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 30, 2018 | Tags: hope, home, Life, Refuge, Healing
"The hope presented in Revelation is that the battle has already been won. We look forward to the return of Christ when not only will suffering and death be absent, but in our new home we will dwell with the Father: the giver of life and the one who wipes every tear from our eyes." ...
Keep ReadingSeptember 8, 2017 by Carly Haynes | Tags: albuquerque, heaven, blog, Jesus, Mercy, God, home, Reflection, Comfort, Albuquerque Church, Sermon, Church blog, Lord, Peace, Hogar, Longing, Desire, Savior
I sit there and soak it up with a candle lit and music playing, because the orderliness of the house makes me feel in control and relaxed for the 5 minutes that it stays that way. Maybe heaven will smell like cleanliness and soap... ...
Keep ReadingAugust 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....
Keep ReadingAugust 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....
Keep ReadingJuly 28, 2017 by Justin Edgar | Tags: albuquerque, rest, love, provision, God, home, Church, Church blog, Hogar, Longing, Desire, Eternity, Planning, Nostalgia
August 4, 2016 by Justin Edgar | Category: Gospel | Tags: Family, Community, marriage, home, household, promises, neighboring, neighborhood, open, door, boundaries
The economic concerns of the open home have a trust, achieved by the work of Jesus. We can risk. We can have an open door. We can live in these costly places where a greater number of people are welcomed, and where we have lesser privacies. We can do this because the Gospel has secured this very thing for us. Our marriages can be a place of flourishing for our households. ...
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