Prayer = Service

Matthew, prayer, service

I’ve been considering the idea of prayer as an act of service the past couple of weeks. There’s no telling what got this idea rolling in my head. In fact, I’m not entirely sure it’s my idea. I may have heard it from Kennon Vaughan and mistaken...

For Me

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You don’t really need to read this. But I need to write this. So I am. For me.   I don’t know what’s wrong. But I know SOMETHING is wrong. My younger daughter, Allie, is 3 years old. For 3+ months she has been complaining her back hurts. For...

Are You Staggering?

Bible, discipline, God, growing, Isaiah, sin

Sometimes life isn’t all roses. We struggle to make sense of things. We are afflicted – by self and by people and by circumstances outside of ourselves. We don’t always (ever?) understand why God allows or causes things to happen the way they do....

Do You Know Who God Is?

Bible, Ezekiel, God, Isaiah, John, Kingdom Vision, Revelation

Our pastor challenged us on Sunday to evaluate whether or not we have an accurate view of how holy God is. The implication is we tend to humanize God and lose awareness of how majestic and grand and wholly above us in rank and perfection He truly is. And when we are...

Feel Good Article of the Year

believe, friendship, Galatians, Jesus

One thing I haven’t come to grips with yet about this life is that friendships don’t last forever. In fact, all relationships are fluid. People move in and out of our lives as time goes on. It’s just a fact of life. A fact of life I despise. Whether...