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"And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you" -Luke

"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters".-Genesis

Maybe it's just me, but I love how similar these passages are. one from the beginning of time, one from when God came to be with us in the earth. I'd say this moment. of God coming down to be with man, this true moment of Emmanuel. foreshadowed by the prophets happens here. the same spirit that hovered over the chaos before creation, is now hovering and overshadowing Mary. I love this.

there is one great spirit that is the holy spirit. the creative essence of creation comes to man and wraps himself in flesh to dwell with man. This same spirit that is the son and the father is the word. the unending pre-existent logos. I love how unified God is even within himself. In the beginning was the word, in the beginning God spoke the heavens into reality. Neato

Now that's dedication

Luke 2:37 - "She (Anna) never left the temple but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.

Wow.

What's our first reaction?

It's a small detail. And it's not even about Jesus (but it is).

Zechariah went into the temple to do his job and, after about 400 years, God broke the silence. He told Zechariah that today is the day (or today is The Day). And then he shut Zechariah's mouth for 9 months. 9 months! The poor guy saw an angel of the Lord, heard the news Israel had been waiting to hear for centuries, and now he couldn't even talk about it. I would be pissed. "Yeah, thanks a lot God ... jerk."

But then after those long 9 months, he could talk again. Was he mad about what he had gone through? Did he finally yell at people who might have taken advantage of his silence? No, he praised. The moment he was able, he praised.

Tears for Fears...

"And all the people shouted with a great shout when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid. 12 But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers' houses, old men who had seen the first house, wept with a loud voice when they saw the foundation of this house being laid, though many shouted aloud for joy, 13 so that the people could not distinguish the sound of the joyful shout from the sound of the people's weeping, for the people shouted with a great shout, and the sound was heard far away."

I think what struck me the most is just the idea of even these faithful Hebrews were still being broken by the gospel. to see the lords faithfulness brought these folks to tears in the midst of a great worship event. It makes me think about Dennis Fuller as he gives a talk. We've talked about this a few times and I've discovered sometimes he is or I am overcome with emotion while giving a talk, because it's one thing to prepare a lesson or sermon, and it's an entirely different thing to give it. when you say it out loud it becomes real. I see this in my life all the time i have these thoughts or feelings and it's not until i confess them or speak them out loud do i have comfort in them. I think these jews are like that, they know the lords faithfulness they've seen it before, but here they see the foundation of the temple being laid anenw and it breaks them. the Gospel breaks us, in a good way.

Into the Exile...

It has been said and I surely do believe that every passage of scripture has the gospel in it. Maybe not every verse, there are simple verses where the gospel is hard to see because it needs more context. As I was reading for the day I thought man where is the gospel here? wheres the good news? all this is is bad news, the story of a people thrown into exile a great city and temple destroyed. I felt deeply sad i was reading this passage like it was my own house or something. Exile represents a lot of different things to me here. I firmly believe that one can not fully understand God's grace and what he has done out of his love unless one examines seriously the nature of mans depravity and sin. We can see how good grace us unless we look at how sinful and desperately in need of it we are. I think the gospel is found in this here, the exile the destruction of the holy city, tells the story about how sin even if its paid for has consequences in our lives, how we are captives needing redemption needing a rescue.

there is one verse at the end of the reading that gives me great hope:  verse 29 that says "So Jehoiachin put off his prison garments. And every day of his life he dined regularly at the king's table," I read this and though what does that have anything to do with the rest of the story, the book of second kings ends in a hurry and the tag line at the end is seemingly random. Except that this passage is rough it is dark and heart breaking, but it ends in a moment of hope. To the readers being taken to a place of inner exile, we read that this man has put off his prison clothes. The rescue is coming, and has begun. in Christ we can put off the clothes that label us as prisoners, the parts of our lives that have held us captive no longer need to be worn. The last bit is a picture of grace as well. the idea of taking off the clothes of captivity and then eating at the kings table. We have much to look forward to in eating at the Lords table. A new home where there is no pain, suffering or exile. We sit and eat with the King of all Kings, the Lord who is our rescuer.

The Heart of the Issue...

