Archive for January, 2012

The Struggle for Life

Posted: January 31, 2012 by fatherabe in Abe's thoughts

Every day we take for granted the people in our lives. We don’t realize how much of a special gift that they are, until they are gone. I was hanging out with a group of friends at an apartment on Sunday night when I got a text message that would change my life. A classmate [...]

Fall Retreat

Posted: January 27, 2012 by fatherabe in Abe's thoughts

I’ve been reflecting on all of the things that have happened this year, and my attention was brought to the fall retreat that happened in early November. Every year the retreat is a highlight of my year, but it seems like in the following months it is really easy to forget the things taught/learned on [...]

Spiritual Gifts

Posted: January 24, 2012 by jarchers in Tribe Safari (Sundays)

On Sunday, Brad Potter taught on Spiritual Gifts. As we think about living out God’s purpose for our life, we should be thinking about how He has specifically gifted us to do so. Here are a few important things to know about spiritual gifts: Natural talents are something you’re born with…Spiritual Gifts are specifically given by [...]

Lecrae-Identity

Posted: January 21, 2012 by jarchers in Tribe Wildlife (Wednesdays)

For those of you who don’t know, Lecrae is a pretty legit rapper whose songs usually center around Christ. We showed his I Am Second video a couple weeks ago. Below is a song from his Rebel album (2008) about Identity. Click here for more info on Lecrae and to explore some of his other [...]

Who’s your god?

Posted: January 21, 2012 by jarchers in Tribe Wildlife (Wednesdays)

On Wednesday we continued our “I Am Second” series…the whole point has been for us to talk about where we find our identity. The question driving our series is “What defines me?” On Wednesday, we specifically focused in on our relationships with others. Everybody wants to be loved, and we often look to relationships with [...]