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    Ironing out the Kinks of a New Location
    Monday, August 24, 2009

    This week, we had our first sunday morning service in our new location: 48 Pleasant street. Overall, I think things went very well, but as with any first services, we had some technical issues we need to correct for future gatherings. Amongst those problems were some annoying sound board issues that kept us from getting the sermon recorded. We figured out what was going on after the service, but unfortunately our 3rd core value sermon will live on only in the memories of the congregation.


    The 3rd Core value for our church is that we are Holy Spirit Empowered. This value more than the others needs explanation to avoid misunderstanding, and Dan did a wonderful job explaining it...you will just have to trust me on this one.

    Future sermons should be recorded without a hitch, but if you are desperate for a good sermon I will personally recommend the sermons of the late Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones to tide you over. If you can get past the somewhat stuffy stylings of an old British preacher, you will thoroughly enjoy what this man has to say. Here is the link: Living Grace @ One Place. I should mention, they only post 1/2 of a sermon per week, so if the title says Part 1, it is only half of the sermon not Part 1 of a series. Make sure you listen to parts 1 & 2 to get the whole message.

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    Prayer Requests from Ephesians
    Monday, July 27, 2009

    We just finished preaching on Ephesians, and we came up with a list of prayer requests for our church based on our sermons over the past few months.

    Ephesians Prayer Request

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    learning to travel with ruby
    Wednesday, July 15, 2009

    This summer has been full of learning new things as we seek to include Ruby in our lives. She is a great little traveler and content most of the time. However, she still struggles when she gets overtired! Logan and I are continually seeing the importance of being a team, helping one another in everything since there are ample things that can divide us. We are asking the Father to grow us closer together through Ruby and all of life's circumstances, even though the enemy would want to disrupt this. Praise be to God who alone is faithful and uses all things to bring about his purposes. We praise Him who will complete the good work he has begun in us.

    In New York, we were overwhelmed by the size and density of the place with so many distinct parts. We did Chinatown, Little Italy, Time Square and Rockefeller Center, Central Park and other small areas. We experienced the culture of these places by eating at different places, our favorite which was a kosher deli downtown. They know how to make a sandwich! We also loved Chinatown b/c it was super nice to our wallets! What a huge need this city has for Jesus! Thanks be to God for raising up laborers to be witnesses and ambassadors for our Lord.

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    Understanding more of who I'm made to be!
    Wednesday, June 24, 2009


    We're now 2 months into this whole parenting thing, and it's definitely been a ride that I know we've have only begun. Ruby was born on the 23rd of April, and she's growing so quickly. Though I couldn't quite figure out what it meant to be a mom at first, the Father is teaching me day by day in such a way that I can't identify myself in any other way. I'm not just talking about nursing, changing diapers with the spit-up and poop that accompanies those things! I'm referring to the way the Father is teaching me more about himself and his love for me as I grow as Ruby's mom. If you have children, either born to you or adopted, you know that the love you have for that child is unconditional and cannot change - actually it just continues to grow as the relationship grows. Regarldless of the way they fuss, we love our children. This is the way God loves us, and it has been sweet to reflect on that recently. I can't do anything to either earn or diminish his love for me. Despite my sinfulness and all the ways I neglect Him and His truth, He just loves me because I am his adopted daughter through Christ Jesus' sacrifice.


    If you've been a Christian for sometime, it's easy to forget the steadfast love of the Lord that last for all eternity. We can get into habits of trying to do good, loving and serving God and others, all the while forgetting to enjoy the one who is the source of this love and desire. In the past 2 weeks, the Father has reminded me of the lost, dead place he rescued me from, the spiritual family he's given me, the husband and daughter he's given me, and the blessing of being called to be a wife, mom, and an ambassador of Christ in his kingdom. The joy, peace, and love from this understanding cannot be quenched. If you have never been a Christian, this is the love you've always longed for but never found. Only God can love like this, and only when we come to Him, the source, can we love others sacrificially and unconditionally. This is love, not that we love but that God first loved us (1 Jn 4:10).

    I love watching my daughter grow and discover who she is and who I am. Is this not also the heart of the Father who made us and created us for Himself, to enjoy Him and worship Him forever? Thanks be to God the Father for loving us more than we deserve and more than we could ever imagine that He would send His only Son to die on the cross in order to pay the price for our sins (death).

    I thank God, my heavenly Father, for giving me the blessing of my daughter and for using it to help me know more of who He is. Hope you are blessed by this post!

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    Twitter
    Sunday, June 14, 2009

    I opened a twitter account this weekend. Twitter can be pointless, or it can be helpful. I'm trying to use the "micro blog" function to send updated on prayer needs, and facts about church planting in Boston. Check it out. I promise I won't tell you what I'm eating for lunch or how long the line is at starbucks.

    Posted by Logan 11:51 AM 0 comments  



    Obviously brilliant
    Thursday, May 14, 2009

    We gave Ruby her first bottle this morning and she took it out without any hesitation. I think it must mean she will be some kind of prodigy. At the very least it means she will be full.

    I also think you can tell how much sleep we've been getting based on the way I look in this photo.

    Posted by Logan 6:31 PM 0 comments  



    I'm a Dad!
    Saturday, April 25, 2009

    It's official, I am a Dad. I don't know exactly when it happened, but I am obsessed with this little girl. I can't stop looking at her. I've had the video camera on non-stop. This one is my favorite moments from the last couple of hours.

    Posted by Logan 3:11 PM 0 comments  

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