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At our church, we have a time in the worship service where people can share prayer requests or praises about what God is doing in their lives.  I love this time!  However, often in the church we stay silent about what God is doing because we see it as arrogance or bragging. I shared the quote below with our church family a few weeks ago. Listen to this quote from God Is Able by Priscilla Shirer: So why should we be surprised that when God works, He wants an audience? When God works in you, He wants others to know about it.  When He works in them, He wants you to know about it. And so He takes us to church. Within the family and fellowship of  your local congregation, as well as the larger church in general, He has established an audience for His ability. When His miraculous, need-meeting activity occurs in our lives, He intends to use it as a faith-building evidence of His power among those who hear us tell it and see us changed by it. Amo...

I love reading books!  I could not have made that statement 10 years ago.  Each time I read Scripture or a new book, it challenges my thinking and I cannot keep it in.  I have to share with someone over coffee, at a meeting or on this blog. Here are a few things I am pondering these days: The depth of what Jesus accomplished on the cross Our need of the gospel every day not just at salvation This leads to a greater love for people because no one is beyond God's grace My identity in Christ and how that affects the way I live Making disciples with individuals at various places on the spiritual journey Our view of God dramatically affects our faith Keeping Jesus at center of everything at church  The power available to us via the Holy Spirit and how to use it What are you pondering these days?