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Category: Repentance
Creating space and opportunity for a movement of confession and repentance.
Partners in Disaster Response
By Aaron Lee Click HERE for information about joining the new CGGC team! Sunday, August 27, 2017. The nation was gripped by the rising floodwaters and swift water rescues in southeast Texas as Hurricane Harvey made landfall and stood still. That afternoon, Pastor Steve Bean called the Virginia Baptist Disaster Response Operations Center hotline, requesting… Continue reading Partners in Disaster Response
One Day at a Time
Staying in the moment can be the hardest discipline to follow. Our minds can dwell in the past, thinking about what was. It could be in mourning, thinking the best had passed, or in regret of what could’ve been done. Our minds will swing to the other end of the spectrum, where we are fearful… Continue reading One Day at a Time
We are Brok en
We are broken in (fill in the blank). I started writing this post a while ago, but life happened and I put it aside. I just moved for the 24th time or maybe it was the 34th. My wife had major surgery right after the move, so I took on some housekeeping responsibilities while she… Continue reading We are Brok en
Broken in Acting Instead of Being
I was walking toward town beside my step-father. He seemed like a giant to me. His gait was long and I was only in first grade. As he held my hand, I felt like I was running just trying to keep up. That’s because I was running trying to keep up. At times, I would… Continue reading Broken in Acting Instead of Being
We Are Broken in Our One Size Fits All Ministry Gifting Focus
I believe that it’s time we bear fruit in an area that there’s been a lot of talk about this past year or so. Over much of the past year, our own Director of Transformational Ministries Brandon Kelly has been writing and blogging about the five-fold callings found in Ephesians 4 – apostles, prophets, evangelists,… Continue reading We Are Broken in Our One Size Fits All Ministry Gifting Focus
Our Hope is in Christ Alone
We are broken before God when we put our hope in our government/political party instead of in the Lord. Putting the government above our God is like worshiping a golden calf as our idol. Instead, we should be pointing others to the eternal, saving hope only God offers. Therefore, it’s essential we understand the relationship… Continue reading Our Hope is in Christ Alone
Believers, be civil to one another; even in political conversations.
We are broken in the Lord when we treat others whose political opinions are different than ours with no: civility, respect, dignity, or kindness. How will these actions, attitudes and words of ours reflect onto the Lord? Will those we’ve treated poorly still be open to hearing about the love of God? Now, where would… Continue reading Believers, be civil to one another; even in political conversations.
We Are Broken in Our Focus on Pastors
There is no ‘position’ of pastor in the Bible. Did you hear that? There was no position of pastor that needed to be filled in the New Testament. When John Winebrenner repented of an institutional reading of the Bible and read it with fresh eyes, he saw and argued that there are only two ‘offices’… Continue reading We Are Broken in Our Focus on Pastors
Broken in Our Attitude Toward Land and Those Who Dwell There
The Navaho and the Anglo look at land use and ownership in very different ways. Maybe it is best said indigenous peoples and Western civilization view this in very different ways, for this struggle is not limited to the United States. I will not try to make a case that either one is right or… Continue reading Broken in Our Attitude Toward Land and Those Who Dwell There