October 1, 2014
Sharp Curve, Steep Grade Ahead
“What makes us hold on so tight to the old when the new is so obviously better?” The question seemed to me one part rhetorical, one part puzzlement, and two…
The Journal is a window into our world. A place to ponder and practice what we learn together on the path to hope, healing, and abundant life. A collection of voices sharing stories of life together in an Unbridled community. Not always clean and tidy, but it’s home…and the safest place we know for learning to be real…on our way to becoming whole…so we can partner with God to do the same for others.
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September 18, 2014
Lost and Found…and New Scenarios
I’ve been thinking about life after being found for the lost sheep in our recent Journal post, and wondering who might have related to the story. (Which explains why it…
September 4, 2014
Truth or Dare
Can we all just agree on something? Just go ahead and admit it right here, right now? We have a lot more in common with each other than we realize,…
August 29, 2014
Going After the One…..
It’s uncanny, I tell ya…the way it happens every single solitary week. I am not even kidding. Stan said it best in a text afterward: I mean you just can’t…
August 21, 2014
Ready, Aim, Park….
“So, how are the parking spaces working out for everybody?” Sounded like a good ice-breaker to me…and I relaxed a little in my chair at the thought of being able…
August 11, 2014
The Secret Life of Joy
Lest you think that life at the ACTS House is all meetings, worship and hard lessons, I bring you this week: the latest episode of “The Secret Life of Joy.”…
August 1, 2014
Choose Life!
It was the tears that got to me. The quivering chin. The passion in the voice of a fierce love that never gives up mixed with the fear and frustration…
July 23, 2014
Unstealable Joy
Have you ever gotten a phone call that took your breath away? I have. Yesterday, less than an hour after leaving the construction site at the new house in Elizabeth,…
July 21, 2014
Window-washing Worship Weekend
Window-washing Worship Weekend. Try saying that 5 times. Really fast. Ready, set, go! Tongue-twister, huh? 🙂 We usually have our weekly house meetings first thing Sunday mornings, followed by worship…
July 17, 2014
Africa Bound!
We made it through security and to our gate in under 5 minutes. Now we can sit, relax a bit and enjoy the air conditioning since it's a luxury we…