Every year in the US, we mark out a day to celebrate what we have been given. Thanksgiving Day, in my opinion, is actually one of the most culturally amazing moments where we take time out from work and normal routines to simply celebrate and enjoy God's goodness. Of course, like all things, Thanksgiving can …
||40days|| week six: live
The||40days|| journey of Lent has taken us along the road of acknowledging difficult things in our lives, turning from them, listening to God's voice, and then following Jesus, our Leader. This week, we continue the journey with a focus around the theme: 'live.' At times, it might be easy to mistake the journey of these …
||40days|| week five: follow the charge
There are few things which set the blood pumping as much as watching a team make a heroic charge to victory. Whether it's an underdog basketball team surging to an upset or a football team pushing down the field in the last two minutes of a game, such an effort is quite a thing to …
||40days|| week five: follow the Leader
Leadership is a hot topic these days. Go into any bookstores and you will find hundreds of books on leadership. Being a leader is different depending on the setting. It is one thing to lead a race with many in pursuit of you but it is another thing to lead a team where you facilitate …
||40days|| week five: follow wherever
"You can just follow me there." I'm sure we have all had the experience of following someone in our car from one place to a final destination. We may not know where we are going, but trust the person to lead us around curves, through unexpected turns, racing through yellow lights to the destination. When …
Matthew Erickson 