When reading about David and Solomon the last few days, it's really neat to think about the differences between us today after Christ, and those people of Israel who were before him. How different our situations are, and how seemingly similar they are. The passage with David says that after he is anointed he is filled with the spirit. I love to think that this is the holy spirit, even though a good number of folks would say the "holy spirit" didn't come into the picture until thousands of years later with Pentecost, i think this is whats happening now. When you look at how David acts, and how he writes in the psalms he known, and rightfully so, to be a man after Gods own heart. He bares the fruit of Christ and is peaceful to Saul who is crazy and violent toward him. It's neat to look at Davids Heart and to see where Christ is, and how we can today read about him, and his songs and feel that same spirit moving within us.

The same goes with Solomon, who had visions or dreams, encounters with the God of Jacob.He asks for wisdom, to be the leader of a people in the best way. I often when reading about Solomon and David wish i had those kinds of hearts. That my heart would seek wisdom and seek the Lords will. That i would have the confidence that David showed when he stood up against Goliath. I guess if I have that same spirit within me, the fullness of God (Eph. 3:14-19) bringing me home, closer to Christ, and bearing more of his heart, his peace, patience and goodness. David Boldness, Solomon's humble wisdom.

Like Rhinos....

Four times in Joshua 1, Yahweh tells his new servant to "be strong and courageous."

Imagine Joshua's position - he's been under Moses' wing for a while (since getting the Commandments), and has even seen it coming that he'd be in charge next. He's just been waiting for that moment. Ever been there? Have you ever known some big responsibility was coming your way ... and felt totally unprepared for it? Moses was basically the leader of millions. He lead the Israelites through battle, famine, natural disasters, judicial affairs ... and now he's gone.

Why be strong and courageous? Couldn't he be just an okay leader - enough to get by? Yahweh had two reasons for Joshua to be strong and courageous. 1) Joshua had a huge task in front of him. "I've promised you this land. Now go get it." He had to have these qualities to face the challenge that was in front of him. The second reason Joshua had to be these things because of a promise (and promises made by Yahweh never fail): v 9, "do not be terrified; do not be discouraged for your God Yahweh will be with you wherever you go." In other words, "Don't get down kid, I've got your back. And in case you forgot: my name's I AM. That's who has your back."

Wouldn't it be cool if we had that same promise - that the God of the ages is with us wherever we go; something that would take away our fear and enable us to charge ahead? Matthew 10:19, 26, 31, 14:27, 28:20, John 16:33, Romans 8:31, Philippians 4:13, etc. etc.

The Idol Factory...

I found that this passage is really insightful into our hearts as people in general. God lays down some guidelines, telling us "this is whats best for you", and we still don't get it. The Lords presence is around and the peoples only reactions is to tell him not to get to close. The people of Israel constantly missed the mark, and now as heirs to that inheritance I find that we do too. When in interact with God and he pleads with us that he loves us and that he is jealous for our hearts we still sometimes turn and say I'm not so sure, I'm more comfortable with this thing over here. For me this passage looks like 10 rules, but instead it's a plea from God to the people of Israel.
The bottom line is we have idols in our lives constantly, these created things because their easy to control, and they seem safe. Trusting God with your life is scary and this process isn't easy. but the Lord is faithful and will show himself to be such as we give him the idol factory that is our heart. just like Abraham we have to tie it up and lay it on the alter. I kind of like that the last little bit God tells Moses that the alter needs to be dirt, simply soil. Because we are of the dirt, It's like saying i want your heart to be the way i made it, simple and pliable.

Tell'm "I AM" has sent you...

I love how this passage brings me into it. Reading just the first 6 verses, I'm there. Moses is just chilling on the mountain with his sheep and he catches a glimpse of something awesome. he's mesmerized turning aside to it. turning his whole posture toward it. he forgets where hes at, what he's doing. the sheep are watching him walk away toward this bush that's ablaze. The the Lord speaks, and there I am. I see these great things i see the lords moving, but when I realize who it is I'm afraid. God tells him, It's me the God of your fathers, and since I'm here, this place is holy because I AM. "and moses was afraid and hid his face". Here's my favorite part instead of just comforting Moses in response or even rebuking him, God tells him who he is. not just his name that's later, but he tells him his heart. without missing a beat it jumps to God saying "I've heard the suffering of my people. and I have come down to deliver them..."

