FIELD NOTES

FIELD NOTES

“Field Notes” are personal notes from my journal, quotes, and lessons learned most often the hard way. Two themes are running in the background of my life these days. TRANSFORM & RYHTHM 2018 has been a challenge with: An extreme makeover of our new...
Yes and No

Yes and No

Let your yes be YES. Matthew 5:37 My default when asked a question is No.  Sometimes’s it’s No!  I quickly assess and as quickly respond with a cut to the chase with NOPE! This default to no doesn’t work to well in my marriage or any other...
Simply SOAP

Simply SOAP

GAIN CONFIDENCE READING THE BIBLE SOAP is a simple process. The point to it is to regularly read, reflect on a few thoughts or principles that apply to your life, and then to record what you have learned. Simple. SOAP isn’t to impress. It is simply you recording what...
Like water like wine

Like water like wine

I use the SOAP format to engage God as I read the Bible. Simple yet powerful.  Simply read a chapter or two. Start with Proverbs or the book of Luke. Reflect then write using S [scripture; what 1 verse caught your attention], O [observation; what is it about the verse...

Man on Fire // The Promise Land

Jim Connell and Mark Getchel fire up The Promise Land by Bruce Springsteen on this Man on Fire FB live talk on November 7, 2017. Read to get it back:  Leading on Empty, Fathered by God, Wild at Heart. Steps to get it back:  Find a group of man on fire kind of guys,...

Pushing Through

Guest Post by Ryan Jantzen  ryanjantzen@comcast.net Courage: When you feel the fear and do it anyway!! What is it about fear that is so debilitating to us? Why do we let it stop us? Why do we ‘feel’ it? Is fear legitimate? Is fear from God? Fear is the direct opposite...