One of the most life-giving hobbies that I have is distance running. I run 30-50 miles a week as I prepare to run 2-3 races between 13.1-26.2 miles each calendar year. Yet what this habits reminds me is that I am working to grow in not always moving. You can hear it just talking with… Continue reading Summer of being
Tag: God
Rhythmically Challenged
I have been wrestling a lot recently with the concept of becoming vs. doing. For much of my life, the driving force was what did I do? The more I did, the better, the more public, impressive, flashy, even greater. Yet as I read scripture it is abundantly clear that God is not impressed with… Continue reading Rhythmically Challenged
#Thoughtsandprayersarenotenough
“I used to believe that prayer changes things. But now I know that prayer changes us and we change things.” Mother Teresa In you, Lord my God, I put my trust. I trust in you; do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me. No one who hopes in you will… Continue reading #Thoughtsandprayersarenotenough
Busy for God?
For the last number of weeks I have been wrestling with the tension between biblical values that God has for us and our churches, vs. what can be easy to default to. Last week I wrote about the tension of making decisions. Is the highest priority making people happy, or living into God’s call for,… Continue reading Busy for God?
Transformed and Transforming
Last week I laid out 2 ways of being, and investing time and resources that God has placed on my heart and challenged me with: 4 Corners 4 Walls TCC changes BD forever for Christ Every hope, dream, and wish of yours for TCC comes true New believers baptized, those far from Christ come near… Continue reading Transformed and Transforming
Peace of God
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ… Continue reading Peace of God
Transform
If you ask most people will tell you that they want their lives to be better tomorrow than it is today. Many Christians will tell you similarly that they want and believe that they should be growing in their faith, their knowledge of scripture, and their relationship with God. The challenge is that as people… Continue reading Transform
Child Like Faith
“Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 18:3-4 ESV Jesus mention of a child like faith, begs the question to me, what is so different in the faith of a child that… Continue reading Child Like Faith
Inefficient Gospel
I envy individuals who are talked about as strong people. Often it is used to talk about individuals who are in the midst of stress, personal struggles, or crisis, and are able to navigate it with grace, and a relatively level head. I want to be one of those strong people. This was not a… Continue reading Inefficient Gospel
New
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. Isaiah 43:18-19 NIV It is almost time for another new year to begin. A time for… Continue reading New