Nothing puts you in the Christmas spirit like the perfect holiday playlist. And by mid-November it’s everywhere—your car, the grocery store, the gym…jail. It soundtracks every aspect of our lives. You can’t escape it. And most of us don’t want to. It gives us all the feels we’ve waited all year for. We come to associate these songs with our own stories, but what are their stories? Where did they come from? What do they mean? What makes them so relatable? This month, we’re going to pull back the curtain on some of the most iconic Christmas carols, because behind each of these nostalgic tunes is an inspiring tale that points to the true purpose of Christmas. And through these stories, we’ll learn to live better stories ourselves all year long, ones that hopefully look a lot more like Christ. Our title of this series is LYRICAL
Nothing puts you in the Christmas spirit like the perfect holiday playlist. And by mid-November it’s everywhere—your car, the grocery store, the gym…jail. It soundtracks every aspect of our lives. You can’t escape it. And most of us don’t want to. It gives us all the feels we’ve waited all year for. We come to associate these songs with our own stories, but what are their stories? Where did they come from? What do they mean? What makes them so relatable? This month, we’re going to pull back the curtain on some of the most iconic Christmas carols, because behind each of these nostalgic tunes is an inspiring tale that points to the true purpose of Christmas. And through these stories, we’ll learn to live better stories ourselves all year long, ones that hopefully look a lot more like Christ. Our title of this series is LYRICAL
Nothing puts you in the Christmas spirit like the perfect holiday playlist. And by mid-November it’s everywhere—your car, the grocery store, the gym…jail. It soundtracks every aspect of our lives. You can’t escape it. And most of us don’t want to. It gives us all the feels we’ve waited all year for. We come to associate these songs with our own stories, but what are their stories? Where did they come from? What do they mean? What makes them so relatable? This month, we’re going to pull back the curtain on some of the most iconic Christmas carols, because behind each of these nostalgic tunes is an inspiring tale that points to the true purpose of Christmas. And through these stories, we’ll learn to live better stories ourselves all year long, ones that hopefully look a lot more like Christ. Our title of this series is LYRICAL
Life keeps moving faster and faster and our schedules keep getting fuller and fuller. Fortunately, we have access to so much technology to help us keep up. But even though it empowers us to do more, we feel worse. We’re glued to our phones, rage baited, and over stimulated. Many of us walk around with a pit in our stomach, anxious over what sources to trust and what catastrophe will strike next. But it doesn’t help to blame our phones. It’s a neutral piece of technology.
Life keeps moving faster and faster and our schedules keep getting fuller and fuller. Fortunately, we have access to so much technology to help us keep up. But even though it empowers us to do more, we feel worse. We’re glued to our phones, rage baited, and over stimulated. Many of us walk around with a pit in our stomach, anxious over what sources to trust and what catastrophe will strike next. But it doesn’t help to blame our phones. It’s a neutral piece of technology.
Life keeps moving faster and faster and our schedules keep getting fuller and fuller. Fortunately, we have access to so much technology to help us keep up. But even though it empowers us to do more, we feel worse. We’re glued to our phones, rage baited, and over stimulated. Many of us walk around with a pit in our stomach, anxious over what sources to trust and what catastrophe will strike next. But it doesn’t help to blame our phones. It’s a neutral piece of technology.
Life keeps moving faster and faster and our schedules keep getting fuller and fuller. Fortunately, we have access to so much technology to help us keep up. But even though it empowers us to do more, we feel worse. We’re glued to our phones, rage baited, and over stimulated. Many of us walk around with a pit in our stomach, anxious over what sources to trust and what catastrophe will strike next. But it doesn’t help to blame our phones. It’s a neutral piece of technology.
Life keeps moving faster and faster and our schedules keep getting fuller and fuller. Fortunately, we have access to so much technology to help us keep up. But even though it empowers us to do more, we feel worse. We’re glued to our phones, rage baited, and over stimulated. Many of us walk around with a pit in our stomach, anxious over what sources to trust and what catastrophe will strike next. But it doesn’t help to blame our phones. It’s a neutral piece of technology.
What would help is developing a set of practices that could prevent these old patterns from robbing us of who we want to be. Not one-time activities...but walking a pathway that Scripture suggests you follow for the rest of your life.
Who you are is largely due to who you’re with. But most of us don’t intentionally design an inner circle, we default to hanging around with whoever happens to be around. Sometimes we get lucky. But for some of us, these convenient connections pull us further from who we want to be. Everyone says they know they need good people around them, but what does that mean? If you look at the lives of those you look up to, you’ll notice most of them have invested in four specific relationships. We see it in sports, business, entertainment, and even Scripture. So… What are they? Why are they so important? And where do you find them? You know, without being weird. Because having these relationships won’t just make you a better person, they’ll make you a better family member.
Who you are is largely due to who you’re with. But most of us don’t intentionally design an inner circle, we default to hanging around with whoever happens to be around. Sometimes we get lucky. But for some of us, these convenient connections pull us further from who we want to be. Everyone says they know they need good people around them, but what does that mean? If you look at the lives of those you look up to, you’ll notice most of them have invested in four specific relationships. We see it in sports, business, entertainment, and even Scripture. So… What are they? Why are they so important? And where do you find them? You know, without being weird. Because having these relationships won’t just make you a better person, they’ll make you a better family member.
