When we are stuck in our own image and relying on self for what we know only the Lord can do, it’s an understatement to say that we’re at a loss. I would say that I personally became outright powerless. And the more I fixated on my lack of being able to see God for who He is, the more inward focused I became, and my inability became a source of real pain.
Author: Mike Kelly
Mike Kelly is the full-time technical director for Friendship Church. Prior to accepting his role at Friendship he worked as a part-time audio technician at Hope Community Church, in downtown Minneapolis. Mike graduated from the Institute of Production & Recording (IPR) in 2015, with an associate’s degree in audio engineering and production. When he is not behind a sound board working with different artists on a technical front, he spends time writing and performing spoken word poetry for live audiences as well as creating content for his YouTube channel (A Poem By Mike K.) where he posts different videos/recordings of his poems.
Wedding Vows
The wedding vows. Whether or not we’ve sat and tried to write them ourselves with the intention of saying them to another person, or if we have been attendees at a wedding ceremony where we’ve sat and listened, as third-party witnesses, to two other individuals say vows to one another, most can agree that it is a particularly sacred moment during the service.
God Writes A Different Story
By virtue of trade, I am required to attend and work funerals, often for individuals whom I’ve never met. Funerals may be a part of life, but I would argue that death is not. I’ve never heard it said from a pulpit but a phrase that deeply troubles me goes like this: “Death is natural……
Fishing With Creation
When the deeds and tasks are done…All the signs of mistrust fall between the linesThrough the cracks where ash is ever turning, drifting, flowing into dust.I saw my heart.I sang my hopes.I learned that lust…If Is? for the birds.And, in the darkWhere secrets lurkI’ve come to learnThat speech can loom on useless words. Faith.The space…
The Best Man Speech
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to stand as the “best man” in a wedding. And as I was preparing the speech, it really got me thinking about my dear friend, his future bride, and what I believe God teaches us about marriage. I hope this will bless others, single or married. The…