Dancing with truth and peace
Monday
February 2024
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Lead Yourself
The middle section of Isaiah contains a chunk of chapters that I’m tempted to skip, ignore, or skim. God rebukes nation after nation. Honestly, it’s pretty depressing and can seem repetitive. But once we look closer, the text comes to life. We learn important lessons about the danger of placing our pride, security, and hope […]
Monday
February 2024
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Blog, Your Church
Isaiah saw a vision from God that shook him to his core. The Lord was seated on his throne. Angelic creatures, with ground-shaking voices, called out, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory” (Is. 6:3). The Hebrew word glory means weight. Imagine standing on a platform (about […]
Sunday
December 2023
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Blog
‘Twas the fight before Christmas, when all through the houseNot a creature was loving, not even a mouse;The stockings were flung on the chimney no care,And the siblings complained that nothing was fair; The cousins were brats, arguing who got the beds,While visions of vengeance danced in their heads.Mom in her silence and I in […]
Tuesday
December 2023
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Blog, Lead Yourself, Your Church, Your Family
My favorite books this year squeezed me through a claustrophobic tunnel below a Confederate prison, filled me with hope at a wedding where a church became family, and instructed me about the Scriptures. How Far to the Promised Land: One Black Family’s Story of Hope and Survival in the American South (by Esau McCaulley) There’s […]
Saturday
August 2023
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Blog
I hope you’re experiencing rich, encouraging, life-giving friendships. Sadly, statistics say that people are lucky to experience one deep friendship in their lifetime. If you aren’t investing deeply in friendships, a host of huge issues are at play: Whether your friendships are great or non-existent, we all have room to grow. God shares eternal truths […]
