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On living free and full lives.
Giving is a formative rhythm that helps keep our hearts and hands open, as we are shaped into generous people who mirror a generous God.
On building right.
If the vision is a delicious salad, these building blocks are like the four key ingredients. If the vision is a flourishing garden, these building blocks are like the makeup of the soil.
On becoming a saint.
“All I want to do is become a saint—but secretly, so no one knows it—a saint without any trappings…”
On the mystery of prayer.
Sometimes prayer feels like religious routine, filled with silence and guilt about whether we’re doing it right. And sometimes prayer feels like cracking the door of heaven open for a brief moment…
On watering the soil.
“Hey Oliver, I feel like God gave me a word for you and I was wondering if I could share it with you?”
These words, coming from a complete stranger on my second last Sunday pastoring at The House could’ve gone many different directions.
On naming a church and planting a garden.
Like a seed planted in the soil, growth is often slow and steady but the result is something beautiful.