#bettertogethersc

"He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross." 1 Peter 2:24 God withdrew from his Son so God could draw near to you and so you would never be far from him. But at that moment, nobody understood. Jesus died alone. Good Friday was a dark day, but Sunday was coming. If you're looking for an on-demand option check out this Good Friday experience from last year on the @ashleyridgechurch YouTube page. Next, we celebrate Easter - There are three completely different events with online and in-person options. 🎉In-Person // Saturday, April 3rd on the lawn at ARHS w/ baptisms, full band, and more. 🎉In-Person // Sunday, April 4th @ 7am // Sunrise Service at Summers Corner 🎉Online // Sunday, April 4th @ 10am // live.ashleyridgechurch.org, Facebook, YouTube, the Ashley Ridge app. #ForSVL #BetterTogetherSC #ForSummerville #EasterTogether (at Summerville, South Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNKg03XhGJr/?igshid=10nlchxc9pmq4

That’s right Louie - and to paraphrase another “galactic miracle worker” from the world of fiction “never tell Him the odds” - if you want to help battle “the dark side” and help some earth bound folks “beat the odds” go out to @ashleyridgechurch and learn about our 40 day plan to burn the note and building surge ! Together - we can do it ! #FORSVL #BetterTogetherSC (at Summerville, South Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGBEQ4iB3_X/?igshid=g51lx8dk8d0k

I might put the Pro in Procrastinate but I’m glad I did not hesitate to hang out with my beautiful bride, lovely sister and awesome niece tonight. We love showing them places they haven’t seen in their new hometown of #charleston ! #BettertogetherSC #sullivansisland #four4soaring (at Sullivans Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFntSJxBWo5/?igshid=o96tvwf36g54

#truestory #bettertogether #bettertogethersc (at Summerville, South Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEP78-bhv10/?igshid=1dx5n44fi835l

This is happening tomorrow!! Woot woot !! #ForSVL #bettertogethersc (at Summerville, South Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7MHz-clXL0/?igshid=10nwhr096dpi0

I’m really excited to jump on my first #zoom #smallgroup meeting of 2020 with my friends ! I love that we get to do life together both in person and virtually! Life is #bettertogetherSC #ForSVL (at Summerville, South Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7Hco-tniNC/?igshid=ynbzr48hqu6v

I listened to a #hiddenbrain podcast this morning and a sermon on Sunday that seemed to converge on this Ertz quote. In the podcast, the psychologist Sheldon Solomon recounts an epic story where a man stumbles upon lamenting creatures who he later learns are immortal humans. When he encounters Homer - Homer shares that the reason for his lament is that ”If you live forever it's impossible to write the Odyssey at least once.” In other words, it may be precisely because we are physically mortal that we have reason to move, act and create while we are here. In the sermon, my pastor, @jennlwilliams recounted a story of reclaiming a rainy day and capitalizing on the unexpected ”margin” in her life, that day she chose, not to lament as Homer did, but to play and create lasting generation-spanning memories with her kids and husband- perhaps another kind of immortality was tapped that day? The immortality of living on in memory. Of course, she’d likely be the first to remind us that neither of these is the ”immortality” we all truly seek-the immortality of the soul and the longing to spend all that time near the One who created it. #bettertogetherSC #Iwant2CUSoar (at Summerville, South Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2yuu9UlAYK/?igshid=13ivumccrv9in

#FORSVL #BetterTogetherSC #HappyFallYall (at Summerville, South Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2NbYZIFdPK/?igshid=13twt2aqmnmfa