Creating space to experience the grace of Jesus Christ in your place of need
Awake, O Sleeper…
How can being exposed be good news?
Prime real estate
Jesus builds you together as a living temple, not one built on laws to keep sinners out but on blood to wash sinners clean.
A New Temple
Sean and Kate discuss the good and radical news of being built into God's temple.
Weak Growth
The counter-intuitive nature of growing through weakness.
The Truth in Love?
Does this mean I get to tell people what to do?
A Built Body
Cults and falsehood versus true faith and love from Ephesians 4
Overwhelmed by Grace
Hope when life hits hard.
The body
Ephesians 1:23 The Body that heals trauma
Mystery Made Known
The mystery of Christ is not something you can figure out on your own, you need someone to share it with you.
Peace to You Far Off and Near…
Kate and Sean discuss how Jesus preaches peace to us no matter where we are.
The Dividing Wall of Hostility
Kate and Sean discuss the promises in Ephesians 2 and how they abolish hostility.
Ephesus Now
How we are living Ephesus now.
You Gotta Serve Somebody
We all serve someone or something.
True Comfort
I grapple with his sovereignty every time I suffer—or anyone else does. Every time, he reveals his love for me, for us, again, but deeper.
“Just Another Manic Monday…?”
Work was never intended to carry the weight of your identity…or your salvation.
The Comfortless Question, “Why?”
We need comfort, not explanation. My father’s dying brought this home to me.
Out of Control
Wouldn’t it be nice to not carry the weight of the world on your shoulders any more?
Blessed are those who mourn II
Death had brought each of us to our knees. We had a common bond in our pain, in our need for comfort.
Here I Raise My Ebenezer…
I often forget. I often lose perspective when dealing with the difficulties and frustrations that may pop up in my day to day. I need to be reminded…
Blessed are those who mourn, part I
In this series, I write about losing my father last spring because that is where I feel the depth of pain and power of hope. I pray that by naming the pain, you might not feel crazy or alone when loss crashes over you.
Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
— John 12:24
Visual Art
When visual art connects to us, it puts pictures to the words we cannot find. It slips past our defenses and awakens us. It might awaken grief, anger, admiration, compassion, or anything else deep in our soul. It reminds us that we are more than our to-do list, more than our rational, logical endeavors. We long to feel alive. Our creativity tells on us.
I hope my creative journey (so far) in paint, charcoal, graphite, sharpie connects to you.
Music
Music has an amazing ability to penetrate past our rational defenses and cut straight to our needy and hurting places. It can agitate, open up, and soothe what is stuffed down and closed off. It is a powerful form of language that allows us to express what at times seems inexpressible, a release valve for our souls.
These are some of the songs that give voice to pieces of my journey. Perhaps they will connect to yours and hopefully open up the door for deeper understanding and grace for yourself and others. At the very least, I hope they sound good to you ;)
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