One of things that causes me a bit of angst as a pastor is how infrequently we get to gather together as a community (once a week), and how infrequently…
andrewarndtApril 4, 2011
Eight years ago this Spring, Mandi and I left the friendly confines of Tulsa, Oklahoma and rolled in Chicago, Illinois so that I could attend seminary. We did not know…
andrewarndtMarch 28, 2011
Lately, as I begin my morning devotions, I quote this Psalm (Psalm 1), surely one of my "top 10s": Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel…
andrewarndtMarch 12, 2011
I love Lent. That probably strikes some as a really weird and perhaps morbid thing to say... but its true. I love it. And here are a few reasons why:…
andrewarndtMarch 9, 2011
February marks the 3 year anniversary of Bloom's first official weekly public gathering - it's birth(day/month), in a sense. I like birthdays, so we decided to have a birthday celebration…
andrewarndtMarch 1, 2011
We continued our "Engagement with God" series this past weekend at Bloom (listen to the talk here if you missed it) by diving deeper into 2 Corinthians 3:18: And we,…
andrewarndtFebruary 22, 2011
We speak glibly of your glory, Lord God But we live as though we were the Center our minds pre-occupied with our own lives our hearts set on our…
andrewarndtFebruary 20, 2011
At Bloom this past weekend (click the link if you missed it), we laid out another indispensable foundation for spiritual formation, in addition to the three already laid last week…
andrewarndtFebruary 15, 2011
Well, we're now hurtling headlong into one of my favorite periods in the Christian calendar - the season of Lent. "Lent" is likely a scary or ambivalent for many people,…
andrewarndtFebruary 10, 2011
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