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The Surrendered Life
20 I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. 21 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. (Phil. 1:20-21) To reach that level of determination is a matter of…
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The matter of prayer
18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. (Eph. 6:18)
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Do Black Lives Matter?
Originally posted on Apprentice 2 Jesus: I woke up this morning to THIS NEWS. The New York Times. Headline. About my city. That, on the heels of the Alton Sterling shooting. A few months ago I attended a forum held at the college where I teach. Students and faculty and university staff got together to talk about the Jamar Clark…
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Philando Castile and the Miscarriage of Justice
There are signs of actual hope in the case of Philando Castile’s death. In the few days since the acquittal of Jeronimo Yanez in the shooting of Philando Castile: 1) Protests here in the Cities have been vocal and noticed, but no “huge” incidents to get white people upset too quickly, and 2) I have run into 3 places on the web…
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Can we return to a prophetic center?
I am still in the midst of lament over the jury decision last Friday. The officer who killed Philando Castile was acquitted. There is a sense of mourning, of lament, in our community and it needs to be felt.
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Lament — Philando Castile
Lament isn’t always theologically correct. Lament isn’t always nice and neat. Lament isn’t always soft… or done in time to get to lunch. Lament is brutal because the soul has been assaulted. It is a crying out in pain because in that moment… in that time… there is nothing else to do. Lament is personal. Lament is communal. America doesn’t…
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Say his name
His name was Philando Castile. The story is HERE. The grief is in my heart. I am so deeply sorry.
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The depth of our calling
I certainly think there are moments of “victory” when you think, “I was meant for this!” But today I’m reflecting on a neighbor’s tragedy and how they reached out to us… and the whisper of God saying to me again, “You were meant for this.” The tragedies, as well as the victories, can clarify our call.
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Anchors for Living
All I need is mine… because I am HIS. 3 His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 4 Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the…
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2017.06.11 – Tune My Heart part 1 featuring Todd Marshall
“2017.06.11 – Tune My Heart part 1 featuring Todd Marshall” A sermon from Heights Church. More information at HeightsChurchMN.org Subscribe in an RSS reader or on iTunes
