May 11, 2012
Personal Bible study, prayer and community part II.
Posted by Evan Whitman in Church Practices - Community | Comments (0)
If you would, please go back and examine the photo. Give it another glance. It's chaos! This is your life! ;) I wrote the first part of this blog nearly two years ago. How time flies! Since writing that blog I have learned many things. I have matured, reflected, grown in the love of Christ and realized my sin nature even more. I look back at that original blog and reminisce about the person I was when I wrote it and recognize the transformation that Christ has done in my life since then. I hope to look back inRead More...
Apr 26, 2012
The Others
Posted by Michael Howarth in Community - Mission | Comments (0)
Your life is busy. You have bills, and school, and work, and kids, and cars, and car repairs and books to read and things to get done. My life is busy, too. I often get tunnel vision trying to focus on getting more done in less time. If I let this tunnel vision persist for too long, I start to think that the sum of living is doing, when in reality, the true point of living is loving. Everyday we are surrounded by the others. They are going through struggle, pain and confusion. Some are lost in pride and self-delusion.Read More...
Mar 13, 2012
Religious Repetition & Other Things You Need Desperately
Posted by Michael Howarth in Church Practices - Community | Comments (0)
Each week at Sacred Journey we come together on what the early church called “the Lord’s Day” to worship God, hear His truth and be together. Why do we do this? Have you ever asked yourself this question? Is it because we think we should? Because we’re used to it? Because we feel guilty if we don’t? All of these aren’t necessarily bad reasons, but there are better ones. Every church has a liturgy, even the ones who proudly proclaim that they don’t. Liturgy done well isRead More...
Mar 10, 2012
The Sacred Voice
Posted by Michael Howarth in Gospel Living - Community | Comments (0)
In my last post, I talked about how the frustrations, relational ruts and spiritual walls we run into are often God’s way of communicating to us. I would categorize God’s speaking in these ways as primitive and basic, not unlike a shock collar you would place on a pet to keep them safe in the yard. That's not to say that these ways are not incredibly valuable, but these are not His only ways of speaking to us. God can speak to you in whatever way He wants. (Please note that I said whatever wayRead More...
