Tag: wilderness

• The American Church: Tempted in the Wilderness

  Tuesday Re-mix – Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the desert, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. Luke 4:1 The church in America is in the wilderness. That’s not such a bad place to be. It’s a difficult place, often a…

  Blake

  June 7, 2011

  Church Unity, Church/State issues, conflict, leadership, missional

  bread, Christianity, church, conflict, devil, Luke 4, members, mission, politics, relationships, temptation, unity, wilderness

• Resolutions, Strategic Plans, and Brand New Puppies

  I saw the movie  Marley & Me this week and loved it.  I’m a dog person.  I suspect every dog person would understand and love that story.  It brings to mind that big speech your parents gave you when you were a kid and you pressed them to let you have a dog.  You know…

  Blake

  December 29, 2008

  leadership, strategic planning

  2009, Christianity, church, dogs, Marley & Me, non-negotiables, resolutions, strategic plans, values, wilderness