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“You are going to feel like hell if you never write the stuff that is tugging on the sleeves of your heart — your stories, visions, memories, visions and songs. Your truth, your version of things, your own voice. That is really all you have to offer us. And that’s also why you were born.”
Anne Lamott

“You are going to feel like hell if you never write the stuff that is tugging on the sleeves of your heart — your stories, visions, memories, visions and songs. Your truth, your version of things, your own voice. That is really all you have to offer us. And that’s also why you were born.”
Anne Lamott

Learning About Sanctification

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As I embrace the reality of sanctification, it is clear from the beginning that a proper understanding of sanctification is center in our understanding of the Gospel. Consider the following quote from “The Everyday Gospel”

I once assumed the gospel was simply what non-Christians must believe in order to be saved, while afterward we advance to deeper theological waters. But I’ve come to realize that the gospel isn’t the first step in a stairway of truths, but more like the hub in a wheel of truth. As Tim Keller explains it, the gospel isn’t simply the ABCs of Christianity, but the A-through-Z. In other words, once God rescues sinners, his plan isn’t to steer them beyond the gospel, but to move them more deeply into it.
…After meditating on Paul’s words, a friend told me that all our problems in life stem from our failure to apply the gospel. This means I can’t really move forward unless I learn more thoroughly the gospel’s content and how to apply it to all of life. Real change does not and cannot come independently of the gospel. God intends his Good News in Christ to mold and shape us at every point and in every way. It increasingly defines the way we think, feel, and live.

May I Introduce …

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It is my pleasure to introduce Meredith Crockett (with her Papa at Gulf Shores in this picture). Most recently (today) she is the captain of the Wilmore Elementary School Quick Recall Team. In their district competition today, Meredith and her team won first place in the quick recall competition and led the way to WES winning Overall 1st Place in the district competition. Congratulations and good luck in Regional competition.

A WORD for 2010

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Pastor Steve has encouraged each of us to select a word for 2010 that will help us focus on our relationship with God and encourage our spiritual formation. I had the opportunity to teach a couple of classes at the church we attend while in Florida. The subject of the class was sanctification. I had not spent any appreciable time in the study of sanctification before. Although my preparation was limited, I was deeply impressed by what I learned. For that reason I have chosen sanctification as my word for 2010.

One understanding that came to me in the course of my study was that sanctification is not a concept we capture and domesticate. It is a reality that takes us captive and to which we submit.

1 Thessalonians 5:23 (New Living Translation)
23 Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again.

Warrior

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Grandson Tyler has completed his first year of wrestling. He had a great year. He is a quick learner and has the heart of a warrior. Even though he is in elementary school and in his first year, he made it to the state competition where he won his first match. Congratulations Tyler!