When I'm afraid or unsure I need to be reminded of the cross. I don't need a pep talk I need Christ. I need straight-up gospel spoken into my soul. and that's what God does here. Moses is afraid and God in response tells him that he's come to deliver his people. When I'm lost or afraid or just anxious I need to remember that "I AM" is with me. He has come to deliver me and all his people. with each insecurity Moses throws at God, the Lord answers, and sweetly uses what resources he has available. his staff the tool of the shepherd, his hand, and the water of where he is going. the third sign involves moving. Moses now has to step out in this faith... I pray that I will remember the lords words as I go out stepping in faith " I will be with you, I AM with you"

He is constant.

what i'm spurred on to see (through both these readings and life in general) is that God is constant. this is such a theme in all of the scriptures... when something goes wrong, when we are coming into a scary situation, when we doubt what He is doing, when we feel uncapable... He is ALWAYS constant. He is always there. He is always good.. He doesn't play about this, He is there.

in church yesterday we looked at james 1:16-18 where james tell us to not be deceived but to remember that all good things come from above... "with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change." in each of the readings we've been doing that is the quality of God that i have seen the most...

* when adam and eve turn from God, He is constant in His protection over them and love for them as He sends them out of the garden that could grow more dangerous for them now and clothes them in their mess
* when abraham and sarah doubt that God could provide the child He promised them at such an old age, He is constant in His provision and promises
* when testing abraham with his idols, He is constant in His love and gifts and has him keep his son
* when moses doubts his ability, God is constant in His strength and provision

it's the whole story of the Bible and the Gospel... God is worth following because He alone never falters. Never falters in His love, His goodness, His strength, His provision, nothing. HOW BEAUTIFUL.

Reflectios by Jethro

Who changed the background? DON'T TOUCH IT!!! That's a 7, you don't want me to get to a 10!

Reflections by Jethro

Who am I? Is commonly my response to so much of what God says. I'm just a screw up, an addict, an alcoholic, a liar, and an idolater and so much more. I find myself in Moses shoes especially before giving a talk at club or before any type contact work. It is so much easier to see and focus on my sinfulness and my inadequacies. That is why verses like 3:11 are like a sweet melody to my ear and give me a confidence I have only ever found in God. God says to Moses "but I will be with you," and I can't repeat those words enough in my head. My stomach settles and my nerves are calmed because as it says in Romans 8:26, 1 Corinthians 1:27, 1 Corinthians 12:22, 2 Corinthians 12:9 and countless other times, God's strength is shown through our weakness. Where we lack God is shown more powerful. He is faithful to Moses and He chose Moses by name and He has been faithful to me and He chose me by name.

Here am I ...

Here in Gen 21:1-7 and chapter 22 we see Abraham tested to the limit. we see him trust the lord with everything. We can tell from earlier interactions that Abraham wanted this so much. he wanted a child and now he has it. what does to the lord do? challenge him to let go. We've been studying idols and how we often put those things first. Here Abram ties up his idol and is prepared to destroy it. We have to let go of these idols and replace them in our hearts with the creator. We were made for this. We were made to take our idols up on the mountain, tie them up and lay them on the alter. The good Gospel news is that God will provide. Abraham is questions or spoken to several times and he always responds "Here am I" humbly he presents himself to the lord, to his son and to the angel of the lord. "here am I".
Question: Where is or what is your Isaac? what is it that needs to be given up as it takes the first place in your life with Christ? Where is it in our lives we need to say "here am I lord, all of me"

a boy named laughter...

I really liked this reading because it's just a different pace then the first two readings. but it continues the story of who God is and who we are in him. we see God lay down the basics of the covenant. And we focus on the promise. it's so crazy and so extravagant that in the midst of this promise, Abram begins to laugh. I love how God reacts. I often have this idea of God being angry when I don't understand who he is, but Abram laughs in his face. big no no right? Nope!, God just continues to tell Abram how much he loves him how much he's going to bless him and his kids, and the whole world through his seed. God then tells Abram the boys name is going to be Isaac. and in the good Old Testament fashion of things his name means literally in hebrew "Laughter" as a very old proffessor at Emory always says "its yitz-hac which means and sounds like Ha Ha".

