Clusters & Leaders
Lord, what do you want us to do for clusters?
* who are the people to host / lead? where is the
The Law As Tutor (Gal 3)
It's really interesting... someone could follow Paul's argument [in Galatians 3]:
* "cursed is everyone who
Doing vs. Inhabiting (With an Eye Toward Eternity)
Lord, thinking a lot about doing / accomplishing (bottom line) vs. being / inhabiting (over long haul)... Thinking about approaching everything we
Poverty & Justice(Psalm 82)
Psalm 82:
God has taken his place in the divine counsel...
vs 3 - give justice to the weak and
Why Spiritual Gifts?
Lord, why do you give us all different gifts?
Because you have given us different calls.
Galatians 2:8 – "
Shalom as Fuel
Lord, it strikes me that one of N's challenges right now is not simply to fight against addiction
Longings for Significance
Lord, thinking about my own longings for significance...
First in books, stories – looking for stories that would move / inspire me
Masturbation & Sacraments
Thinking about masturbation – there is no flourishing (shalom) in it.
At its best, its kind of a relieve valve that
Gender Roles
Strikes me that even in a culture that no longer believes in gender roles, we really still do. Illustrate:
* How
My Yoke Is Easy (Mt 11:30)
When Jesus says "My yoke is easy, and my burden is light..." (Matthew 11:30), he doesn'