The reason you are enslaved to bitterness is not what that person did to you -- even though that was wrong. The reason for the bitterness is usually because of what your heart is making of the thing you lost.

"We ought to give thanks for all fortune: if it is good, because it is good, if bad, because it works in us patience, humility and the contempt of this world and the hope of our eternal country." #CSLewis | #HappyThanksgiving

One of the tragic fates of human existence is that over time the structures we create to support and enliven a cause take on a life of their own and in some way become the cause #theforgottenways

It’s been a long time coming but it’s finally here! Our family left traditional ministry 18 mo. ago to plant a church. Take a few minutes, read our story and see how you can be a part! IF YOU BELIEVE IN WHAT WE’RE DOING, HELP GET THE WORD OUT AND SHARE! gofundme.com/mission-throug…

I really have a love-hate relationship with NY.

When the body works in unison “God” things happen. “As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace:” 1 Peter 4:10 ESV bible.com/bible/59/1pe.4…

You can love without agreeing with someone. You can disagree without hating them.

Take a few minutes to click the link below and read, share and donate if you can! Love you guys. gf.me/k5bn5 #gofundme @ Birmingham, Alabama instagram.com/p/B1J43dsFgJN/…

The first Christians created an alternative culture in the midst of Rome's worst-case scenario. Here's the text of the talk I gave today at @Qideas. andy-crouch.com/extras/the_yea…

I long for the day when the church will consistently be salve in our racial wounds instead of salt in our racial wounds.

Maturity is when you can disagree with someone, without discrediting them.

Unfollowing or defriending people who have different opinions or beliefs than you is not the answer. If we desire change, we must engage in conversations. Know what you believe, why you believe it, and be open to talk about it.

If Christians would simply listen to the cries of their own brothers and sisters in Christ, the Church would be ahead of the national conversation about racial justice instead of behind it.

Truth

If sin is our biggest, deepest problem, then grace is our greatest need.

Meet our Lower 9th Ward GenSend team! They have been serving hard in the community gardens,helping Shane Booker lay the groundwork for upcoming church plant, Garden City Church.