The Threads Blog

The Threads team had a great time at Catalyst ‘08 in Atlanta, GA. We met so many people who are using the Threads small group studies with their college students and young adults. Daniel and Kirstin Shontere, the couple in the video, teach the Young Life College group in Bradenton, FL and had a great story about how Chase the Lion, by Mark Batterson, impacted the lives of their students. Take a look!

I am repeatedly told I can’t work to earn my salvation. But no matter how often I hear that truth, whether from the pulpit, my own reading of Scripture, or God’s whisper in my ear, by nature I continually do different things and think different thoughts in hopes that I am slowly repaying God for the salvation He has already given me.

In previous generations, perfection was the preference. Admitting your faults showed weakness and that was frowned on. Shows like Leave it to Beaver presented the ideal family living in an ideal world. Conflicts arose, mostly spurred by that nasty Eddie Haskell character, but everything was neatly resolved by the end of the show. Unfortunately, life is not that cut and dry. Its not that things have changed very much, its just that our perception has. There is nothing wrong with admitting weakness and struggles. Within the contexts of our communities, biblical communities, it should be safe to admit where we fall short and ask for help. That is why small groups are so vital to our walk. Life is too difficult to handle alone. There is freedom and protection is living life with a group that loves you and walks beside you. Knowing you are not perfect and waiting to pick you up rather than judge you when you fail.