Who Are You? 3 Popular Wrong Answers
As I’ve made my way through Peter Scazzero’s Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: Unleash A Revolution In Your LIfe In Christ, I found these quotes from chapter 4 particularly helpful to me. So I thought I’d share them with y’all. Hope they help you too: “The vast majority of us go to our graves without knowing who […]
Motives Matter: A Carrot, Horse, and Spurgeon
The Gospel Unites Us, Our Preferences Divide Us
The Purple Heart, the Distinguished Service Cross Medal, the Defense Distinguished Service Medals, and the Silver Star are all significant medals given to our military personal for unusual acts of courage and sacrifice in the line of duty. But the most prestigious of them all is the Medal of Honor, which is awarded for “personal acts of […]
Marinate in the Gospel
I’m not a professional cook, but I’m pretty close to being a professional eater. And I can tell the difference between a steak that has been sitting in some kind of marinade and one that hasn’t. I can tell the difference between a steak that has been soaking in teriyaki sauce or dale’s sauce for […]
What Are You Building?
Ole Kirk Christiansen not only had an incredible name (seriously, Ole?!), he owned a woodworking shop in Denmark about 100 years ago. That woodworking business grew and struggled through several decades of challenges, World Wars, the Great Depression, and many other crushing circumstances. And while most of you haven’t heard of Ole Kirk Christiansen, all […]
The Gospel and Work – 3 Things to Remember
You thought you were in control. You had everything running just like you wanted it. Sure, you weren’t ahead or anything crazy like that. But you weren’t behind, either. All of your projects—whatever they happened to be—were moving along nicely. You were meeting the millions of deadlines threatening to overtake you. The work was hard, […]
Redemptive Community – Depth and Growth
Music City, Songwriting capitol of the world, Athens of the south. All these labels describe the types of work our city does well—the types of work that cause people to move to Nashville. But when you talk to people about why they want to stay in Nashville, you don’t usually hear them talk about their type […]