Letters to a Congregation

Every Thursday I write a pastoral letter to the west congregation of The Austin Stone Community Church. These letters are simple, pastoral musings on what it looks like to live a life that is attentive to God in the midst of a shared context.

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The One About Twitter, Elon, John the Baptist and The Wilderness

The world is in a bit of a mess. I don’t think we need to deny that. And yet, it has always been that way and I believe it always will until Jesus comes to rule and reign over its re-creation. In the meanwhile though, He continues to work, and to move, and to save, and to redeem. Most often though it is the private and unseen life of people like John in the wilderness more than it is in the halls of highest power and the glitz and glamor of the elite spaces we sacrifice our lives to attain.

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