Tangible Kingdom (Week 8 Day 6) “Manufacturing Organic”

One of my favorite movies of all time is Tommy Boy. (Don’t judge me) The story line is about a recent college graduate who tries to save the family company after his dad died by going out on the road to make sales.  The problem is that for years the people were buying from his [...]

Tangible Kingdom (Week 8 Day 5) “Fork in the Road”

As with many community groups going through the Tangible Kingdom Primer, ours from ANC were pre-existing groups (with an already missional and service oriented DNA). In addition to helping us grow in an understanding for who we should be, each of us have seen how the study could be really useful for establishing new groups [...]

Tangible Kingdom (Week 8 Day 4) “Saying No”

The most important word my dog knows is, “No”. “No”, has kept her out of trouble many times. Whether it’s been used to stop her from chasing after another dog who might not be as friendly as she is, to keep her from diving into the kitchen trash, or jaunting out into a busy street. [...]

Tangible Kingdom (Week 8 Day 3) “Rhythm”

Wow. Here’s a thought from Susana Fletcher (ANC’er) on today’s reading. Good stuff: I heard a teaching once on God’s war strategies. The reading today reminded me of it. When thinking of “artful rhythm”, it’s mind-blowing to think of God’s war tactics. I mean, think about poor Gideon, commissioned to fight the Midianites (Judges 7-9). [...]

Tangible Kingdom (Week 8 Day 1) “Organic”

It’s hard to believe that we’re entering our eighth and final week of the TK Primer. I’m thankful we’re ending on the topic of incarnational community as a part of the “intuitive” life. What’s becoming the most refreshing part of this journey for me is realizing that the more I allow myself to relax and [...]