God here shows his grace and his providence. he once again speaks life to his loved ones by bringing new life into old "good as dead"(Hebrews 11) flesh.

we were made for not this.

bummer.

the coolest thing to me about reading in the old testament is seeing myself in it. it's forever ago, but the consistency and truth of God is so real when i can identify with these issues of serious foreeeever ago.

constantly in this section the things we were made for keep getting ruined. slowly it's all gone, and it's now all an uphill battle to get where we were meant to be. and it's so real because i can relate to all of it.

3:3 makes me giggle. don't even touch it. God knows us so well. we are soo susceptible to temptation, and He's prepared for that, He warns us ahead of time just don't even kind of do it. that makes me think of interactions with my 2nd graders... i know if i tell them to raise their hand they will also shout out and squirm, so i say raise a quiet hand. i'm trying to prevent the issue as much as possible. but still, they scream and squirm. it is inevitable that we fall into what seems like it will make things better at the time... that goes into 3:6, how often do i also convince myself that what i know is not good will bring some benefit? man, it is just frustrating how innate and continuous these inclinations to sin are. it is ridiculous.

the first spot i see us begin to lose what we were made for is 3:7... as soon as we indulge in sin we run to cover ourselves up. pushing anyone we had let in to our lives quickly and nicely out so that they can't see the mess. but, we were made for relationship. we were not made to do it alone or to wear these masks.

then, everyone thinks everyone else was the problem. and we all are centered on ourselves. we were made to live together and to care for each other and help each other. now, we care about ourselves.

...and her husband will rule over her. this love that adam had for eve was the most beautiful thing evver. and now, to love her that way, will be a serious battle. and she's going to make it worse for him to by fighting him for leadership. he was meant to guide, to lead, to care... and now he is inclined to rule. wompppp womppp.

as discouraging as this is, our God does not stop with His beautiful, amazing love. He runs in, gets them out of this garden where they would only get into more trouble, and gives them clothes. He immediately begins to cover their mess. He knew this was going to happen, but really, He had to be a little bummed when it actually happened. God is so constant. that may be one of my favorite things about Him. He never falters to love us harrrrd and to provide for us in our mess. mmmm, good.

in the midst of our sin, our mess and failure... the fact that we are His children is so beautiful to me. we clearly need Him, and need Him intently. i hate how quickly i forget that.



semi-silly question:


so, before eve got that wonderful effect of painful child birth... how was this all going to happen? was her body already created in the way to give birth that it happens now, but just it gained pain now? or was it all different? the fact that our bodies are so intricate and perfectly made for all of this, its weird to think that He suddenly changed something about them.

you were made for this.

sorry kyle, stealing your title. don't be mad, love me!

reading these two chapters, what really stands out is simply what i was made for. i wasn't created for the purpose of the silly things i get caught up in throughout the day... i was created for this.

i was created to be in love with my Maker. He prepared everything simply just the right way. i love how God moves from 1:31 after creating man and saying it is very good to realizing it wasn't quite right, and He wanted it absolutely right. He wasn't playing around in planning our world, He doesn't make mistakes and He would not leave this un-perfect. 2:18 says in contrast it is not good that adam is alone. God is serious about the fact that we are made for relationships with both Him and each other.


in chapter 2 i just really love looking at the way God (very purposefully) created man and then woman. since i have a lot of thoughts or opinions about how men and women are different and what their different callings are... i love seeing these details in small or big ways in His Word. 2:15 says the Lord put adam in the garden "to work it and keep it." the keeping it aspect was cool to me today. a man is not just to work etc. but rather to watch over... to help guard or guide things worth treasuring... thinking of man's role to be keeping things just makes a lot of sense with me and is really cool. and the way adam clearly falls in love with eve on the spot; he immediately responds the way it should be. he has no hesitance and he is ready now to also watch over her and care for her. awwwwesome.

Genesis 3: a Tale of Two Trees...

I think this passage may quickly becoming one of my favorites, because it so honestly portrays the life we are living and even the conflict we are born into. Working in young life one of the key factors I've discovered, is that the cross and God's grace and provision simply don't mean anything without some kind of understanding of what sin is. Just like the old AA program says, the first step is to admit you have a problem. so as we look at the origin of sin, and how it affected Adam and Eve, we see how our own sinfulness affects us as sons and daughters of Adam.

