This kingdom of God life is not a matter of waking up each morning with a list of chores or an agenda to be tended to, left on our bedside table by the Holy Spirit for us while we slept. We wake up already immersed in a large story of creation and covenant, of Israel and Jesus, the story of Jesus and the stories that Jesus told. We let ourselves be formed by these formative stories, and especially as we listen to the stories that Jesus tells, get a feel for the way he does it, the way he talks, the way he treats people, the Jesus way.

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O God, when my faith gets overladen with dust, blow it clean with the wind of your Spirit. When my habits of obedience get stiff and rusty, anoint them with the oil of your Spirit. Restore the enthusiasm of my first love for you.

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The life of faith is a daily exploration of the constant and countless ways in which Gods grace and love are expereinced

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There are no experts in the company of Jesus. We are all beginners, necessarily followers, because we don’t know where we are going.

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You're here to be LIGHT... Shine! Be generous with your lives.

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Waiting means going about our assigned tasks, confident that God will provide the meaning and the conclusions.

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No life of faith can be lived privately. There must be overflow into the lives of others.

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The vocation of pastor has been replaced by the strategies of religious entrepreneurs with business plans.

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Real faith is refined in the fires and storms of pain.

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When we sin and mess up our lives, we find that God doesn't go off and leave us- he enters into our trouble and saves us.

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