Posts by Craig Smee (Page 6)
39,732 Reasons to Move On!
The average number of steps an athlete will take when running a marathon is 39, 732. Maybe you are like me and it would more likely be closer to 54,182 steps because that’s the average number of walking steps it takes to walk a marathon. And I would definitely have to walk more than I ran! Every step, from step number 1 to the step across the finish line, has a purpose. Its purpose is to set you up, to…
The What Hustle
In the hustle and bustle of life, we can often get caught up in life’s “whats” keeping us very busy. “What” I have to do, “what” I have to get, “what” I have to say… But when we compare the hustle to the life proposed to us in scripture, we leave much of the passion, fun, and excitement of life behind as we rush forward to get the “what” done! Haggai recorded God’s answer to this. When God saw the…
Adaption Adoption – The Church’s COVID Response
The church has gone through the most significant adaptions in its history. The church’s rhythms have been fundamentally unchanged for way too long, and now, having made a ton of adaptions, what new behaviors ought we to keep?
The COVID Wakeup Call
We take offense because of the limitations that COVID has created all because a version of the church, that we have created, has been limited.