We’re nearing the end of this 5-part series based on what the teenagers said at the groundSWELL online conference I attended last week (Here are Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3). For this post, I wanted to focus in on a few things I heard that reminded me of the results First Trinity received… Continue reading Love Jesus not Church (groundSWELL part 4)
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Serve! And Let ME serve! (groundSWELL part 3)
Part three of my reaction to the groundSWELL online conference focuses in on the idea of service. (Check out parts one and two from last week if you haven’t already.) The youth speaking shared the importance of having kids and youth involved in serving both in and outside the church. They were challenging the church… Continue reading Serve! And Let ME serve! (groundSWELL part 3)
God Sighting Saturday
As the alarm began playing music to bring me out of my slumber this morning I couldn't have asked for better words to remind me that His mercies are new each day: "I ask You how many times will you pick me up When I keep on letting you down? And each time I will… Continue reading God Sighting Saturday
Relationships, Relationships, Relationships (groundSWELL part 2)
Yesterday I began a series of posts reflecting on the groundSWELL online conference I attended. This conference was a compilation of teenagers from all across the country sharing with church leaders what needs to happen in order for the church to reach their generation. In addition to yesterday’s topic of being real, another theme that… Continue reading Relationships, Relationships, Relationships (groundSWELL part 2)
Be Real! (groundSWELL part 1)
(NOTE: Sorry for those of you that may have recieved a weird blog post right before this with just random quotes. Somehow it published an old draft of the post with some notes of mine instead of the actual post that was up on my screen. Ignore it and read this instead. 🙂 Thanks!) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~… Continue reading Be Real! (groundSWELL part 1)
All People Matter
As a person who generally does not make habit of reading the forwards to books, I'm extremely glad that I actually read the one at the front of Kisses from Katie by Katie Davis. This entire book has grabbed my attention and my heart. I'm sure I will share other parts of this book… Continue reading All People Matter
Awwww! She’s so beautiful!” (God Sighting Saturday)
Among the many places I "spied" God this week, the most vivid in my mind came in the form of picture my sister sent me of my niece. Every person I've shown this too has responded with a statement sounding something like, "Awwwww! She's so cute." While I agree (and had the same reaction), I… Continue reading Awwww! She’s so beautiful!” (God Sighting Saturday)
Put Jesus On Like a Wedding Dress
Last night at lifegroup we all found ourselves in awe of how well our passage for the night (James 4) tied in with Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent. We talked about the desires that battle with in us (vs 1-3), submitting ourselves to God and resisting the devil (vs 7), about grieving our… Continue reading Put Jesus On Like a Wedding Dress
Crossroads
A couple weeks ago I mentioned having this sense of God really being at work doing something in my life, in the lives of people around me, and in the ministry of First Trinity. One of the many places I see amazing things happen is in our high school ministry called Crossroads. I realized this… Continue reading Crossroads
Encouragement is a powerful thing.
As I opened my e-mail to start my work week, I was excited to see an e-mail from a friend I met in Africa. His love for God and passion for sharing it with others was truly evident in my time there and I must say that his encouragement this morning just made the week… Continue reading Encouragement is a powerful thing.
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