It has been one month and twelve days into the new year.
 And five months since we left home.

In this episode, I share what the Lord has been doing in this season of life in a furnished rental, unfamiliar rhythms, and spiritual reorientation.

This has not been a season of arrival. It has been a season of placement.

A season of radical amputation.
A season of integration into the Body.
A season of learning the difference between provision and permanence.

We talk about:

•  my lack of a vision board this year and why
•  Jesus’ call to radical amputation in Matthew 5:29–30, and our decision to give up alcohol this year
•  Why God withholds lasting security, but gives joy along the way
•  What themes of 'home' God keeps hammering into my soul, while withholding what I think 'home' is or should be.
•  Starting Growth groups + Marriage and Family Class
•  What Jeremiah 29 teaches about life and living while in exile

Scripture referenced:

Matthew 5:29–30
 Jeremiah 29:5–7

C. S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain
 “Our Father refreshes us on the journey with some pleasant inns, but will not encourage us to mistake them for home.”

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