We’re all f’ed up in some way or another. Each & every one of us. Maybe less than some, but also more than others. That “trying to look and sound perfect” thing is a terrible way to live life. #Freedom in this life comes from just that, being free. #bereal#beyou#studiochurch
Love is often defined as giving up our rights. Our rights to time, money, peace, and what we want. Love is also defined as life. Life that includes magical moments, happiness, joy, smiles, laughter, and hearts that are full. #Love, to me, makes all the difference. #photosbybarry
God’s love for you is unconditional. There is nothing. NOTHING. You can do to change that. He will never, ever, quit loving you. Know that. ::: #God#Jesus#GodsLove#Church#StudioChurch
Boxes are a terrible thing. Small. Confining. Not much room to breathe. Especially when we try to put other people into ours. #Grace on the other hand is open, wide, expansive. It gives people room to be just who they are, today, in this moment. #StudioChurch#reachmore#church
NO STRINGS ATTACHED ~ It's a strange idea for some that there could be a love so pure, so giving, that there are no strings attached to that love, ever. ~> "Where God’s love is, there is no fear, because God’s perfect love drives out fear" (1 John 4:18) #studiochurch#Jesus#love
The #eye in the #sky is not looking down on you, it’s looking up to you, #encouraging you on, through what is sometimes, oftentimes, a very challenging life. It helps to know, that. That we’re not alone, not truly, alone, ever. #youareloved#knowthat#studiochurch
Loneliness is not reserved for people not near other humans, in COVID hibernation, the young or the old. It can show up at work, home, during a day, hour, or moment. There is a remedy for #loneliness. It is #love. ~ #studiochurch | Image source: Archillect
Ever held your tongue in church? If 2020 has shown us anything, it's that life's too short to pretend to be something we're not. #Jesus was the most authentic, rebellious, #disrupter of his day, and yet, somehow, we, the American church, became, something else. #StudioChurch
I think we all realize, finally, showing up at a cheerleading event, each Sunday, was not God's best. Although corporate worship, I so miss that. So Family, where, do we go, from here?? #2020 #2021 #StudioChurch || #ideas#church#evangelsim#SBC
The journey to your best place, is found in the acceptance of who you are at your core. Not who others think you are, or who they think you should be, but who you REALLY are. Discover that, do that, and you will be free. #beyou#befree#studiochurch
When we’re born, we’ve got what we got. Looks, intellect, core gifts, and strengths. Regardless of what anyone says, you can not be ANYthing you want to be...but, you can be more than you currently are. It takes something that we all can have, courage. | #courage#StudioChurch
Life by design, is a #risk. That's because the Designer knows the uncertainty of life keeps us motivated and exploring, and when we're uncertain about what lies ahead we're more likely to lean into His arms. That uneasy feeling in the pit of your stomach? By design. #StudioChurch
Filters ~ In today’s social world filters are used to create more likes & interest. They bring out the colors and highlights of life and make it more interesting. Filters can also be used as a gift to another person through a word not spoken, or an action not taken. #StudioChurch
The Filler Of Our Gaps ~ Life leaves gaps. Parent gaps. Spouse gaps. Work gaps. Health gaps. Money gaps. Thankfully, God is there, always there, to fill our empty spaces. ➥"Sing to #God, sing praise to his name, for he is a father to the fatherless." (Psalm 68:4-5) #StudioChurch
Reach Down ~ We all have people around us that we can reach down to and lift a little. People that have less than us. Less money. Less hope. Less joy. Less love. Less Jesus. || #mercy#love#studiochurch || Image: Noah Buscher, Denver CO, USA || #church#ministry#people#help
"Are We There Yet?" - Arriving is not what's most important, seeking is, and is what brings the most benefit to us and others. ➥ "Those that seek the Lord lack no good thing." (Psalm 34:10) #StudioChurch
"If we get better, our customers will demand that we get bigger" -Truett Cathy, Chick-fil-A [#'s matter at church because to reach a heart we must first gather a crowd] #studiochurch
He Sees Us As Stars ~ When it comes to giving out His love, #God treats everyone like stars. His love is unconditional, all the time. No matter what we have done, or not done, His love remains steadfast and true. (#Isaiah 49:16) #stars#studiochurch | Image: Gregory Crewdson