Over the last two weeks, we have worked hard to understand what is universal and what is tied to a particular time and place from 1 Timothy 2: 8-15. Paul is writing to Timothy about how men and women should interact in the public worship assembly. Digging in to this passage has afforded us 2 […]
This week, Josh Chambers and I will be giving a seminar at the Anglican Assembly. I am really looking forward to the conversation we will have as we seek to help churches do a better job telling their story. Here are some things for which you can pray: For the workshop– that participants would use […]
What do I celebrate? It’s a question that has been popping up in my journal for a couple weeks now. I don’t have a refined answer, yet. But the question has shaped my conversations with God. When do I jump up and down with glee? Why do those things bring me such delight? What do […]
We are now 2 weeks in to this 4 part story of how the universe works: creation, fall, redemption, and restoration. We have seen that ‘before the beginning’ God was present and fully, relationally satisfied. He had no needs. He wasn’t sitting around saying I’m lonely or I’m bored so I guess I’ll create […]
Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers! For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb. Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. Psalm 37:1-3 How do I pray for stuff like the Navy Yard shooting? I was off-line […]
God the Father has reconciled His created but fallen world through the death of His Son, and renews it into a Kingdom of God by His Spirit. Herman Bavinck Creation. Fall. Redemption. Restoration. We each have our own story. Our story is what makes us, ‘us’. But ‘us’ is not the end of the story. […]
Simply put, if you’re not willing to take what is dearest to you, whether plans or people, and kiss it good-bye, you can’t be my disciple. Luke 14:33 (The Message) If you love your family more than Jesus, you can’t be His disciple. If you love your life more than Jesus, you can’t be His […]
The tension of Freedom and the Common Good This is one of those days when all the tensions of personal freedom come front and center. I love our country and that we have endeavored to provide a place that provides liberty and self-direction. But I am reminded that there are limits. As much as we […]
I really appreciated Ray Blunt’s message to us on Sunday about vocation. He called us to consider the ladder we are climbing and the wall upon which it is leaning. Personally, I know that so much of angst and journal writing and late night worry comes from my fear about making it up the ladders […]
Invite to Facility dreaming at Restoration I loved singing At the foot of the cross on Sunday. These words in particular: Now I can trade These Ashes In For Beauty and Wear Forgiveness Like A Crown coming To Kiss The Feet Of Mercy I Lay Every Burden Down at The Foot Of The Cross This song […]