i'm a husband, a father of two, church planter, musician, lover, fighter, romantic, writer, storyteller, arrogant, coward, one messed up Christ-follower!
I have been thinking about what can happen in our suffering. Many times it is in our pain that we find ourselves, but even more importantly it is in our pain that God finds us. Notice I didn’t say “where we find God”. Not that we don’t find God in our pain. But all too … More Where The Spirit Enters
When you really want to get to know someone you invite them over for dinner. At least my family does. Why? Because you can get to know a lot about a person over a meal. There is something about a meal that puts our guards down and allows us to speak freely (even if you … More You Wanna Come For Dinner?
I realized lately that often we spend a lot a time telling people what they are not suppose to do. We set rules in place so people know what they shouldn’t be doing. Then we set up penalties if you are to break those rules. When I was young I had a bit of a … More Lesson in Missing the Point
Gandhi once said, “Be the change you want to see in the world.” Yet the world around us doesn’t seem to be changing. In fact at times it seems like it has gotten worse. Each generation that passes reminisces about the “good ole days”. Each generation feels like the next generation is that much worse. … More Unless, Dr. Seuss, Change & Jesus
We seem to live in a generation that is once again taking hold of the idea of having a creative mind. I know living in New Zealand, this society wants all people, especially the young, to learn to think for themselves and to see that nothing is impossible with a little imagination. Children have a … More Imagine The Unimagined
My family has been away for 3 weeks. I need them in my life. They make me smile and laugh. They bring joy in my life to a whole new level. When they are gone I miss them and all I can think is “come home soon” and then I count the days till they … More Come Home Soon
The other day Rylee said this prayer: “Thank you for helping us when we are broken!” The Gavin followed by asking Jennifer how God fixes us. He then went on to list that God fixes all our body parts, and how he fixes our hearts and when he lays us down, he holds us in … More Faith Like A Child
Sometimes I overcomplicate my life. Sometimes I overcomplicate Christianity. Sometimes I beat myself up with guilt. But in those dark moments, I am reminded that there is someone out there that cares for me; who wants better for me. In those moments, I am reminded of a simple fact: How He Loves! He deeply loves … More How He Loves
God is doing great things in my life and opening up some amazing doors. It gets me thinking about the future often. It makes me ask the question, “what’s next?” But I don’t want to get so fixed on the future that I forget about what is going on in the present; right in front … More What’s Next?
Is it just me or does God and Jesus always seem like they show up late to things in the Bible? He was late helping a couple have a baby (they were like 100 & 90). I mean he was late saving his people from Egyptian slavery. He was late helping the man with a … More JEJIT (Just Enough Just In Time)
Justin Cherry 