Posts

When it's time to start over.

My son isn't afraid to knock his blocks over. He'll go about building his towers of blocks, but every time he does, there's rarely a round of block-building that goes by when he doesn't eventually decide it's time to tear everything down in a dramatic fashion and start over. Some of the things he builds are pretty impressive. I know I'm his father, so I think him stacking one block on top of another is the greatest thing since sliced bread, covered with nutella... but I look at what he does and I'm impressed. I love getting to see him be creative and build things. But no matter how impressive his building becomes, he still knocks it down. Like any good three-year-old boy, he loves smashing things. I asked myself the other day: When did I stop enjoying knocking what I've built down? Maybe the better question is this: When did I start getting so attached to what I've built that I've started to believe I can never knock it all over, start ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Monday Sermon Slice

Here's a slice from this weekend's sermon. Ephesians 6:10-18 ----- "I think a good place to start is knowing that this letter - Ephesians - was written to a church of people, not to an individual person. We're not supposed to do this thing by ourselves. Which is why God formed the church. Because without it, we all find ourselves on our own little islands, alone, separated, and unable to really trust anyone like we wish we could. Paul wrote this letter to a church - to a community of people - who had as its ideal and foundation - relationships drenched in sincere love and unrelenting forgiveness (Jesus). It’s what makes putting on the armor of God and going into battle possible. It’s the people beside us using their faith to hold up ours. Using their knowledge of God’s Word to strengthen ours. It’s a team of people following God together, all wearing this new identity, celebrating when we win and helping each other up when we fall."
Post a Comment
Read more