Posts Tagged ‘ freedom ’
The past five years for Sarah and I have been the toughest of our lives. We’ve had to endure some tragic moments, work through the realities of marriage and struggle to learn on the job as we lead our church. We’ve had every range of emotion – from elation to frustration; from awe-filled to awful. [ READ MORE ]
As I talk to more people about our community I realize that the disconnect most often begins at this point: that church is not something you build/create, but the church is who you are. Now this isn’t new news. It has been long talked about among many of this generation’s church planters and failed mega-church [ READ MORE ]
I always crave to hear about my parents’ history… how they ended up where they are at. And whenever I ask them questions like, “How did you get together?” or “Why did you make this decision?” it’s always followed by a very short and undescriptive response. Did they not want to share the foibles and [ READ MORE ]
Photographer: jmoorecoll.wordpress.com It’s best to read the previous post before reading this one… it’s like watching Speed 2 without the original Speed and the magnificent Keanu setting the jaw-dropping action trajectory. Yeah. When I think of when I’ve really experienced God’s love, it’s often been very simple revelations. It’s noticing what has always been there [ READ MORE ]
We were reading through Genesis in our Monday house community. I’ve read through Genesis a few times but didn’t remember this part… a verse that seems fairly key. “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.” [15:1b] God had just given Abram his mandate to bless the world. He messes [ READ MORE ]
The longer I’m here and the more I get to know myself and our generation, the more I realize that our biggest obstacle is fear. We’re crippled by it in ways that are deeply rooted. And it’s disheartening in so many ways. And I think it is exasperated by the fact that so many of [ READ MORE ]
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