Relationships are precious. They hold more value than any other resource we might have, our could ever obtain. Money cannot buy quality ones, and if nurtured our relationships can outlast any valuable we could hold dear over a lifetime. They are literally woven into the very fabric of our lives. That’s why [...]
“Let no man pretend to fear sin that does not fear temptation also! These two are too closely united to be separated. He does not truly hate the fruit who delights in the root.”
- John Owen
As Christians we all are programmed from our conversion that we are supposed to hate sin. Sin was [...]
According to the “Advent Conspiracy” Americans will spend 450 billion dollars on
Jesus’s Birthday.
We live in a society that equates value with love. We see it all the time. When a bride gets engaged we look at how big the rock on her finger is, and that indicated how much she is [...]
It is fitting that it is All Hallows Eve as I write this entry. As I look around the neighborhood I am confronted with hundreds of takes on what life after death looks like. To some the afterlife is nebulous. A ghost or ghoul that lacks any real shape at all. Yet others have donned [...]
Continue Reading →I have always been told to never give gifts with strings attached. I suppose it’s a protection thing. Maybe so we don’t have expectations of how the person will respond to the gift. Will they use it? Will they put it in the closet and forget about it? Will they drop it off at Goodwill? [...]
Continue Reading →“Signs, signs, everywhere there’s signs.”
So we have been studying Spiritual Gift and Paul’s words in First Corinthians about their source, their purpose, and their practice. Without a doubt one of the most controversial aspects to this study surrounds a set of gifts commonly known as “sign” gifts. Sign gifts are controversial because of their [...]
Continue Reading →Hey Family!
Here are those links I spoke about on Sunday. I would encourage you all to take a very simple spiritual gifts test at the following link:
http://expectedend.com/spiritual-gifts/#gifts
I haven’t looked over the entire website so just stick to the test!
This link goes through those gifts with explanations, examples of use, and [...]
Continue Reading →Have you ever been around somebody that is truly gifted? Not someone who is kinda good at something, but truly gifted. Maybe a musician that makes playing any song, no matter how difficult, seem effortless. Maybe an athlete that can perform at the next level? Maybe a scholar with a mind that makes the most [...]
Continue Reading →Church.
The word stirs up many pictures in our mind. For many of us we used to see Church as a place. Somewhere we would go to worship, fellowship, and learn about God. The truth is far more dynamic than that. For those of us who strive to live the Missional and Incarnational life [...]
Continue Reading →This Summer has been intese for those of us leading The Table. We have had military training, friends pass away, car trouble, house buying, and businesses starting. These things have stolen much of our time and energy. The cool thing is that even through all these things that our leaders are battling through, the community has not [...]
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