The person who loves their dream of community will destroy community, but the person who loves those around them will create community.
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community
"In some ways, it is easier to be a dissonant - for then one is without responsibility. As a member of the executive, I had to weigh arguments and make decisions, and expect to be criticized by rebels like myself." - Nelson Mandela
Tonight I’m aware of all I’ve received in spiritual friendships... in spite of regrets and hurts, I choose to keep loving deeply and authentically. #Grateful
So grateful for the/our church... starting a series on Ruth today and in an age where “everyone does what is right in true own eyes” I’m blown away by those that gather to seek Jesus and follow his ways and not just their own desires... @mhvineyard
I’d watch a tv show that brings together strangers that battle on Twitter. They’d meet “the other’s” family over dinner to hear their story... to help them to release their visceral hate and contempt. God save us from devolving into a never ending outrage competition! Eph 4:29-32
Being winsome towards those you disagree with is a very hard but an important attitude/skill to cultivate... vey scarce and in desperate need right now...
Gratitude is a choice... you always can complain and you can always choose to be grateful. A grateful heart opens the way for connection to God and others... choose gratitude.
Because a fish absorbs oxygen from water, not air, it is free only if it is restricted to water. If a fish is ‘freed’ from the river and put out on the grass to explore, its freedom to move and soon live is destroyed...Real freedom is finding the right [restrictions].
"The kingdom of God is within you. You are built for the Kingdom. It has been built into the structure of your being from the foundation of the world." - E. Stanley Jones
I’m so excited for Chris and Nicole as they launch @PacCityChurch... they launch Sunday and if you’re in the area you should check it out! https://t.co/A91HWcrXrA #vineyardusa