Tuesday Mind Dump…

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  • I don’t know if you’ve ever had a season where you feel like you are sprinting and you didn’t warm up.
  • That’s exactly what my life feels like right now.
  • With some transitions at our church, putting together the message for my grandmother’s memorial service, it’s been a hard season.
  • Last night I finished reading Michael Card’s book, A Sacred Sorrow: Reaching Out to God in the Lost Language of Lament.
  • I don’t think I’ve ever read a book like it.
  • Lament and sorrow are not things I’m very good at as an 8 on the Enneagram, so this book was helpful for me.
  • I think what I’m learning is the most difficult to do in the midst of a busy season, is process things personally.
  • As a pastor, I spend most of my time helping people process things in their life, so I’m always in helping mode. Always looking outside of myself.
  • Last week, Katie and I met with our counselor and he asked, “What do you need to get to Easter?” Then, “What do you need to get to summer?”
  • If I’m honest, I don’t always know the answer or even act on it.
  • It’s a great question to ask because too often we don’t take care of ourselves.
  • Katie and I got to spend a few days last week in Denver assessing church planters through Acts 29.
  • It is amazing to sit around the table with couples who are planting or are on the verge of planting.
  • I love their passion, their hopes, and dreams. It was great for my soul to be reminded of that.
  • It’s also an amazing thing to sit and think about what potential lies within that person/couple and what God might do in and through them in their plant.
  • There are a lot of moving pieces in our church right now with staff transitions.
  • I’m blown away by the resilience, patience and passion of our leaders.
  • On top of getting ready for Easter!
  • I loved giving The 4 Chairs message on Sunday.
  • Here’s the big idea with a picture our creative team got.

  • I first heard this message as a college student and was blown away by it.
  • I’d appreciate your prayers as we continue our hiring process for a worship pastor.
  • I’m blown away by the leaders who have applied.
  • Makes me even more excited about the future of our church.
  • It’s not going to reach 70 degrees today, which means tonight might be the last great night for a fire in Tucson.
  • Our kids are excited about smores for pre-dinner.
  • If you did the crossfit open, I hope you’re glad it’s done. I am.
  • I have a love/hate relationship with the open.
  • I’m so excited for our next series at Revolution Church.
  • Were going through the book of Daniel in a series called How to be Brave. 
  • And this is still true about preaching through the book of Daniel.
  • Well, time to wrap up my sermon for Easter and finish out the sermon on the mount!
  • Back at it…

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