The Open Door Movement is about seeing Jesus in everyday places. Initially, I always said I wanted to remember specific people in each state and what God did through them. I got so caught up in always trying to find the story in other people that I was totally caught off guard when it would […]
Read More Maine – The FOUNDation of LightWill you still love me in famine? As when love began at the harvest. Or would you gain the whole world Son, I loved you at your darkest What good is the whole world When I promise no tomorrow I only promise your tomorrows Will never take you past my palm ~ Wake Dead Man […]
Read More Rhode Island – IntegrityOne of the meta-narratives that I follow through Scripture is the message of unity. When reading Scripture, God is constant in His pursuit of a bride that is spotless and blameless, one that is whole. The theme of unity filters through every aspect of Scripture, from the belief that it is a unified message of […]
Read More Boston – Unity in DiversityChelcie – our wonderful host, friend, and one of the original members of the legendary back seat crew – tells her story of a sweet encounter we had in New Orleans: You never know what is on the other side of the door until you open it. I could have left it shut, but I […]
Read More New Orleans – ChelcieSacrament is a word that at one point meant little to me but now signifies a great deal. When I first started hearing about sacraments such as baptism and the Eucharist (communion), I believed them to be unnecessary. They seemed to be actions people took if they wanted to express what they believe in a […]
Read More Baptism: The Submergence of self, an Emergence of Christ
The Open Door Movement 