Mike Rusch
Follower, husband, father, orphan advocate, in need of grace, wanna be farmer, not great at small talk, trying to be a person of no reputation, and restoring with Cobblestone Project
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“All is Grace” by Brennan Manning
…so powerful & so real. After a lifetime of searching, this is a testament to the grace received by a man who has learned how to rest in grace alone.
All is Grace by Brennan Manning
Now there’s no more crowds and no more lights,
still all is grace.
Now my eyes are wrapped in endless night,
still all is grace.
Now I pace the dark and sleep the day
yet I still can hear my Father say —
“all is grace.”
It was easy as a younger man
To squander in the far off land
Where sin was sin, like black is black.
But older brother sin is white,
this doubt that creeps me up at night- “does Jesus love me still?’
Now I take my meds and hear the game,
still all is grace.
Now old friends drop in and bless my name,
still all is grace.
Now a prodigal I’ll always be
yet still my Father runs to me.
All is grace.
“If we really believe the gospel we proclaim, we’ll be honest about our own beauty and brokenness, and the beautiful broken One will make himself known to our neighbors through the chinks in our armor—and in theirs”
Fil Anderson, Breaking the Rules
This past week we had the honor of having Mike Foster, Founder of People of the Second Chance, in NW Arkansas for Cobblestone Project’s “Present in the City: Grace.”
Here are links to download the audio files from the evening
Every once a while a book comes a long and either re-frames something or gives the subject a depth that I have not known before.
This book does both.
This is an amazing look into the heart of God through the eyes of a woman trying to see the blessings around her everyday.
…this one is a must read and it doesn’t matter who you are.
One Thousand Gifts (link to Amazon) by Ann Voskamp
“If there are wolves in the woods—expect to see wolves; and if there is God in this place—expect to see God.”
Ann Voskamp, One Thousand Gifts
Completely inspired by 7.
Not because of the radical nature of the message (that belongs to Jesus), but because Jen shows us that living a life postured towards this message is actually possible.
The world will always be amazed by the “doers” of the world. The ones who take Jesus’ message seriously and seek a life that reflects Him. 7 is a boot camp of re-aligning your American world view from consumerism and excess.
“For most American Christians, this will begin with deconstruction, but the real thrill is in the reconstruction” - Jen Hatmaker
…and here I go.
Haunting portraits of the homeless (a CNN photo story)
…or, it could be titled, “Created in the image of God.”
Just finished Tim Keller’s “Meaning of Marriage” & have mixed feelings about it.
It was definitely an affirming point of view of marriage in a world where the value of marriage seems to be on the decline; however, feels like it was written for this emerging generation who do not have a firm foundation. This is a good thing. This is a needed thing.
Those that have been married for “a while” may find that the book doesn’t do a lot of digging into the beauty of what a marriage can be or the issues it may face after the first ten years. Maybe that’s a subject for another book. :-)
Definitely worth the read.
