A faithful presence of love in the absences of our city.
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."...
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.” ...
August 22, 2018 by Emily Leslie | Tags: judgment, Sin, fear, Refuge, Evil
"Our culture loves to numb pain-- give me all the ice cream, netflix, relationships, alcohol, handbags, adventures and travel...I don’t want to feel a thing. We hide in hobbies, in careers, in families, in fleeting pleasures and constant distractions, never slowing down to face the sharp edges of the evil within our own hearts."...
Keep ReadingJanuary 18, 2018 by Joanna Hinks | Tags: justice, sacrifice, hope, blog, Jesus, Mercy, God, Church, Church blog, Renewal, Evil, Creation, Genesis, Flood, Newness, New Creation, Attonement, albuquerque, Albuquerque Church
There’s nothing like a natural disaster to inspire people to ask deep questions about the meaning of life, justice, and the existence of evil and hardship. ...
Keep ReadingOctober 25, 2017 by Rachel Whippo | Tags: Sin, redemption, knowledge, Evil, Shame, Good, Anxiety, Depression, Hide, Run, Found, Redeemed, Save, Bible, albuquerque, blog, God, Church, Albuquerque Church, Church blog, Sermon Reflection, Genesis
Satan placed doubt of God's goodness and sovereignty in the minds of Adam and Eve just as sin does to us now. Instead of looking to God, we look to the “Tree” for our fulfillment......
Keep ReadingAugust 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 ...
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