Formerly, ‘missional living’
Ok, so I’ve been training for a half-marathon. I started a few weeks ago and it’s been a slow start. All the while, God continues to challenge me – urging me to go deeper in His Kingdom, which means doing more of what God wants me to do and less of what I want me…
I’ve talked with Christians and other Christian leaders and many agree that we have an unfortunate issue in our culture. They say in countries where Christianity is illegal or where Christians are persecuted, the Church is experiencing the most growth. Conversely, in a country such as ours, where we have virtually complete freedom, Christianity is…
Oh my gosh. My kids are so awesome. I can’t believe how smart and creative they are sometimes. No, you don’t understand. I love to talk about them and tell stories of the funny things they do and say. I love to brag about them. I am so proud of my kids and I love…
Christians agree that Christianity is not about religion as much as it’s about a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and that that is central to the life of every Christian. When you have a relationship with someone you spend time with them and dialogue with them. So, of course, Christians are to pray, which is…
I’ve been reading Introducing the Missional Church and the most recent chapters have been about engaging your neighborhood. What that means is befriending your neighbors, listening to the story of their life and then discerning where the Spirit is moving in their life – how is God working to draw them to Him. The idea, then,…
Today I started training for a half-marathon. Boy was it brutal. My legs were really hating me for 1) putting on extra pounds and 2) making them drag them around our neighborhood. While running my mind usually bounces around to all kinds of things. I found myself trying to overcome my brain’s strong desire to…
If one were to peruse this blog they would see a link to Monday Prayer nights. If they clicked it they might see just two posts from many weeks ago and think ‘that’s odd’. Tonight, after a busy holiday season, Monday Night Prayer was back. What is it about a new discipline that is hard…
I came across this post on a pastor’s blog that gave me a slightly different angle on the new year. I thought it was good enough to just quote in its entirety right here: Sometimes our resolutions are so fancy and productive that they become a distraction. I know I’ve spent past New Year’s Days…
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
We just finished our Christmas Eve service and I’ve got to get to Kroger for a honey do list and head home for our first of 3 Christmases. It was a joy being with our church family tonight celebrating the coming of Jesus to Earth. Have a safe and joyful Christmas!