Courtney Carver. Brilliance. Much needed but little heeded.
In her own words —
The guilt of your past
The pressure to prove yourself
The expectations and judgements of others
— Questions? John 3:16‘s a great place to start. Layer in John 10:10 and top it off with John 3:17.
For extra flavor, drizzle Matthew 10:14 and let’s get going.
Ryan Burge says —-
A lot of folks assume that many Protestant denominations will just slowly decline over the next few decades.
That’s not what is going to happen.
The Boomers are propping most of them up right now.
When they age out, it’s gonna get bad. Really fast. No one is ready.
What happens when an elementary student has the role of Chief Inspirational Office (CIO)?
Mrs. Arensberg explains,
“When kids are trusted with meaningful responsibility, they rise to it…and sometimes a small handwritten note is what someone needs to feel seen!”
Time to apply Luke 10:37.
Ready?
Set?
Go!
From the intro to Will Willimon’s latest book —
A parable is a GPS taking you to a new world that’s God’s rather than the fake world in which we are bedded down.
Sure, Jesus wants to connect with us, but he refuses to put his truth on the bottom shelf.
Your misunderstanding and incomprehension won’t stop him from talking.
Mrs. Arensberg’s classroom Chief Inspirational Office (CIO) will do more than say or write kind words.
“They teach kids to slow down, look around, and care about how others are feeling.
“They give students the chance to lead with kindness and to understand that their words matter!”
Lots packed in there.
You and I know people like that.
By the grace of God, you and can be people like that.
Mrs. Arensberg is an elementary teacher to whom I direct your attention; you’ll find her wisdom on FaceBook and undoubtedly elsewhere.
In her classroom she has a student designated as the CIO —
Chief Inspiration Officer
— whose role it is “to notice when someone might need a little encouragement and to offer it freely.”
She recently shared examples of notes from a CIO, one of which sure sounds to me like a United Methodist Christian —
—- and by extension, and by the grace of God, may the next thing you and I do help someone else.
You, too, can be a CIO!
From my pocket notebook, which I whipped out at our District Christmas Dinner/Program/Concert/ last month to scribble this —
Howard Bell had us sing Hark! the Herald Angels Sing to the tune of Christ the Lord is Risen Today.
(I’ll wait while you try it out.)
I love it! Gives a fresh spin to lyrics that are maybe all-too-familair to some people.
This upcoming Easter, would it work to sing Christ the Lord is Risen Today to the tune of Hark! the Herald Angels Sing?
Courtney Carver. Brilliance. Much needed but little heeded.
In her own words —
The guilt of your past
The pressure to prove yourself
— Questions? How about seeing what Proverbs 17:28 and Isaiah 43:1 and Acts 20:24 and 1st Corinthians 2:4 + 5 and Philippians 1:6 say.
— I’m thinking we’re gonna get back to this list, aren’t you?
What will you stop doing?
What will you continue doing?
What will you start doing?
And I’ve checked the calendar…”someday” isn’t one of the days of the week…so if Today is the When, how are your three What categories looking?
Those three were all questions about something many in the Church have relegated to an annual campaign to meet the church budget.
They’re about stewardship.
As in Matthew 25:14-30.
Yup.
Serious stuff here.
Let’s not hurry away.
Now would be a good time to review those three questions about our time-and-energy resources.
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