by Mandy Thompson | Feb 21, 2012 | for reflection, life of worship, PRAY, spiritual practice
There’s this conviction that’s drilling deep down within me. And it’s slow. But it’s steady. And it just sinks and settles. And this conviction is that life is a gift—an opportunity. I’m not talking about a wimpish and half-hearted...
by Mandy Thompson | Feb 7, 2012 | creativity and art, life of worship, PRAY
A few years ago, I led worship on a retreat for a room full of seminary wives and students. Even though we were from all over the world, we had Jesus in common. We also had a need for rest and refreshment. My Northern Irish friend shipped her mom across the pond as...
by Mandy Thompson | Jan 31, 2012 | for reflection, life of worship, PRAY
On Thursday nights, our core team gathers to eat and plan and pray and dream about launching a second campus of our congregation. It’s the one meeting of my week that I’m not responsible for—the one church meeting that I can just attend. And I get to...
by Mandy Thompson | Jan 24, 2012 | for reflection, life of worship, PRAY
Ours is a t-shirt and flip-flops sort of church, so I can get away with wearing just about anything that falls into the “modest” category. Plus, I’m a “musician” (said in hushed tones with hand covering mouth). So, black it is. And black...
by Mandy Thompson | Jan 17, 2012 | authentic christianity, life of worship, PRAY, spiritual practice
On Guilt: “It is about as hard to absolve yourself of your own guilt as it is to sit in your own lap. Wrongdoing sparks guilt sparks wrongdoing ad nauseam, and we all try to disguise the grim process from both ourselves and everybody else. In order to break the...