That being said what I want to share is all about the trees. the two basic options are the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The tree of trusting God and the tree of Doing my way and for my glory. these two simple trees are the two paths we have in life. And we can only choose one (at least one at a time). we are either living in trust, or dying in our rebellion. Adam and Eve choose rebellion and suffer death as a result. you and I are born into this sin, Paul later says that through Adam every man receives death. but! through Christ our new Adam we have life.Even in their sin we see that God is seeking redemption by clothing them. with skins...from what? an animal. already the first sin, has been paid for atoned with the shedding of blood. there is always blood for sin.

Genesis 1-2: The voice of Relationship...

The story of Redemption starts with laying down the framework of who God is and these first two chapters of Genesis do a great job of just that. The idea of God speaking creation into existence is awesome. He didn't just think it or just do it, he spoke it into being. He said "let there be light" and there was. That's awesome. It's who he is, hes not the God who just does it, he's intentional and he speaks life. his words are creative and they produce something where there was nothing. verse 28 says he blessed them (humans) with his words. this theme carries throughout all the scriptures seen all the time in the act of a blessing, someone speaks, and it happens (Isaac blesses Jacob). God continues to speak life in chapter 2: he forms man out of dust, and breathes life into him. he speaks into dirt and life generates. Within God's voice is the essence of Life. later on in the scriptures God breathes Life on to dead bones and the re-animate. I wonder about the life God is giving us right now as he speaks to us through his word. Jesus is called the Word in Johns gospel and he is the creative word of life. Jesus is this word, this living breath that is what holds us together. It's so cool to see the Trinity in action here, the father who speaks the word who is Jesus and in this we see the breath of life the spirit within man giving and sustaining life.

 The text says that God says lets create man in "our" image. we see God here is in relationship with himself. crazy right? the Hebrew word for God here is Elohim which means God, but it's in the plural. We see the trinity here, God is in perfect intimacy within himself so that when he creates man, in his image he is also made for intimacy made for relationships, with God and with others. It's no wonder that once we focus on man in chapter 2 he's lonely. I feel like this so much that I'm made for more, and the more i pray about it and read about it i think we are all made with this longing for God and for relationships. I love the way Adam talks once he sees Eve for the first time. At last...flesh of my flesh bone of my bone... he's pumped. Young life has a slogan I used to hate but now I love. "you were made for this", it's silly but it's true, Adam was made to be in relationship with God and Eve. he was made in the image of God who is in relationship. Adam notices here that he was made for her, she was made for him. and we are "made for this" we are spoken into existence and made for relationships by a relational God. It's cool to think about how Jesus came to earth to live with us to be in relationship with us.

Reflections

Genesis 2:18-25
God noticed Adam was lonely. Before God remedies the situations He gives Adam a command to name all the animals. I've found He does this for a few reasons. One God establishes His Status as Lord over Adam and allows Adam his first chance at obedience and allows for him to see God's faithfulness. God is my Lord and I follow His command because I see here in the scripture that He is faithful to Adam. By following Adams example here I have a chance to see God's faithfulness in my own life. Second, the whole time Adam is naming the animals he is alone and none of the animals can provide for Adam what God wants for him. Adam has a significant time to experience life without a helper. I think God is intentional about this because now that Adam knows what life is like without Eve he can genuinely appreciate life with her.
I like the way scripture describes Eve being made. When God causes a deep sleep to fall over Adam says to me something about God's gentleness and how He looks after us. Also the first time poetry is used is after the creation of Eve (V. 23) . Poetry is often used to describe something that cant be accurately described and it portrays a beautiful relationship that was formed between man and woman.

Questions to think about while reading

For most of my life I have struggled to find God, to know God, to love God. I have tried hard to follow the guidelines of a spiritual life- pray always, work for others, read scriptures- and to avoid the many temptations to dissipate myself. I have failed many times but always tried again, even when I was close to despair.
Now I wonder if I have sufficiently realized that during all this time God has been trying to find me, to know me, to love me. The question is not "How am I to find God?" but "How am I to let myself be found by God?" The question is not "How am I to know God?" but "How am I to let myself be known by God?" And finally the question is not "How am I to love God?" but "How am I to let myself be loved by God?" God is looking in the distance for me, trying to find me, and longing to bring me home.
It might sound strange, but God wants to find me as much as, if not more than, I want to find God
(The Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri J. M. Nouwen)

40 day plan starts on October 14th

and will end around December in which time we'll start an advent-ish reading plan then we'll kick off the new year with the year long reading plan. so these first few trial start now. The blog is a place to share questions thoughts and reflections on how Christ is revealing himself to us through his scriptures. my suggestion is to pray read the passage, then re-read the passage and think about what it says about the Gospel and what it says about you. then pray and meditate that day on what the lord is saying to you. Day one starts Thursday in Genesis. Get excited

the first plan of action: Getting started

There are tons of reading plans out there dozens, and the goal is to eventually start a reading plan that goes through all of the scriptures in a years time. the day that seems like the best spot is January. but until then the blog can be a starting point. A place to express what the Lord's teaching us through his word.

