The Good Fight
The great news is, we already know how the battle ends....
Keep ReadingA 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.” ...
November 2, 2017 | Tags: albuquerque, power, glory, Jesus, Conflict, God, Story, Church, Albuquerque Church, Church blog, Eternity, Narrative, Genesis, Energy, Fight, Battle, War, Serpent, Temptation, Adam, Eve, Purpose, Participation
The great news is, we already know how the battle ends....
Keep ReadingSeptember 28, 2017 | Tags: gospel, albuquerque, power, faith, goodness, Jesus, Context, Church, Albuquerque Church, Church blog, Perspective, Trusting, Speak, Creation, Genesis
It’s not that God was any less present to them or working any fewer miracles of deliverance and preservation among them over those years; it’s just that they stopped seeing Him. They stopped recognizing His faithfulness to them. And I do the same thing. ...
Keep ReadingDecember 8, 2016 by Emily Leslie | Category: Gospel | Tags: anger, power, justice, trust, faith, God, Christ, Refuge, Strength, Reliance, Wrath
"Safe?" said Mr. Beaver, "Who said anything about safe? 'Course he isn't safe. But he's good."...
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