Microposts
It’s been a really fun few days watching our boy play ball. The joy on his face as he plays the game he loves is like nothing else.
I really want to start writing long-form again. I am feeling uninspired. So #fediverse, what would helpful to hear from The Pastor Next Door?
Learning new things is hard. I’m continuing to learn how to lift weights. I’m falling love with doing hard things.
This might be one of the most challenging books I’ve read. It is impacting my soul in ways I didn’t expect.
Currently reading: Run with the Horses by Eugene H. Peterson 📚
If you’re into sermons, I’m posting mine here.
I love Ypsilanti to my core. There is a resonant joy in this town that fills my soul.
I moved outside at the coffee shop and now I get to hear the singing of people as they walk down the street or are driving slowly through town.
I am teaching my way through the book of Acts at the moment. The two things that I am confronted with on almost every page:
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There’s only “us” and no “we/them”, in Christ there is no “other.”
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“Presence” is central to following Christ.
I would love for you to join me for Tap Room Tuesday!
“Commands assume freedom and encourage response. Addressed by commands we are trained in response-ability.” Currently reading: Run with the Horses by Eugene H. Peterson 📚
“What we do in secret determines the soundness of who we are in public. Prayer is the secret work that develops a life that is thoroughly authentic and deeply human.”
Currently reading: Run with the Horses by Eugene H. Peterson 📚
“Prayer is the act in which we approach God as living person, a thou to whom we speak, not an it that we talk about.” — Eugene Peterson, Run With Horses
If you live near Ypsilanti, MI I’d love for you to join me for Tap Room Tuesday…
If you like to listen to sermons, here’s my most recent from the book of Acts. podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/…