That being said here is a forty day reading plan going through the basics of the Gospel story reading highlights from all of scripture. we'll start reading in a few days or so, but here it is.

Day 1 Genesis 1–2 The Creation Account
Day 2 Genesis 3 The Beginning of Sin
Day 3 Genesis 15; 17:15-27 God’s Covenant with Abraham
Day 4 Genesis 21:1-7; 22 God’s Faithfulness and Abraham’s Faith
Day 5 Exodus 3–4 God Calls Moses to Deliver His People
Day 6 Exodus 20 The Ten Commandments
Day 7 Joshua 1 Conquering the Promised Land
Day 8 1 Samuel 16–17 David and Goliath
Day 9 1 Kings 3; 8:1–9:9 King Solomon’s Wisdom and the Temple
Day 10 1 Kings 18 The Prophet Elijah and the Prophets of Baal
Day 11 2 Kings 25 The Siege of Jerusalem and Exile of Judah
Day 12 Daniel 2–3 Daniel in Babylon; The Fiery Furnace
Day 13 Ezra 3 Rebuilding the Temple in Jerusalem
Day 14 Isaiah 9, 53, 61 Isaiah’s Prophecy of the Coming Messiah
Day 15 Luke 1–2 The Birth of Jesus
Day 16 John 1:1-18 Who Jesus Is
Day 17 Matthew 4:14-44 Jesus Begins His Ministry
Day 18 Matthew 5–6 The Core of Jesus’ Teaching
Day 19 John 3 God’s Love for the World
Day 20 John 5 Jesus’ Miracles and Authority
Day 21 John 11 Jesus’ Power Over Death
Day 22 John 15 The Christian Life Defi ned
Day 23 John 17 Jesus’ High Priestly Prayer
Day 24 Matthew 26–27 The Arrest and Crucifi xion of Jesus
Day 25 John 20 The Resurrection of Jesus
Day 26 Luke 24 The Ascension of Jesus
Day 27 Acts 2 The Coming of the Holy Spirit
Day 28 Acts 9 The Conversion of Saul
Day 29 Acts 16 The Gospel Spreads to Europe
Day 30 Acts 26 Paul’s Defense of the Christian Faith
Day 31 Romans 3 Justifi cation by Faith Alone
Day 32 Romans 7–8 The Battle With Sin; Life in the Spirit
Day 33 1 Corinthians 13 The Way of Love
Day 34 1 Corinthians 15 The Power of the Resurrection
Day 35 Galatians 5 Freedom in Christ
Day 36 Ephesians 6 The Whole Armor of God
Day 37 Philippians 1:18—2:18 Christ’s Example
Day 38 Colossians 3:1-17 Putting on the New Self
Day 39 James 1 Pure Religion
Day 40 Revelation 21–22 The New Heaven and Earth

Getting started...

 I've had this thought for a while, and I'm pretty excited to get things started. The idea is pretty simple: that as believers and followers of Jesus, we need to be in the word on a daily basis. We need not to just gain knowledge or even to learn more about God, those things are great but the goal is to experience the living God in and through his word. If we as believers seek and cling to the truth that Jesus is the truth and the life, we need to search for this on a daily basis. The truest thing about us as people is what God says about us, and the truest thing about God is what he says about himself.

so the goal is to simply get into the word on a daily basis as a group of believers with many connections through friends, and family but the number one connection being Christ. so as we go into this together lets push one another and hold one another accountable to get into the word of life.

this blog is a place to post reflections and insights gained as well as questions to help us all grow to now the lord more deeply. scripture in the time of our lord wasn't just one guy sitting alone in his room reading some book it was a community event that people shared. so lets seek ways to share God's word.