"What's love got to do with it?" "All you need is love!" "I wanna know what love is." "I will always love you." Any number of songs within our culture talk about the power of love in our lives. When we are loved we find a deeper meaning in our lives. Often, being loved and …
Kevin Durant’s MVP Mom
I began my message this past weekend by mentioning Kevin Durant's 2014 MVP acceptance speech. Particularly, I highlighted how the sacrificial love of his mother helped him transcend his circumstances and become more than he imagined. You can watch the entire speech or simply jump ahead to see him talk about his mom at 23:29. …
Rest your branches (a poem)
Rest your branches on me, my love, While the wind blows and storm enshrouds. Lean your limbs upon me when lightning flashes And teardrop rain falls down. Let us lean, bend, and sway together Among the pressed-down pathways Round our roots. Leave your mark on me and let us tend our trunks in wide-ringed ways, …
The Teacher Sits
Only someone who is silent is listening....Thus, the world reveals itself to the silent listener and only to him; the more silently he listens, the more purely is he able to perceive reality. - Josef Pieper The Teacher sits like a child on the floor in a room of adults standing above him. He speaks …
Wide: Changed with People (discussion questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Wide: Changed with People," which is the third part of our series "Jesus Changes Everything" at Eastbrook Church. Answer one of the following questions: Who do you find it most difficult to love? Why? When have you felt most loved in your life? Why was that? This week …
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