Letters to a Congregation
Every Thursday I write a pastoral letter to the west congregation of The Austin Stone Community Church. These letters are simple, pastoral musings on what it looks like to live a life that is attentive to God in the midst of a shared context.
The One About Planting Trees in the Fall and the Patience of God’s Growth
The story of God’s faithfulness recorded for us in scripture is always multi-generational. God even reveals himself as the one who works through multiple generations (Ex 3:6) and gives us the mandate of living in a way that will result in multi-generational faith impact (Ps 145:4; Eph 3:21). We are called to be those who plant trees, the shade of which we will never sit under, but whose shade will be enjoyed nonetheless.