If you are around the Woods Chapel Student Ministry long enough...then you know that God is doing something very cool within the hearts of these students. There is a reason why the biggest resurgence in our youth group is after a mission trip. One of our seniors wrote this and said to me last weekend, … Continue reading inspiration from a friend
Author: Stephanie Mutert
undesirable
outcast. ashamed. hidden. alone. undesirable. For a lot of reasons, I think the story of the Samaritan woman at the well with Jesus in John 4 is absolutely beautiful. One main reason is Jesus was going through Samaria, when ‘normal’ folks went around region containing the outsiders, their enemies. The other reason is…by ‘normal’ cultural … Continue reading undesirable
missional Christian?
I recently had one of those moments where I heard something and had an immediate reaction to what was said…then thought, ‘Whoa, a couple years ago I would have not had that reaction.’ And I can pretty much guarantee, you are going to read this and go…geez, what is her problem, but I just want … Continue reading missional Christian?
enthusiasm
I feel like I just got a booster shot of enthusiasm to keep me going the entire week…which seeing as how the end of this week is the Family Mission Trip…that may be excellent timing. This afternoon found me at the Mavericks hockey game with nineteen 5th & 6th graders. They were loud. Very loud. … Continue reading enthusiasm
third places
Here is what I love about the amazing God that I serve…sometimes he is doing things that I am participating in, and have NO idea that it was happening. Third places…if you’ve heard Amy or I talk about missional living, you’ve heard us talk about the idea of a third place. It feeds into the … Continue reading third places
learning
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what I need to learn, and what I need to unlearn and relearn. There’s a lot to be said for assuming a posture of learning from those around you, and those that have more experience than you in certain areas. This is one of the main reasons I … Continue reading learning
a gift for a friend
A friend tagged me on her blog, and since she is in my banner photo I feel obligated to play along. I also want to tell the story about how we met. Zhenya was a translator on several of our trips to Kurlovo orphanage in Russia. She was also on the last trip into the … Continue reading a gift for a friend
surrender
There is this word that has been drifting in one ear and out the other pretty consistently for a couple of months. Surrender. Ah…so much in a single word. I’m stubborn. Surprised, right? It goes against my very nature to actually surrender to something. I give it all the fight I have in me sometimes. … Continue reading surrender
watch me
Yesterday I walked out the back door of the church to my car and was greeted with ‘Stephanie!’ It was my basketball buddy who likes to play at the church hoop with her brothers who came toward me bouncing her basketball…'do you have any gum?’ I always get that question …the exact same one. I … Continue reading watch me
give me your eyes
At this point, it’s not news that one of the ways I feel God lead is through music. The lyrics get me every time. But what you don’t know is the story behind a certain artist whose music keeps taking journeys with me. I bought Brandon Heath’s ‘Give Me Your Eyes’ about a month before … Continue reading give me your eyes
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