Change is challenging. One year ago, today, we moved into our new home, in a new community, serving a new church. Here were new people to meet, new schedules to learn, and new vision to develop. The routines that brought comfort in our former setting were upended like a child dumping a box of toys on the floor. The change brought some interesting challenges. Much […]
Yesterday, we considered the challenge of overcoming negative sources of spiritual gravity holding us back from living an adventurous life with Jesus. In order to break free from the pull of these strongholds, we must first identify them. While the list could be quite long, here are seven common sources of negative spiritual gravity: 1. Familiarity This is the one, as a pastor, I encounter […]
As it turned out, there was more transitional work than I expected and unfortunately, my blogging suffered the most when it came to making needed cuts. However, now that the sermons are largely planned through the end of the year and the classes I am teaching are in order, my schedule is finding a rhythm that allows for more writing. Transitions are not easy, but […]