Radical obedience. Radical faith. Radical surrender. Radical forgiveness. Radical love. Have you heard any of these phrases before? How did they make you feel? Here’s the truth, and it might be a hard truth to hear, but it’s the truth, nonetheless. There is no such thing as radical obedience, radical faith, radical surrender, radical love,…
Living Sent
This category explores what it means to live with purpose, identity, and intentionality as a disciple of Jesus. Posts focus on spiritual formation, biblical truth, kingdom living, identity in Christ, walking with the Holy Spirit, and practical discipleship for everyday life. This category aligns with the Living Sent course and future discipleship resources.
Snuggle Up
Part of preparing for my morning time with God involves getting my dog, Riley, settled. Ordinarily, this looks like giving her permission to join me on the couch and then opening my arms and saying, “Snuggle up”, an invitation to draw as close as she wants and curl up next to me while I cover…
God Knows, Sees, and Understands
I took Riley out for a short potty walk this morning. Oh, how she wanted to go further, faster. And, I wanted to let her. She wanted to jump into the bushes onto the critters moving the branches and walk through the deep, muddy grass. And, I wanted to let her. Instead, I directed her…
Where Do We Place Our Trust, Part 4
Luke 9:3 And He said to them, “Take nothing for your journey, neither a staff nor a bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not even have two tunics apiece.” Jesus sent the twelve on an assignment but told them to take nothing with them. He gave them power and authority and asked them to…
Where Do We Place Our Trust, Part 3
Isaiah 31:4-5 For thus says the LORD to me, “As the lion or the young lion growls over his prey, against which a band of shepherds is called out, and he will not be terrified at their voice nor disturbed at their noise, so will the LORD of hosts come down and wage war on…
Where Do We Place Our Trust, Part 2
Isaiah 31:1 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and rely on horses and trust in chariots because they are many and in horsemen because they are very strong but they do not look to the Holy One of Israel, nor seek the Lord. Relying on people as our source of help…
Shake It Off
Luke 9:5 And as for those who do not receive you as you go out from that city to shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them. “Shake the dust off your feet.” Move on. Shake off and release the rejection. Remove the dust of the experience from your feet so you…
Where Do We Place Our Trust Part 1
Isaiah 31:1 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and rely on horses and trust in chariots because they are many and in horsemen because they are very strong but they do not look to the Holy One of Israel, nor seek the Lord. The natural mind seeks out what LOOKS strong,…