Josh Patrick

gratefully enrolled in the school of trusting and following Jesus as a husband, dad of 3 girls, pastor, and cancer patient

[Josh Patrick @joshrpatrick]

A trial is an unexpected and open-ended season of pain. If you’re in the midst of one, take heart. God is at work. Great pain often leads to great change.

[Josh Patrick @joshrpatrick]

Taking a break from all social media. Don’t know how long it will last. Maybe 30 days, maybe forever. In the meantime...

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13

[Josh Patrick @joshrpatrick]

Grateful to spend Christmas with my favorite people in the whole world. These ladies bring so much beauty and delight into my life!

[Josh Patrick @joshrpatrick]

@ScottyWardSmith @spccpastor @nateshurden @gileskirk @russramsey @exile_here Thank you, Scotty! Praying for you right now.

[Josh Patrick @joshrpatrick]

The world says, “The future is fixed. It cannot be altered.” Advent says, “The future can be fixed and God has come to fix it.”

[Randy Alcorn @randyalcorn]

Wouldn’t it be great if one of our biggest problems as Christians was having so much happiness in God that people couldn’t understand it? “But the righteous are glad and rejoice in his presence; they are happy and shout for joy” (Psalm 68:3, GNT). https://t.co/hPsHnCnvmh

[Josh Patrick @joshrpatrick]

Finishing Sunday’s sermon @VUMC_Cancer while another infusion drips through my veins. Grateful for these wonderful people. Lord, fill every room with hope and peace.

[Josh Patrick @joshrpatrick]

A simple reading of Jesus’ birth story reveals that God’s ways aren’t our ways. If I were writing a book and the moment came for the deity/hero to arrive, there’s no way I’d do it like this! God’s stories are always better.

[Josh Patrick @joshrpatrick]

@finebaum @AlabamaFTBL Not to speak of the recruiting scandal that he and the leadership at Auburn profoundly mishandled in 2010. They chose wins over integrity. Period. Has he ever acknowledged that their program wasn’t above board in whole thing? It’s the white elephant in the room.

[Josh Patrick @joshrpatrick]

@finebaum @AlabamaFTBL It’s so strange to me that Gene Chizik is offering commentary on recruiting. Come to think of it, it’s weird that he’s saying anything that sounds even remotely authoritative about college football. Why give him a platform? His record speaks for itself. Help me understand.

[DallasAWillard @DallasAWillard]

Truth and reality do not adapt to us. It is up to us to adapt to them.

[Josh Patrick @joshrpatrick]

At the Apple Store. It’s so entertaining to watch the millennial employees engage with the baby boomer customers. This is epic people watching right here.

[Josh Patrick @joshrpatrick]

Advent is a time for tenacious hope; not flimsy nostalgia that comes and goes.

[Josh Patrick @joshrpatrick]

Eager to preach the Good News of Jesus to my dear friends at Harpeth Christian Church this morning. What a wonderful privilege this is! Preaching during Advent = pure joy and delight

[Josh Patrick @joshrpatrick]

a liver MRI
breakfast
volleyball matches
violin recital
walk through the neighborhood
sermon review
helping kids with homework
pork simmering in the crockpot
a sacred Saturday

[Chris Seidman @chrisseidman]

No one "gets" Jesus or gets to Jesus without some help. Mary had an angelic encounter. Joseph had a dream. The Magi had a star. The shepherds had an angelic chorus. Simeon had the Spirit. Who or what helped you?

[Josh Patrick @joshrpatrick]

@VUMC_Cancer They came by while I was there yesterday and encouraged me big time with their beautiful music!

[James Bryan Smith @jamesbryansmith]

3 Things God wants you to know:
1. He longs for you more than you long for Him.
2. With Him, you lack nothing; He can give even more than you ask.
3. One day there will be no more tears, only rejoicing. Let this hope anchor your soul.
https://t.co/jyfwfSFFPI

[Josh Patrick @joshrpatrick]

At the @VUMC_Cancer getting an infusion of magnesium today. A nurse brought a therapy dog by to see the patients. What a beautiful, well-trained dog. Trying to imagine the effect my dog, Bruno, would have on these folks. He would turn the place upside down.

[Josh Patrick @joshrpatrick]

@desiringGod Hark the Herald Angels Sing

[Josh Patrick @joshrpatrick]

The fruits of the Spirit are grown in the soil of our present circumstances. We want things to change; God wants to change us.