Sowing Instead of Fighting

We affirm our identity as farmers and shepherds, as stewards and nurturers, not mercenaries or brawlers. We are here: saved and being sanctified for the Kingdom purpose of growing something good. And that good begins in us. We start in the four small chambers in our own chest and then we branch out from there. We are asked to approach this fallen firmament with an agrarian mindset: we are planters not combatants.

Quick to Listen

“My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: everyone would be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to come angry because human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires.” (James 1:19-20 NIV) Last night we hosted Chi Alpha missionaries in our…