How many of us have ever heard the of having an 11-month memory? It refers to the tendency to remember things more recent while tending to forgetting things longer ago. The idea goes that while some of us can easily recall what we did, say, for Christmas last year, fewer of us can recall what we were doing … More Labor Day…and an 11-month memory
During a conversation over coffee yesterday with a friend, he asked why things like missional living, neighboring, being a student of the community where we live, collaborative partnerships, racial reconciliation, foster care and adoption, serving the poor, hospitality and expanding our relational capacity to include people across ethnic, socio-economic and generational lines into gospel-centered community were all so important to me personally. I thought … More Neighboring
August 3, 2018 After having several people recommend it to me in recent weeks, I finally went to see the movie, Won’t You Be My Neighbor – a documentary on the life and work of Fred Rogers; a man who is perhaps better known by many as Mr. Rogers. Besides the awkwardness of inviting someone (besides my … More Won’t You Be My Neighbor
A couple of years ago, one of our covenant members asked me to be a reference for a program she was applying for called Leadership Rowan. After looking more into the program, I decided not only to serve as a reference, but to also apply myself. Several of you may be familiar with or have … More Local Knowledge
Almost two years go, we appointed a team of people among our church family to spearhead our missional reach as a church, both locally and internationally. Our Missions Team has since been working to help deepen relationship with our ministry partners, while mobilizing both covenant members, attenders and guests to be living expressions of the love of Christ by serving … More A Church of Irresistible Influence
The late English writer, journalist, philosopher and theologian, G.K. Chesterton once wrote, “America is the only country ever founded on a creed.” The creed he was referring to is found in the first line of the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence, which states the following: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are … More Freedom Carries Responsibility
In Exodus 33, we find an interesting interaction between Moses and God (as if each interaction isn’t already interesting enough!). In verse 18, Moses makes a rather odd but direct request of God; “…show me your glory.” It’s an oddrequest only when you consider all that Moses has seen and experienced up to this point. But Moses … More The Back of God
