A few months ago I preached at my church's South Campus in the middle of our series titled, "BaseCamp: Tools for the Journey." (see above for sermon audio) The topic I was given was "Family." Deuteronomy 6 offers the clearest and most explicit instruction to the nation of Israel in how the story of God is to propagate throughout the generations. It is known as the Shema and was a central element of every observant family within the people of Israel. The instruction from God is to continually tell the story of God's movement in his people as the animating story of their life. Because God understands our propensity for amnesia.
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5 Things Worth Your Time - Part 5
Every Wednesday I post a handful of articles, blog posts, videos, columns, books or anything I find interesting and worth your time. Ranging from thought-provoking to funny to ridiculous, most are things I stumbled upon in the past week. Hope you enjoy, and thanks for reading along!
"Short Read" = 10 minutes or less. "Long Read" = 10 Minutes or longer.
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The Way of Gratitude - Part 2 - How Gratitude Shapes Community
To identify as a Christian is to understand that we have been transformed by our experience of God’s grace. And if grace and gratitude are deeply intertwined, at the very core of our Christian identity is gratitude. Gratitude becomes the essence of our new identity. Gratitude, therefore, is no longer an attitude we take up, but an outpouring of who we are. This is the transformative work of gratitude; it repositions the way we view the world through a lens of the abundant grace we have been shown. Gratitude not only shifts our personal identities, but it also shapes our communities as well.
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Joy and Christian Identity - Latest Sermon
"I count everything as loss," says Paul, "because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord." The driving force behind the Apostles ability to endure persecution, success, and opposition was an understanding in what they had in Jesus. "The surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus" was Paul called it. It was a knowledge of God that altered their lives, it changed who they were and where they placed their hope at a fundamental level.
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