most meaningful stories emerge out of interruptions and disruptions to our otherwise neatly planned lives.
2 Corinthians
There is a season (turn, turn, turn)
“To everything (turn, turn, turn) There is a season (turn, turn, turn) And a time to every purpose, under heaven.” (The Byrds/Pete Seeger/Ecclesiastes 3…) Thursday evening I drove Rebekah over to our church campus for a couple of meetings. As… Read More ›
“Come to the Banquet” – grace invites where law restricts
[Jesus] said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power[ is made perfect in weakness.” So, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. Therefore I am… Read More ›
it always costs something if we want to move forward…
It’s easy to enter the sanctuary, or the CLC on a Sunday morning, experience a community overflowing with praise, and forget that everything we’re immersed in is supported by layer after layer of professional staff, ministry teams, children’s ministry, youth ministry, discipleship, mission, an extensive campus, and so much more.
my new photography gig, and words of encouragement regarding the PC(USA)
So vacation is over. Sigh. Rebekah and I enjoyed a couple of good weeks of redirection, and relaxation, and refreshment (I’ll share more from this past weekend’s Richmond trip in the coming days). But for today I want to post a… Read More ›
what’s your “Superhero for Jesus” name?
“But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.” 2 Corinthians 4:7 From the outside, Maul-Hall in Wake Forest is a traditional looking house – red-brick and… Read More ›
“Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on”
For God, who said, “Let there be light in the darkness,” has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ. We now have this… Read More ›
life is beautiful… with the fragrance of good news!
O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you, I will praise your name; for you have done wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure. – Isaiah 25:1 IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE! Today I’m feeling especially thankful… Read More ›
“manly men” – upending the false model
“And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him. For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no… Read More ›
having a “bawl” with Habitat here in Wake Forest
We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves. We are pressed on every… Read More ›
