Last fall was one of the strangest periods of my life. About halfway through a three month sabbatical our church in Denver (Bloom) had provided us over the summer, we…
andrewarndtSeptember 8, 2017
I sat at a picnic table in the backyard of my parents’ house last summer on a gorgeous Wisconsin summer morning. It was my birthday (July 26), and I was…
andrewarndtMarch 21, 2017
Hey Bloom family (and anyone else listening in) - If the snowstorm hadn't knocked out our gathering on Sunday night, we would have met together as usual and I would…
andrewarndtFebruary 24, 2015
Good morning Bloom - Following Sunday's gathering, in which I preached out of Mark 1 ("a new teaching--and with authority") and talked about how the kingdom of God is not a…
andrewarndtFebruary 3, 2015
Advent begins this weekend, marking the end of "ordinary time" in the church calendar and beginning the long and beautiful journey deep into the heart of our faith--the realities of…
andrewarndtNovember 26, 2014
Last night, 175 folks from all over Denver came together to listen to The Pastor, Eugene Peterson, open his heart and talk with us about faith and vocation. The event, hosted by…
andrewarndtSeptember 26, 2014
Last night at Bloom (during the first service), I had the wonderful privilege of baptizing one of the newer members of the Bloom family, Emma Johnson. The experience was totally…
andrewarndtMarch 24, 2014
Our service at Bloom was stunningly beautiful last night. Together with our friends at Hope Community Church, in a near standing-room-only basement, we gathered together to "name" and lament the…
andrewarndtMarch 6, 2014
Growing up in the non-denominational, evangelical world, my background was largely devoid of robust tradition. By the time I got to my early 20's, that lack became a great felt…
andrewarndtMarch 3, 2014
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