“O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder…” I desire for this phrase to be at the front of our lips. O God, when I in awesome wonder reflect on your provision and guidance during that meeting… O God, when I in awesome wonder look at my son Roman; and think of all the […]
“God made men and women in His own image to be the priests of creation and to express on behalf of all creatures the praises of God, so that through human lips the heavens might declare the glory of God.” Whoa!! James B. Torrance paints a really cool picture of our humanly purpose. Similar to […]
A university friend of mine named Jeremy ran into a problem while pastoring a few college students: “We were all hanging around the bonfire, and one of the guys pulled out a guitar because people wanted to sing praise songs, but nobody could think of any songs they knew the words to, so we started […]
Last Thursday, some friends invited me to attend a Halaqua, essentially a Muslim small group. Watching the six eloquently clothed professionals begin our time with the call to prayer, the adhan, was profound. They stood, bowed at the waist, kneeled, and finally bowed prostrate. Throughout these various postures, they quietly prayed allah o -aqubar (God […]
Close your eyes for a minute and think about Advent … What do you see? Hear? Smell? Did images flash into your mind of a stable, a baby…. laughing, parties, gifts, cinnamon, candles, singing… carols… neighbors…. joy… community … a message of peace and hope and life and love and grace incarnate? Those are all […]
Our weekly summer Community Fun Nights kick off on Wednesday! Join us at the Doolittles’ home in McLean for pizza and fun in the pool. We’ll be hanging out from 6-8 pm, so swing by when you can! These weekly gatherings will be low-key, family-friendly, and tons of fun… We’ll have mini-golf, ice cream parties, […]
