As I mentioned in the last post I'm on a most intimate and incredible journey. In the past two years God has been cleaning my canvas. What He has begun to paint is an incredible portrait of His Bride. There is great beauty and freedom to be found in the church Christ builds. This blog has reflected many of my thoughts along the way as the fellowship I pastor has changed and continues to. In [...]
As I woke up this morning I felt an incredible sense of gratitude for the journey I am on. Life is a marathon, not a 50 yard dash and learning to live in the moment is an art, not a science. Every canvas is the same. It doesn't look like much, kind of plain. But the moment the master artist puts his hand to the canvas, with each brush of color the canvas comes to life. To [...]
Sorry again for my lack of posting. I've had a hard time getting started, I think because I'm behind and have a list of things I need to write. It will happen. Anyway, here is my life as a parent with two sons who are 200% boy and always full tilt. READ THIS post by my wife at HER BLOG. www.amyhobbs.wordpress.com
It has been a while since I posted anything. I really meant to, but could not quite bring myself to. I love to write, being a teacher by nature, as you can see by what I post here. I love to take the word and apply it to life. However, I love relating to people even more. In order to be truly missional, the word has to become incarnational. "And the Word became flesh and [...]
We have been teaching a series called "Going Deep" over the last few weeks and it has been an awesome experience for me because it has been shaping me as I teach it. The thing I have been pondering is how we mostly present Christianity as a belief system instead of a way of life. Our faith was intended to be a way of life. God models this for us. We know 1 John 4:8 says [...]
