Grace and Shame go together like oil and water. Sometimes life makes us try to blend them like peanut butter and jelly, but really, they do not and cannot coincide. Have you ever had an oil and water sandwich? I didn’t think so. However, peanut and jelly, that stuff is a classic. If grace and […]
Small Group Lesson 3: Each week in small group we are building and growing from the previous discussion. If we’re being technical in church terms, this is actually what you would consider discipleship instead of merely small group. Personally, I don’t really like leading small groups, I prefer discipling a few girls. It’s much more […]
Smallgroup night has become my favorite night of the week. Each week we stroll into a different location that we fully intend to stay for hours discussing the widest array of topics. Without fail I leave wondering if there’s anyway it could get better or funnier ….and to my surprise it gets better each week. […]
I’m a firm believer we have a lot of control over lives. Especially when it comes to the kind of man/woman we want to be. The choices WE make, how we carry ourselves, the influences we allow around us and how we respond to our circumstances will define the kind of man or woman we […]
Webster defines gratefulness as appreciative of benefits received expressing gratitude affording pleasure or contentment pleasing by reason of comfort supplied of discomfort alleviated My personal favorite is the last one. Gratefulness is discomfort alleviated. It gives the impression that in order to understand gratefulness you must have experienced an initial level of discomfort. Some times […]