A Fellowship of Differents

“Jesus and the apostles taught that you were welcome because the church welcomed all to the table”. This quote from Scot McKnight’s book “A Fellowship of Differents” is the one that grabbed and held on to me through out all the pages. How often do I look around my church and see, well me. Honestly take a look around next time your at church and see how much you see you sitting a few rows up and a few rows behind you. If you were to sit in a church service in the 1st century you would see a very different picture. You would see slaves, masters, prostitutes, teachers of the law and tentmakers all worshiping together. In his book McKnight makes the point very well that the church should be a place where all are welcome from the rich to the homeless simple because Jesus taught us that that is the way heaven is. I love the table language throughout his book and the simple but straight forward way he spurs us on to celebrate the differences we have that are all okay with the one we serve. The church should be the best place for the different to come and be. Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookLook Bloggers book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

What Keeps You Up at Night

Through some health challenges that I have faced over the past few years I have been on a journey to reinvent myself and find my worth in the new normal that I face. This is really what keeps me up at night, the wondering what am I to do since normal everyday 9-5 Jobs may not be a way for me to make it anymore. When I had the chance to read “What keeps you up at night” by Pete Wilson I was expecting the typical self help pull yourself up by your bootstraps and get it done message. What I found was a book that instead turned the focus to discover what it is that God is doing. Wilson does a great job of not necessarily answering the questions that you have but rather adjusting the focus of the question to see how we must trust in God when facing these decisions. Often I think God is just wanting us to do something it is us that paralyze ourselves in fear. This book will help you step out in faith knowing that God conquers your fear and holds you. Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookLook Bloggers book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”