We are wounded in community and we are healed in community. No way around it. Healing might not come from the community where the wounding took place, but community is needed for healing nonetheless.

“. . . When you brought nothing to the table, God made an arrangement so that your nothing could become your contribution. We call that grace” Bishop Noel Jones

Because your individual story has been embedded in the larger story of redemption, your story is going to have a beautiful ending.

“God applies all His “Omini’s” for your good and your joy!” Ryan Kwon #FreeIndeed

“Be constant in prayer. We never inconvenience God. He delights in being needed.” Ryan Kwon #FreeIndeed

Migrating to #Threadsapp. Peace.

True gospel humility means I stop connecting every experience and every conversation with myself. I stop thinking about myself altogether.

Over the course of my life there were times when I generously gave & God blessed me. Then there were times when I didn’t & God still blessed me. Generosity is not about controlling God’s hand. It’s about opening ours with the understanding that we can’t dictate God’s grace.

“To walk out of his will is to walk into nowhere.” - C.S. Lewis

The deepest motive for mission is simply the desire to be with Jesus where he is, on the frontier between the reign of God and the usurped dominion of the devil.

Pastors cannot point the way in prayer, they must lead the way in prayer.

Every famously toxic pastor didn't start that way. But at some point he allowed a subtle shift to take place in his heart — toxic leadership in seed form. So often, one of these seeds is a subtle sense of superiority. It's easy to miss, so we have to be alert the ways it

Best part of Thanksgiving is there’s no church tomorrow. #annualpastortweet

15 years later. Still TWITTER to me! #MyXAnniversary

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