Lenten Series

Bloggin' again. This revived blog will follow our Lenten teaching series: Ruined. I will share thoughts, Biblical passages and miscellaneous insights from prayer, research and writing. Here's the series introduction (the same can be found at our church's web site):

I’ve always loved pizza. I call it the perfect food. All 5 food groups are represented in a pepperoni pizza! Growing up any pizza would do; Pizza Hut, Shakey’s or Domino’s. But something changed in High School. I started working at an Italian restaurant called Brooklyn Pizza Works. It was voted the best pizza in Orange County for three years while I was there. The secret was in the crust. Big Vinnie (owner) ruined me. He ruined me by exposing me to a pizza of such high quality, every other pizza paled in comparison. I could no longer go back and eat the other guys’ pizzas with any enjoyment. I had been ruined on something better. The writers of scripture describe the same thing with Jesus Christ. Having been introduced to another way of living life with God, having experienced life with Jesus and walking with Him through the Holy Spirit, every other pursuit in life seemed like garbage. They were ruined on any other version of religion. Compared with knowing Jesus and experiencing life with Him, everything else simply would not do. Why would we go back to living and feasting on a cheap substitute? Yet, we still do. This Lenten series will help us re-examine and reflect on what we have been luxuriously given in Jesus. Let’s be ruined together.

Peace be with you,

Troy