January 2011
7 posts
Church Hurt...
Thinking about so many in our community who have been hurt by churches…
Though we’re all imperfect & mistakes are made, I’ve heard a whole lot of people make the statement, “I used to go to that church, but they hurt me so I left.”
Without getting into semantics, I think it’s huge to realize when someone says, I was hurt by that church, what they are...
Committees
Attention friends and family:
Today I’m announcing that I’m forming a committee who will explore whether we should form another committee to see if we have enough committees to say that I can eat a Popsicle everyday for the rest of my life. Thank you for your consideration in this life altering matter.
Big picture...
It’s taken me a long time to figure this out and no matter how much I read the bible and study I don’t think this is something I could’ve learned without simply experiencing life and interaction in the relationships God has placed me in. So here is what I have recently learned:
Sometimes in our pursuit of the next big thing we want God to do, we miss what God is doing or wants...
The point...
So, I’ve been reading this book called “The Next Christians” which I highly recommend. I’ll post a review later. In the book Gabe Lyons talks about Christian culture, which is very interesting as he says that Christians fit into two categories, with different labels for more individualized groups. The two categories are Separatist Christians and Cultural Christians. Again,...
Chasing...
I’m a thinker. The jury is still out on how good or bad I am at it, but I am a thinker for sure. Sometimes I think of great new ideas and sometimes I think of things that will just improve what I’m already doing. Often enough, I’m thinking of new ways that as a church The Grove can live out the vision that we have.
This last Sunday, I shared with our church that I thought that...