In this Sunday Service with The Brands Laura talks about rest and how noticing, receiving and praise provide a basis for connecting with God and others. A white feather (pictured) drifts into the space and provokes a conversation about loved ones that have passed and superstorm versus intuitive noticing of relational grace. Plus it’s Laura’s birthday. Happy Birthday Laura Brand.

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In this Sunday Service The Brands contemplate and discuss The Righteous Gemstones, Romans 6-8 and our participation in God’s Creation as family. We marvel at how Helen Keller saw the moonlit sky from a canoe and Russell’s experience of insecurity in Brixton Prison and how a graceful deer shows us how to see from our heart. Order my new book ‘How to Become Christian in 7 Days’ at https://bit.ly/russellbook2 To get a free audio copy of my book ‘How to Become a Christian in 7 Days’, you can download it at https://www.russellbrand.com/how-to-become-a-christian-audiobook/

In this Sunday Service, we were inspired by Norman Grubb’s book No Independent Self and his central idea that every person lives by a spirit source: either the self-life or the life of God Himself.

We are reminded of Jesus’ teaching on the vine and the branches, and we consider what it means to live from God’s life rather than our own especially when we meet challenges in daily life and in parenthood.

Finally, drawing wisdom from Wendell Berry, we explore how the natural world reveals that some of life’s deepest beauty and meaning emerge through encounter, resistance, and relationship, reminding us that we were never meant to be self-sufficient, but rooted in the source of all life.