Everyone loves a great story. But great stories don't happen by accident. A great story provides clarity and structure that seems missing in real life - we know exactly who a character is, what they want, and what they must overcome to get it.
In this series, we will look at the essential components of a great story and show how we can learn from them and live a better story in our own lives.
“Prayer is meant to be the conversation where your life and God meet.” Paul E. Miller
But for most of us, prayer is so challenging that unless our circumstances demand it, we simply do not pray. And when we fail to pray, our lives become marked by fear, anxiety, exhaustion and spiritual lethargy.
This series at its simplest is learning to make conversation with God a rhythm of our life.
Advent is the four-week season leading up to Christmas Day. Traditionally, Advent begins in darkness, and churches worldwide gradually light candles throughout the season to symbolize Jesus, the Light of the World, coming into the world.
Christmas, however, rarely starts in darkness these days. By the time we get to Thanksgiving, our world is an over-lit affair, with TV screens and phone notifications begging us to ATTEND THIS, BUY THIS, and DO THIS. The lesson, then, is not to simply find light-- but to Rediscover the Light that brings meaning to our lives and to the season.
This Light, of course, is Jesus, of whom the apostle John writes, “In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind” (John 1:4).
Rediscovering the Light takes planning and intentionality. If we follow the currents of the world around us, they will lead us to where we end up every holiday season-- exhausted, let down, and stressed out. So instead, let’s experience this season differently and Rediscover the Light.
