Sabbath is hard. Life demands so much: deadlines loom, new work assignments threaten to create chaos, crisis must be managed, and relationships take time. To stop, to cease, to come to a sudden halt, opening the hands to God in trust that "all will be well" is a surprisingly daunting task. Yesterday, I read, I …
Surprise…
You never know, do you? The human heart fascinates me. How the world of the Spirit interacts with the human heart fascinates me. The long journey of life, the deep conversation we have with ourselves, the truths and lies we tell each other. Who is to say when God is speaking into the quiet small …
Brokenness…
It's Saturday night after an eight-hour day of rehearsal. The church Christmas Musical for this year is called Winterland: The Quest for Christmas. Two months out, I'm already feeling crunched for time. But that's not what's on my mind. I'm preaching tomorrow. My topic is brokenness. At least I relate to it. Brokenness is common. …
Prayer Journals
Several years ago, a man named Dean Trune came and preached to the Northwest Church about prayer. Trune is passionate about journaling prayer, mostly so you can look back and see what's happening and what isn't. His system is pretty extensive, and frankly, I tried to do it for a few days, and it was …
Early Morning Meditation
Reflecting on life with God this morning, wondering not so much what God is like, but rather, what is living with God like? What is the experience of following God? Jesus said his food was to the will of his Father, and went on to say in John 17 that this was very life, to …
JEFF BERRYMAN 