TweetBrennan Manning and Rich Mullins are two of my all-time favorite ragamuffins. If you are not familiar with the work of either, I beg of you to quickly acquaint yourself. I can’t seem to read a single page of Manning or listen to a single song of Mullins without feeling an overwhelming need to repent [...]
Posts from ‘March, 2011’
Romans 12: Our Mission
TweetWe ended New Life’s Florida Spring Break trip (themed “The War Within”) with a wrap-up on Romans 12. As we spent the whole week talking about the internal struggle between the flesh and Spirit (see my last post),I tried to pull some key truths from Romans 12 about the ongoing spiritual war that surrounds us…illustrating [...]
A Humble Look at Ourselves
TweetThe following is an exercise I gave for students on the Florida Spring Break trip. I hope it blesses your life also: Consider the following two (partial) sentences: “____________, then the world will know that God sent Jesus.” “Without __________, no one will see God.” These sound like pretty grand, epic statements…if only we could [...]
My First Sermon Ever!
TweetThis past Sunday, I was invited to preach at First United Methodist Church of Cocoa, FL while on New Life’s Florida spring break trip. This was the first time I’ve ever preached at a church service, and it definitely had its challenges (I got into Florida really late the Saturday night and had to sleep [...]