I know every pastor says that the day after Easter.
For me, one of the things I loved about yesterday were the people I prayed with who are struggling to come to Christ. They are wrestling and pressing in, getting questions answered.
I love when people cross the line of faith and get baptized, but I was reminded yesterday of how God is at work in every part of that journey.
I know that intellectually, but it was a sweet reminder yesterday that our church is a place for that and we are a part of that.
Because our church exists to help people take their next step with God, I love that people were taking steps yesterday.
Those people wrestling, coming to faith, to me, those are enormous celebrations of the day.
The people who pulled me aside and said, “Something happened today and I don’t know what it is.”
Rest in that pastor.
It was awesome to hear from some of the church planters we are supporting to hear how their days went.
We kicked off a series yesterday that I couldn’t be more excited about.
For 5 weeks, we are laying the foundation of what our church believes a healthy, mature follower of Jesus is.
What we mean when we say discipleship.
We started yesterday with a disciple is loved by God.
What excites me about this is not only the clarity for our church and RC leaders, but also for people in our church who are searching and skeptical.
Too many churches define discipleship as everything that comes after the gospel or say, “the gospel encompasses everything.”
It does, but when we start discipleship with what we do, it does a disservice to our people and gives them a burden they can’t carry.
If you’re curious about some of the books that have influenced our thinking, check these out.
Katie was away for the weekend, leaving me with the Reich 5.
She went to Galveston to do a photo shoot.
I love that she is getting to use her gifts and talents in that way.
It was a long weekend with the kids though.
We were all wiped and then to throw Easter activities onto it.
We’re all moving slowly today.
I’m speaking at a MOPS group tomorrow on the topics of my book Breathing Room.
Should be a fun time.
For me, I love the questions after the fact and the conversations I get to have with people as they wrestle through their schedules and how to say no to things.
Katie and I got a big green egg for our 15th anniversary.
Yes, super romantic.
Yes, my wife is awesome.
Yes, it makes everything more delicious than my old grill.
