Ashley Blackwell reflects on what it means to engage brokenness in healthy ways. Ashley suggests that we when we name what is broken, get curious about what is broken, identify our response to what is broken, and explore our response to what is broken, we can then begin to engage a brokenness with creativity, courage, and compassion. Scripture for this … Read More
From the life of Nehemiah, John reflects on what it means to enter into the world around us with hope. When we see things that are broken around us, our call is not to move towards despair or cynism. Rather we are called to join in God’s ongoing renewal with humility, integrity, and patience. Scripture for this Sunday: Nehemiah 1:1-2:10 … Read More
John Chandler begins our series called “Make Good” on lessons we can learn from the story of Nehemiah. Quotes and resources mentioned: How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco’s Life Maker Faire Austin Subscribe to the podcast via iTunes
John discusses the relational nature of our community groups as we get ready to kick them off with a community group dream session this Wednesday. Quotes and resources mentioned: The Hacking of the American Mind, by Robert Lustig “Technology is seductive when what it offers meets our human vulnerabilities. And as it turns out, we are very vulnerable indeed. We … Read More
Mike Watson reflects on the reality that being created in the image of God means that we have been created to relate to each other and God. Mike goes on to suggests three ways of relating to one another and God: Humble Dependence Expectant Faith Abundant Gratitude Our hope then is to be a people who can acknowledge the relational … Read More
April Karli closed out our summer series on Acts — “What happens when the Holy Spirit leads the way?” — with a sermon on Acts 17. Subscribe to the podcast via iTunes
John Chandler continued our series on Acts — “What happens when the Holy Spirit leads the way?” — with a sermon on Acts 16. Quotes and resources mentioned: Domain Northside ad “They did it because singing is an act of spiritual warfare, resisting the Devil. Just like Paul and Silas, we sing to hold on to hope. We sing in … Read More
Ashley Blackwell, on behalf of the Leadership and Stewardship Team, offered an update in our Sunday Liturgy on our encouraging recent giving trends and our summer fundraising goals.
As part of our 7/29 liturgy, we were thrilled to announce that Erin Williams has accepted an invitation to serve as our new Kids’ Coordinator! Erin was a military kid who was blessed to spend most of her growing-up years in Southern California. She and her husband and their 3 busy kids relocated to the Austin the summer of 2017, … Read More
Andrea Lucado continued our serious on Acts — “What happens when the Holy Spirit leads the way?” — with a sermon Acts 15. Subscribe to the podcast via iTunes