I normally associate supporting someone in prayer by praying for them when I’m alone with God. Those prayers are in themselves great, but tonight after being reminded that everyone has someone close to them, whether it be a close friend or family member, who does not know Jesus, I felt like supporting someone in [...]
In small group during the prayer time, we’ve been trying the Ignatius prayers as a framework for discussion. We go over a point of desolation (where God is seemingly absent) and consolation (where God is noticeably present) and consider how God is moving in us through those times.
I’ve been realizing that points of desolation are [...]
Original post on this Psalm is here.
We covered Psalm 121 last night at small group and I’m excited about the insights that were shared. Here are some of the ideas that I came away with.
The psalm begins with the visual of a traveler looking to the hills, the place where people would go to [...]
My friend Tim and I were in a wedding this past weekend and it was a great chance to reconnect. At the rehearsal dinner Tim was sharing with me the method that he is trying to implement in their small group.
From an email from Tim:
Column A: Write down what touched you personally in a passage. [...]
So our small group is just starting to work through Eugene Peterson’s, A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society. I’ve only read the first two chapters so far; but have enjoyed it thoroughly. The point that stuck with me the most from the first chapter introductory chapter was this:
In going [...]
