Incompleteness and Trust

Not being as busy for a season this past spring and summer was very spiritually fruitful for me.  God taught me things I could have learned in no other way.  There is something about waiting, something about inactivity and reflection, that can teach us things we cannot learn when we are constantly bouncing from one [...]

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Battling the Glory of God

Last night at our Wednesday night gathering I illustrated a point by reading Bob Kauflin’s testimony on pp. 22-25 of his helpful book Worship Matters.  Its a story I have been reflecting on for several days, and I keep seeing my sin and the gospel through it.  If you haven’t read it, those 3 pages [...]

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Finding Freedom in the Gospel

Had a great morning with students yesterday doing cleaning and trimming work at a nearby park, then playing Octaball (which is an amazing game we play, sort of like dodgeball but in a giant Octagon), then eating lunch at In-n-Out.  Now I am sitting in my office reflecting on our meeting this morning.  I have [...]

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Strength in Surrender

Things going great here in Sierra Madre.  The first week has been a blur.  I’ve met lots of wonderful people and gotten pretty immersed in what my life will be like here.  We feel so welcomed here and its obvious to us that God has brought us here.  We love our church, and this is [...]

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