Messy Worship Blog
Limitless
"There's a young boy here with five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that with this huge crowd?" John 6:9 NLT ___ If I took a poll today, what do you think would get more votes: I make most of my decisions based upon my limitations. I make most of my...
Make it stop!
"Sir, give me this water so that I will not be thirsty or have to come here to draw water." John 4:15 ESV ___ A couple years back, I pinpointed the most critical difference between my kid-wrangling strategies and my husband's kid-wrangling strategies. The most...
CompariSIN
He must become greater; I must become less. John 3:30 NIV ___ I don't usually shy away from being honest in Messy Worship but this week's topic is going to push my transparency comfort zone. It's very challenging to admit this one publicly: I struggle A TON with...
Cause and Effect
"But they shouted, 'Crucify him! Crucify him!'" Luke 23:21 NLT ___ Remember learning about cause and effect in grade school? I feel like they could've done a better job talking about how strangely that whole things plays out sometimes. Example: Cause: I told my...
Bring Him Your Awkward Persistence
"'I fear neither God nor man,' he said to himself, 'but this woman is driving me crazy.'" Luke 18:4b-5a NLT ___ When sending an email to someone who hasn't met me yet, I often warn the person up front that I am notoriously, unexpectedly awkward. It's true. I don't...
The Two Steps of True Change
"When it arrives, it finds the house swept clean and put in order." Luke 11:25 NIV ___ Last year I went through a mega-transformation. I made a commitment to God and myself to change the way I was eating and, as a result, ended up losing 85 pounds. The biggest...
He Gets It
"...but I, the Son of Man, have no home of my own, not even a place to lay my head." Luke 9:58b NLT ___ A couple weeks ago, one of my sons asked me what my favorite Bible passage was when I was his age (13). I had to think about it a little bit before answering......
The Real Thing
"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." Galatians 6:9 NIV ___ I am taking a 10-week course called Citizen's Academy through my local police department. The first night of the class, we got to meet...
Their Faith
"Seeing their faith, Jesus said to them man, 'Son, your sins are forgiven.'" Luke 5:20 NLT ___ One of the most painful things in this life is hearing someone you adore tell you they think they're worthless. I can't even begin to count the number of people who've...
Easy
"Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill made low. The crooked roads shall become straight, the rough ways smooth." Luke 3:5 NIV ___ During the 2005 Super Bowl, Staples launched a new ad campaign centered around one question: What if organizing...
