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An Abundant Fountain
February 24, 2022 by Justin Edgar
"We fail to remember that God is as the Psalmist describes: an abundant fountain, a river of delights, a full house, a radiant light. The Psalmist knows God never operates out of scarcity. Where we must begin with Deeper is recognizing the ever flowing depths of the fountain of God. He is living water, because it is always abundant and always flowing. Scarcity mindset keeps us from going deeper, because we are afraid the safety net either isn’t there or doesn’t go deep enough. We won’t risk, because we can’t. We can’t possibly risk such things. There might not be anything left. There might not be any left for me. We are all like Goldilocks lamenting lost porridge, broken chairs, and occupied beds. But God always has room and always makes room. He is an overflowing fountain."...
Deeper
February 17, 2022 by Emily Spare
Abiding through the fall at City Pres meant holding on for dear life to your life preserver ring hoping the other side of the rope is attached to the rescue boat, continually clinging, continually waiting. But abiding in the new year at City Pres is what I think we’re being called into: “Deeper.” ...
Let Not Your Hearts Be Troubled
August 24, 2017 by Bronwyn Siebert | Tags: albuquerque, holy spirit, blog, love, World, Pain, God, home, Church, Comfort, Church blog, Peace, Hogar, News, Uncertainty, Trouble, Worry, Stress
As we deal with so much uncertainty in this life, what do we do with that? More often than not, we try to create safety, security, comfort, “home” in the temporary things of this world....
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August 17, 2017 by Carly Haynes | Tags: gospel, abq, blog, love, Jesus, flesh, grace, Conflict, Relationship, Mercy, God, Sin, Church, Life, Racism, Albuquerque Church, Church blog, Peace, Longing, Renewal, Evil, Humanity, Charlottesville, News
"Loyalty to petrified opinion never yet broke a chain or freed a human soul" -Mark Twain ...
Keep ReadingHospitality: A Story of Love
August 10, 2017 by Emily Leslie | Tags: Community, Fellowship, gospel, albuquerque, blog, love, Jesus, Mercy, God, Table, Hospitality, Compassion, Church blog, Communion, Host, Hosting, Gathering, Serving, Guest
This Sunday, as we unpacked hospitality, and love was intertwined in every part. Fear creates exclusive community, but love gives way to inclusive hospitality....
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August 3, 2017 by Joanna Hinks | Tags: gospel, love, home, Church, Change, Devotion, Bridegroom, Desire, Bride, Song of Solomon, El Hogar, Uncomfortable, albuquerque, Church blog
If I truly understand that God loves me, not just in some generic sense but intensely and personally, it changes everything. Love like that isn’t something that can be met with indifference, any more than I could respond to a marriage proposal with a shrug....
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