Who you are is largely due to who you’re with. But most of us don’t intentionally design an inner circle, we default to hanging around with whoever happens to be around. Sometimes we get lucky. But for some of us, these convenient connections pull us further from who we want to be. Everyone says they know they need good people around them, but what does that mean? If you look at the lives of those you look up to, you’ll notice most of them have invested in four specific relationships. We see it in sports, business, entertainment, and even Scripture. So… What are they? Why are they so important? And where do you find them? You know, without being weird. Because having these relationships won’t just make you a better person, they’ll make you a better family member.
Who you are is largely due to who you’re with. But most of us don’t intentionally design an inner circle, we default to hanging around with whoever happens to be around. Sometimes we get lucky. But for some of us, these convenient connections pull us further from who we want to be. Everyone says they know they need good people around them, but what does that mean? If you look at the lives of those you look up to, you’ll notice most of them have invested in four specific relationships. We see it in sports, business, entertainment, and even Scripture. So… What are they? Why are they so important? And where do you find them? You know, without being weird. Because having these relationships won’t just make you a better person, they’ll make you a better family member.
Every Influencer has a list of things they think you should do. Some they’re being paid to say, some are ridiculous, and some are good ideas. But let’s be real: We can’t do all the good things everyone tells us to. We don’t have near enough time, energy, or money. so, how do you figure out what’s essential; even foundational? So in this series we’ll talk about what happens when we commit to the essentials. And what would happen, if we were to be consistent to what we committed to? And if we were going to reorganize our life around faith, what few things would we need to do to become the best version of ourselves?
Every Influencer has a list of things they think you should do. Some they’re being paid to say, some are ridiculous, and some are good ideas. But let’s be real: We can’t do all the good things everyone tells us to. We don’t have near enough time, energy, or money. so, how do you figure out what’s essential; even foundational? So in this series we’ll talk about what happens when we commit to the essentials. And what would happen, if we were to be consistent to what we committed to? And if we were going to reorganize our life around faith, what few things would we need to do to become the best version of ourselves?
Every Influencer has a list of things they think you should do. Some they’re being paid to say, some are ridiculous, and some are good ideas. But let’s be real: We can’t do all the good things everyone tells us to. We don’t have near enough time, energy, or money. so, how do you figure out what’s essential; even foundational? So in this series we’ll talk about what happens when we commit to the essentials. And what would happen, if we were to be consistent to what we committed to? And if we were going to reorganize our life around faith, what few things would we need to do to become the best version of ourselves?
Every Influencer has a list of things they think you should do. Some they’re being paid to say, some are ridiculous, and some are good ideas. But let’s be real: We can’t do all the good things everyone tells us to. We don’t have near enough time, energy, or money. so, how do you figure out what’s essential; even foundational? So in this series we’ll talk about what happens when we commit to the essentials. And what would happen, if we were to be consistent to what we committed to? And if we were going to reorganize our life around faith, what few things would we need to do to become the best version of ourselves?
Life is hard. We all have to deal with our share of disappointment, drama, stress, and trying not to snap when people push our buttons. Ever feel like you’re just making it up as you go? Thank God for the Internet, right? It's got hacks for everything from the best way to fold a shirt to the best way to eat a cupcake. And... thx! But... what about the big stuff? You know-the category that keeps you up at night; all the unbelievably difficult moments and draining people? Why do you keep getting stumped by the same problems & what do you do about it? That's what this whole series is about--real life. And we think you'll be surprised by just how relevant this ancient wisdom is to life right now.
Life is hard. We all have to deal with our share of disappointment, drama, stress, and trying not to snap when people push our buttons. Ever feel like you’re just making it up as you go? Thank God for the Internet, right? It's got hacks for everything from the best way to fold a shirt to the best way to eat a cupcake. And... thx! But... what about the big stuff? You know-the category that keeps you up at night; all the unbelievably difficult moments and draining people? Why do you keep getting stumped by the same problems & what do you do about it? That's what this whole series is about--real life. And we think you'll be surprised by just how relevant this ancient wisdom is to life right now.
Life is hard. We all have to deal with our share of disappointment, drama, stress, and trying not to snap when people push our buttons. Ever feel like you’re just making it up as you go? Thank God for the Internet, right? It's got hacks for everything from the best way to fold a shirt to the best way to eat a cupcake. And... thx! But... what about the big stuff? You know-the category that keeps you up at night; all the unbelievably difficult moments and draining people? Why do you keep getting stumped by the same problems & what do you do about it? That's what this whole series is about--real life. And we think you'll be surprised by just how relevant this ancient wisdom is to life right now.
Life is hard. We all have to deal with our share of disappointment, drama, stress, and trying not to snap when people push our buttons. Ever feel like you’re just making it up as you go? Thank God for the Internet, right? It's got hacks for everything from the best way to fold a shirt to the best way to eat a cupcake. And... thx! But... what about the big stuff? You know-the category that keeps you up at night; all the unbelievably difficult moments and draining people? Why do you keep getting stumped by the same problems & what do you do about it? That's what this whole series is about--real life. And we think you'll be surprised by just how relevant this ancient wisdom is to life right now.