling through our recognition of some of the basics.

I love a lot of the revelation and response to God, but I am seeing
the day to day existence of people not lining up with those times.
Yesterday, my friend Dave was sharing a selling technique called
mirroring. This is when you are having a conversation with someone
and you match their posture to make them feel comfortable with you. I
thought are we "mirroring" the culture of people we come in contact
with? Are we getting close to them? Or have we set ourselves in
unreachable places determined to be more "spiritual" than others. The
other day a friend and I talked about the increase in many
"evangelical" churches. We also spoke of the new buildings that many
religions were building and why were we not seeing that in the
charismatic church. According to the charismatic church these people
were not as spiritual. Many would say "seeker sensitive" or something
to indicate they are getting them by some "default."

I come back to the basics. The one anothers. People are needing
people, not pithy remarks and sayings. They are needing people to
reach out. I see cults and "milk toast" churches reaching out while
many charismatics sit and wait for it all to be over in some sense.

Love must return to the church. Test yourself. Do you speak down to
others? Respond harshly? Avoid people? I found my self so agitated on
Saturday(A lot from the pain I was in.) that I sent out missiles
lacking love to representatives and legislators saying "enough is enough."

Basics are deep. Revelation without response is religion.

I think something is about to happen...

Leviticus 19:11 "'Do not steal. "'Do not lie. "'Do not deceive one another.
John 13:14 Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet,
you also should wash one another's feet.
John 13:34 "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have
loved you, so you must love one another.
John 13:35 By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if
you love one another."
Romans 12:10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one
another above yourselves.
Romans 12:16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but
be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.
Romans 13:8 Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing
debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law.
Romans 14:13 Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another.
Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle
in your brother's way.
Romans 15:7 Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in
order to bring praise to God.
Romans 15:14 I myself am convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves
are full of goodness, complete in knowledge and competent to instruct
one another.
Romans 16:16 Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of
Christ send greetings.
1 Corinthians 1:10 I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord
Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another so that there
may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in
mind and thought.
Galatians 5:13 You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not
use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one
another in love.
Ephesians 4:2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing
with one another in love.
Ephesians 4:32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving
each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
Ephesians 5:19 Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual
songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord,
Ephesians 5:21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
Colossians 3:13 Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances
you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you
teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing
psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
1 Thessalonians 5:11 Therefore encourage one another and build each
other up, just as in fact you are doing.
Hebrews 3:13 But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called
Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness.
Hebrews 10:24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on
toward love and good deeds.
Hebrews 10:25 Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the
habit of doing, but let us encourage one another-- and all the more
as you see the Day approaching.
James 4:11 Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks
against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges
it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in
judgment on it.
1 Peter 3:8 Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be
sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble.
1 Peter 4:9 Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling.
1 Peter 5:5 Young men, in the same way be submissive to those who are
older. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another
, because, "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble."
1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we
have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son,
purifies us from all sin.
1 John 3:11 This is the message you heard from the beginning: We
should love one another.
1 John 3:23 And this is his command: to believe in the name of his
Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us.
1 John 4:7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from
God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
1 John 4:11 Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to
love one another.
1 John 4:12 No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God
lives in us and his love is made complete in us.
1 Peter 4:8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers
over a multitude of sins.
James 5:16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for
each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man
is powerful and effective.
James 5:9 Don't grumble against each other, brothers, or you will be
judged. The Judge is standing at the door!
Hebrews 13:1 Keep on loving each other as brothers.
2 Thessalonians 1:3 We ought always to thank God for you, brothers,
and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the
love every one of you has for each other is increasing.
1 Thessalonians 5:15 Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong,
but always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else.
1 Thessalonians 5:13 Hold them in the highest regard in love because
of their work. Live in peace with each other.
1 Thessalonians 5:11 Therefore encourage one another and build each
other up, just as in fact you are doing.
1 Thessalonians 4:18 Therefore encourage each other with these words.
1 Thessalonians 4:9 Now about brotherly love we do not need to write
to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love each other.
1 Thessalonians 3:12 May the Lord make your love increase and
overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you.
Colossians 3:13 Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances
you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
Colossians 3:9 Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off
your old self with its practices
Philippians 4:2 I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche to
agree with each other in the Lord.
Ephesians 4:32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving
each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
Galatians 5:26 Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.
Galatians 6:2 Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will
fulfill the law of Christ.
Corinthians 12:25 so that there should be no division in the body,
but that its parts should have equal concern for each other.
Galatians 5:15 If you keep on biting and devouring each other, watch
out or you will be destroyed by each other.
1 Corinthians 11:33 So then, my brothers, when you come together to
eat, wait for each other.
Romans 1:12 that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by
each other's faith.
Ephesians 4:16 From him the whole body, joined and held together by
every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as
each part does its work.
Philippians 2:3-5 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit,
but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you
should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests
of others. Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus. Ar