God’s vision for your life is for you to flourish! Psalm chapter 1 describes you as strong tree that has been planted by streams of water that supply continual nourishment for you to grow and produce fruit. But this does not happen apart from God’s Word. In order to flourish, you need to have your […]
Hello parents! My desire for 2020 is to create a vault (noun: a secure room where valuables are stored) of parent resources that encourage and equip you with tools, insights, and practices that will help you vault (verb: jump over obstacles; leap forward) in raising your children to be authentic followers of Jesus! We are living in […]
This past Friday evening we held a Christmas Night of Worship at Living Word. The theme for this evening was “God With Us” and the reality found in John 1:14: “The Word became flesh and blood and moved into the neighborhood” (MSG). The truth of the incarnation demands a response–songs, poetry, art, and, above all, […]
From my view it was amazing! On Saturday, November 16, 620 women assembled in the Main Auditorium to carefully and prayerfully consider being “fearfully and wonderfully made”. The morning was a picturesque display of Kingdom partnership as administrative, ambience, caterers, coffee-brewers, facilities, safety, presenters, speakers, teachers, tech-team, worship team members, and many ministry partners collectively […]
Ahh … good question. A question that is quite a bit above my theological pay grade to answer, and above most people’s pay grades to answer. That doesn’t mean people haven’t tried. From time to time you hear about someone who died and went to heaven and had a tour of heaven and then they […]
There are no ordinary people. You are not ordinary. You have never met, nor will you ever meet, an ordinary person. We have said this over and over at Living Word. We didn’t think it up, C.S. Lewis did. It is just one of dozens of brilliant and beautiful thoughts from Lewis that we pass […]
This past Saturday, our Fusion High School ministry hosted their second annual Faux Co. Last year a group of students asked if Fusion could host an event that would be an alternative to high school’s homecoming. This was an opportunity for us to create a platform for student leadership. A team of high schoolers came […]
Two Living Word attendees, Jay Englar and Bob Sears, had the pleasure to recently serve those in need in the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian. Both Jay and Bob are chaplains with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA). During their 8-day trip, they were part of a group of six chaplains from BGEA who were there […]
Early in my Christian journey, and early in my preparation for working in the church and mission, I read two books that helped me understand what kind of evangelical I would be. The first was The Young Evangelicals by Richard Quebedeaux. Then some years later came The Younger Evangelicals by Robert Webber. I connected and […]
If the shoe fits, wear it. If the shoe does not fit, get another shoe. Some labels fit well; others I wear with more difficulty. When someone asks me, “What kind of church do you go to?” I hesitate for at least a minute. What label should I use? Will they understand the label I […]