I grew up in a tradition that didn’t follow the religious liturgical calendar. In our young church plant we have several people who grew up in traditions that did follow this calendar. It is usually used as a means of trying to kick a habit or start a more positive one, or as a way …
More →“Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth.” Someone has said that trying to count spiritual character in somebody is like trying to count rocks at the beach, or stars in the sky- often times what you thought was a star turns out to be a slow moving satellite, or what looked like …
More →We are knee deep into the Holiday season, so as I reflect on how the Gospel functions in my life I am forced to face ‘family’. Isn’t this one of the great and not so great things about holidays for most people? Don’t we all have a weird uncle who shows up at the most …
More →“The prayers of the righteous are powerful tools” A street worker friend of mine called me late one afternoon to see if I could go across town and pick up a young lady who was in desperate need of a drive to detox. I made my way across the city, in the middle of rush …
More →“So like….what are you hoping your church building will look like?” I was first asked this question last summer. A well meaning lady asked me what our church would look like and I began to answer with words like- eclectic, organic growth (nothing to do with hydroponics btw), missional.. She stopped me, “No no no, …
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