Death to Life turns 1

Well, it has been a year since I first started this endeavor and I have to say it’s been an interesting one to say the least.  I have thoroughly enjoyed writing my posts (check out the first one here), even though I honestly don’t know who reads what I have to say.  Several people have outed themselves at various...

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Constant Need: Redemption Groups Immersion part 3

The last two posts concerning Redemption Groups have – I hope – driven home the idea that God has been taking me through an intense time of rediscovering who I am and where my allegiance lies.  The first post (Ashes) focused on God bringing me to the point of complete desperation and dependence on him alone, and the second...

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San Jacinto Day and Aggie Muster - Today in History, April 21st

This Day in History:  April, 21 – San Jacinto Day, Aggie Muster Today is a very cool day for me in several different ways – first as a Texan, second as an Aggie, and third as a nerd an amateur historian.  As a Texan, April 21st (1836) is a momentous day because it marks the victory at San Jacinto...

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Discipline: Redemption Groups Immersion part 2

In my last post I wrote about how God is with us as we struggle and as we walk through the tough parts of life.  One of the biggest paradigm shifts of that week in Seattle was the realization that God not only allows, but ordains our suffering and trials in this life.  I do not say that lightly, by the way. ...

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Ashes: Redemption Groups Immersion part 1

Last month I had the opportunity to attend a conference in Seattle at Mars Hill Church called Redemption Groups Immersion (a one-week intensive boot camp that trains ministry leaders to implement and lead a ministry called Redemption Groups).  I was put into a group where we delved into the depths of our lives with brutal...

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