Jul
31
Dwell Deep
Posted in: GeneralMatt Chandler is blogging here: DwellDeep.net
You’re going to want to read this.
Jul
30
I haven’t blogged in quite some time, things have been busy around here, to say the least. To fill some of you in, I got married. To the lovely lady in the picture ( I didn’t make her in Photoshop…she’s real). We went on honeymoon to Asheville, NC (pretty fun - did the Biltmore thing, Bele Chere, downtown Asheville, Chimney Rock, etc.). Well, we’re back, adjusting to married life, and gearing up for a busy year at Harmony. I’m stoked for what God is going to do at Harmony, but even more so, I’m excited for our marriage! Please pray for us as we begin this life together showing people the Groom and His Bride….and babe? I love you.
Jul
17
You Won’t Believe This Big Announcement
Posted in: GeneralMiranda and I are getting married.
Wednesday, July 23rd.
We are having a small wedding (family only), and a pig pickin’ afterwards (it’s a Eastern NC thing-you might call it a barbeque). We’ve decided to do it so suddenly for a number of reasons, but primarily because of my mother’s health issues. She may be able to be released from the hospital on Friday (which is a miracle in itself), but who knows if and when the leukemia will attack again. She will also be headed to SC to be with family because they can provide supportive care for her 24-7-365. All that being said, Miranda and I both want to get married with her there, and we both wanted a small wedding anyway, so it made sense. We moved our date up (quite a bit, but still quite doable), and will be married at 6:00pm this coming Wednesday. If you can’t make it to the after-party, still feel free to give us a gift! (Shameless plug alert). We are registered at Target and Bed, Bath, and Beyond. Click on the links to see the list. Of course, we’ll always take cash or gifts!
We love one another very much and look forward to displaying the Gospel through our marriage for the world to see! We love you as well, and can’t wait to see you in person!
Jul
14
Go Lament: It’s Biblical
Posted in: Teaching19 Remember my affliction and my wanderings,
the wormwood and the gall!
20 My soul continually remembers it
and is bowed down within me.
21 But this I call to mind,
and therefore I have hope:22 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;
his mercies never come to an end;
23 they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
24 “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
“therefore I will hope in him.”25 The Lord is good to those who wait for him,
to the soul who seeks him.
26 It is good that one should wait quietly
for the salvation of the Lord.
Jeremiah, in writing this, is lamenting the fall of the great city of Jerusalem, and the tribes of Israel. But the most important thing is that, even in the middle of his lament, he realizes the Gospel: that because of the Lord’s great love, we are not consumed. It is ok to grieve and mourn. We are affectionate, passionate people with emotions and feelings, because we are made in the image of God. But even in the midst of our most intimate and intense affections, we must keep the first things first: that Jesus is supreme, and worthy of rejoicing in.
Derek Brown
I'm a Christian/husband/church planter in Greenville, NC. I love my King, my wife, and my church (in that order). This blog is my place to put thoughts, encouragements, things that depress me, and an all-around mental dump-off for me. Hope you enjoy it...