Foundational principles to ensure meaningful moments

Foundational principles to ensure meaningful moments

I have big hopes and dreams… Like expanding multiplying movements of faculty and students to 20 campuses by 2026, because everyone ought to be able to understand the gospel in ways that are clear and compelling. And like growing Base Camp Beef Co. together with our kids, because we want them to have options when they grow up.  And so that we can help fund projects we’re passionate about. And because people ought to be able to know who they are buying their beef from, how and where it’s produced, and that it has everything in it they want, but…
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My desire for family dinner, why it’s so dang hard, and some ideas to explore

I believe that people have a natural urge to explore - the constant journey to discover what’s around the next bend or over the next rise. At the same time, we crave roots - the utterly familiar where we rest, recover, dream, and plan. When I look around our dinner table, I see that we all have our own set of issues, some obvious and some not so obvious. Some of us are wild and hyper, some are secretly nervous about upcoming transitions, and some are in a personal battle with something that even they themselves may not fully understand.…
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And yet…

There is so much that’s great. People. Ideas. Landscapes. Art. Friendship. Courage. Skill. Individuality. Purpose. Love… like the love Heather must have for me. And like the love Jesus must have for me… to give up his life for me on the cross, to redeem me. Me! A chief of sinners. What do I feel when I realize how retched I actually am … wholly incapable of pulling myself out of the muck I am so drawn to and turning and calling out to Jesus? Because if I am honest, I secretly wish I could be deserving of salvation on…
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