This from Christian Wiman in his moving book My Bright Abyss: Meditation of a Modern Believer. Christ speaks in stories as a way of preparing his followers to stake their lives on a story, because existence is not a puzzle to be solved, but a narrative to be inherited and undergone and transformed person by person. …
Saturday Prayer 3
The Lord is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion. The Lord protects the unwary; when I was brought low, He saved me. Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has been good to you. - Psalm 116:5-7 Oh Lord God, You created all things from nothing, You shaped my life …
The Tale of Friends at Midnight
This past Sunday, November 8, I kicked-off a new series at Brooklife Church called "Storyteller," in which we are looking at parables of Jesus. I was looking at the parables of the friend coming to another asking for bread at midnight. The focus of my message was on the confidence we can have with our …
Storyteller: Jesus and Parables
This past Sunday at Brooklife, we began a new series called "Storyteller" that is looking at the parables of Jesus. We all love a good story. Sit with a child to read a story to them, and watch out! You may find yourself being asked to read it again and again. Invite some friends over …
Wess Stafford – Leveraging Your Past (LS09)
Dr. Wess Stafford, president and CEO of Compassion International, shared a very personal and intimate message on pain in leadership. It would be impossible to convey Stafford's story here. In short, he spoke of how, as a missionary kid, he experienced immense physical and emotional abuse while at a Christian boarding school. However, it was …
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