One two-word phrase stood out to me from this week’s The Hole in our Gospel reading: “nonnegotiable commitments.”[1] What are yours? What are ours? Church calendars can become just as busy and overcrowded as individual and family calendars so amid the endless array of good ideas and pressing needs, we must decide what our “nonnegotiable … Continue reading Nonnegotiable commitments
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The Hole in our Gospel Reading Program–Week Eight
Chapter Six: A Hole in Me If you’re still reading this book with me, you’ve surely discovered that it is a tough book. It isn’t a lightweight summer beach read; it is a manifesto, a proclamation for Christ’s followers to truly go all in with their commitment to Him. At first I loved this chapter … Continue reading The Hole in our Gospel Reading Program–Week Eight
The Hole in our Gospel–Reading Program Week Seven
Chapter Five: The Three Greatest Commandments So how are you doing in your reading? We’re seven weeks into our collective reading of The Hole In Our Gospel and I imagine that you’re beginning to craft ideas of what we could potentially do through Grace Church to contribute to God’s mercy mission in the world. I … Continue reading The Hole in our Gospel–Reading Program Week Seven
The Hole in our Gospel Reading Program–Week Five
Chapter Three: You Lack One Thing Up to this point in our book, author Richard Stearns has driven home the message that, “We need to be where God wants us to be.”[1] I’ve echoed that sentiment as well, urging each of us to pray that God would “use us where we’re needed most.” However, having … Continue reading The Hole in our Gospel Reading Program–Week Five
The Hole in our Gospel Reading Program–Week Four
Chapter Two: A Coward for God “Are you willing to be open to God’s will for your life?”[1] That’s the question that Richard Stearns wrestled with in Chapter Two of The Hole in our Gospel. If you’re like me, you’re probably realizing in your reading that Mr. Stearns is manipulating us with his story. He’s … Continue reading The Hole in our Gospel Reading Program–Week Four
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