Today’s post is from my wife, Jennifer. She brings a certain perspective of a wife, mother and woman on a foreign mission field and how it effects us all during the holidays: After 4 years living abroad and celebrating most of those holidays in NZ, it still doesn’t feel normal to have Thanksgiving in the … More Missionary Wife’s Perspective of Thanksgiving
restoration [ˌrɛstəˈreɪʃən] n 1. the act of restoring or state of being restored, as to a former or original condition, place, etc. 2. the replacement or giving back of something lost, stolen, etc. 3. something restored, replaced, or reconstructed A couple of blogs ago I asked, could it be that there is more to this … More Restoration in Action
Another election has come & gone. One party is celebrating, another is mourning. One party will wake up & see the world as better. The other will wake up & see only doom. Who’s right? In the end the world will be as it always has been…Gods! Now all we can do is live in … More Obama vs. Romney
I talk to people everyday who see God as nothing more than an old tradition that holds no value in their lives anymore. They see God as a nice fairytale to believe in, but not someone worth trusting in. They believe that God has no real value in their life. The problem that I’m seeing … More An Old World God
This video blog was made by a young minister named Jarrid Wilson. You can check out his blog here. He also has written a book called “30 Words: A Devotional for the Rest of Us,” which you can get here. Both the blog and his book are really worth your time. What are your thoughts … More Closet Christianity
I spend a lot of time talking to people about God and His kingdom movement. I spend a lot of time thinking about how I can show people this “world that could be”. And the more I research, the more I think, the more I learn, the more I’m convinced we have the right answers … More Right Answers, Wrong Questions
Lately it feels like Jennifer and I are revolving doors. Revolving doors are good for one thing, letting people go around them all day long. People go in and people go out. It feels like this because every time we try to catch our breath or sneak a private moment for just the two of … More Revolving Door
Have you ever thought about this question? We make statements like this because we can’t imagine having to live on this earth forever. We assume we would get bored and therefore want to move on from this earth to something, anything. But what if we could live forever. Isn’t that what Jesus offers us? Eternity? … More Who Wants To Live Forever?
We all like to look good! Admit it. We all want to be that person that looks in the mirror and say, “Wow, that person is hot!” So what do we do? We put time in the gym, we eat the right things, we go to bed at a descent time so that we get … More Spiritual Vanity
Our church just finished a 30 day challenge we called 7 Minutes A Day. You can read the blog of how it works here. This was a challenge to spend at least 7 minutes of intentional time with God everyday and see how it changes us. Here are a few lessons I learned from my … More 7 Minutes A Day
Justin Cherry 