I hope you are having a good week. The writers have really outdone themselves this time. I’ve also included a link to one of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s speeches. May you be informed, inspired, and blessed. Continue reading “TGIF MLK Weekend”
A Thousand Sermons: Why I Preach
When I was let go from my first vocational ministry the one thing I knew I wanted to continue to do was preach. I had no idea where God would take me, but it was clear in my mind what I was to do when I got there. The urge to preach was like my second calling. The first being my original calling to ministry while still in college. God wouldn’t leave me alone about it.
TGIF Snow Day!
My social media timelines are filled with all my friend’s snow days. Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and even my beautiful state of Colorado have all been turned into winter wonderlands! Temps dropped to below zero in my community, that’s cold for me. So wherever you are, make some snowballs, or curl-up with some hot cocoa or a hot beverage of your choice (I’ve got a hot tea seeping right now) and enjoy some interesting links.
TGIF Links
TGIF Reads are some blogs and articles that I’ve read and just wanted to share with you. You’re welcome! Also, maybe you should literally thank God on Fridays because Fridays are pretty awesome.
Leaders are readers! Continue reading “TGIF Links”
I’m a Terrible Public Speaker: Reflections from Exodus 6-10
Read Exodus 6-10
At First Glance
I had forgotten that Aaron appears to be more than just supporting cast in the plagues narrative. God provided Moses with Aaron because of Moses’ many excuses/fears, including “I’m a terrible public speaker,” and “Who would listen to me?” This last concern is validated for Moses when he tells the Israelites of the Lord’s promise to free them. They were not able to receive that message with faith and joy because of the increasing hardship of forced labor due to Moses’ intervention with Pharaoh. “If I can’t get my own people to listen to me why do you expect that Pharaoh would?” Moses is short sighted and all he can see is his weaknesses and fears and not God’s immanence and strength. This is a God versus Pharaoh wrestling match. Moses is God’s tag team partner and Pharaoh does not hold the belt. Even with his army he is outnumbered and outmatched.
Continue reading “I’m a Terrible Public Speaker: Reflections from Exodus 6-10”
A Church In & For Our Community
This weekend our church celebrated our first Others’ Day. A big hearty thanks to everyone who prayed for this day and to everyone at the Littleton Church. A big thanks to our local King Sooper’s stores for donating grocery bags. Also, a huge thanks to our neighbors for donating food! It really was a community event!
“Don’t just go to church, be the church. If simply going to church is your plan, you are missing out on the best that the church has to offer.”
– Craig Groeschel
Here are some highlights: Continue reading “A Church In & For Our Community”
Learn to Love Out Loud
“Love is a habit… We learn to love… not primarily by acquiring information about what we should love but rather through practices that form the habits of how we love.” James K.A. Smith
When you choose to gather in worship it reorients your heart towards God.
God is the object of our worship and God does the work of worship. Worship is top-down, not bottom-up.
And what God works in worship is the transformation of our minds. He moves us forward in our commitment to offer our bodies as living sacrifices. This begins with His Spirit and is perpetuated in covenant community.
We learn to worship God through revelation and in community. Our faith community plays an important role in how we choose to express our affections to God. It’s where we learn to put into practice living out our response to God’s initiation of mercy and grace. Continue reading “Learn to Love Out Loud”
3 Ways to Pursue Unity (Guest Post)
Unity is a big deal. It’s such a big deal that it was at the front of Jesus’ mind leading up to his death on the cross. It was one of the last things Jesus prayed for (Jn. 17:20-21). Continue reading “3 Ways to Pursue Unity (Guest Post)”