Mountains We Have Climbed: Never Climb Alone!
Think about two words with me today as we consider climbing the mountains in our lives: Support and Supplies. You don’t make it to the top of any mountain by yourself. You need support and supplies. Every...
Mountains We Have Climbed – Carry or Climb?
Began series by looking at Psalm 121 which reminded us to set our eyes on the mountain knowing that God would watch over us. I want to go back, to this psalm today and reinterpret it...
Mountains We Have Climbed – We Make The Path By Walking
Scripture is full of mountains. It’s full of people who set out on a journey with a mountain before them which they must climb. People like like Adam and Eve who are formed from the...
Mountains We Have Climbed: Lift Your Eyes
It was the first real out of town trip with neighborhood youth that I can remember after moving to Charlotte. We had agreed to take some young folks who had been doing exemplary in school...
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Water, Wind and Fire
Think on these words as you hear the words of Isaiah and Luke: Belonging and Becoming. Isaiah 43:1-7 f Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he...
Growing Gratitude: You Are What You Do
Do you live as if today is just another day in your life? Well, it’s not. Today is the one day that is given to you. It is a gift. It is grace that you are...
Growing Gratitude: Expect Nothing, Appreciate Everything!
I want to give you a 50% chance to win 500. But the other 50% chance is that you must pay me $500! Will you take that gamble? Most likely, you said, “No way!” How...
Growing Gratitude: Series Intro
Gratitude Changes Everything. It really does! Over the next few weeks we will explore Christian gratitude. What is it? How does it work? How do we not just feel it, but authentically practice it? I...
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Back in the Day – A Matter of Perspective
“”My very excellent mother just served us nine pizzas” Do you remember what this phrase is for? It’s a mnemonic device. If you guessed that it is a sentence for remembering the order and...
Back in the Day: Grace, Laughter, and Getting Older
Summary of Back In The Day Series Week 1 – Back in the day, we walked to school 12 miles barefoot up hill both ways. We discovered the ethic of hard work in this phrase and we...