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014-Get In The Boat (God With Us)-John 6:16-35

So after the feeding of the 5000, as Jesus commands, the disciples hop in the boat and head toward Capernaum. They face a trial in the boat, not as punishment, but to breakthrough the self-sufficiency that was so prominent in their lives as exhibited at the miracle of the fish and loaves. Nothing like paddling through […]

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013-Ain’t No Rest For The Weary-John 6:1-21

What is it about being in the midst of difficulty that makes us forget all the ways Jesus has come through for us in the past? What is it about difficulty that makes us feel so alone? Our self-sufficiency rises to the surface as if that is going to help us meet the challenge. “If […]

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Modern Fig Leaf Series

Join us for our next Men’s Group, starting Tuesday, July 24, 2018 running every other week through Tuesday, October 30, 2018, as we go through Pablo Giacopelli’s book, The Modern Fig Leaf: Getting Undressed With God. Why Participate In This Group? To start answering “Who is the real you, whom do your really belong to, and […]

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012-Interview with Chuch DeGroat-Wholeheartedness (2 of 2)

Join us today, for part 2 of 2, as we talk about how the antidote to busyness is not rest, but wholeheartedness. You may read Chuck’s guest blog post on the same topic on our website at: http://new4rmations.com/the-antidote-to-exhaustion-by-chuck-degroat/ To learn more about Chuck, please visit his website at: https://chuckdegroat.net To purchase Chuck’s books, please visit the following […]

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011-Interview with Chuck DeGroat-Wholeheartedness (1 of 2)

Today, we have a special guest, Chuck DeGroat. Chuck is the Professor of Counseling and Christian Spirituality at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, MI, and Co-Founder and a Senior Fellow at The Newbigin House of Studies in San Francisco, CA. Chuck has spent the last 20+ years in a fluid combination of pastoral ministry, seminary teaching, and clinical […]

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“The Antidote to Exhaustion” by Chuck DeGroat

“The antidote to exhaustion is not necessarily rest. The antidote to exhaustion is wholeheartedness.” The words both crushed me and stirred me. I was listening to the poet David Whyte when he dropped a story of personal exhaustion, followed by these inspired words from Brother David Steindhl-Rast. “The antidote to exhaustion is not necessarily rest. […]