by Alan Briggs | Dec 20, 2016 | Family, Neighborhood
After glimpsing pain in my neighbor’s eyes my curiosity was stoked. That moment has led us to five years of immersion into the lives of those in closest proximity to us. We immersed ourselves in the rhythms and relationships of our neighborhood. We anticipated...
by Alan Briggs | Sep 29, 2016 | Family
Friends, It’s been encouraging to get your feedback from my recently released book Guardrails; Six Principles for a Multiplying Church. Many of you have shared this with friends and helped to get the word out. Instead of just sharing the book here is a...
by Alan Briggs | Aug 9, 2016 | Archive, Family
I love gardening. It’s good for me. It grounds me, literally. As dirt squeezes its way below my fingernails God squeezes his lessons into me. May garden has become a classroom for me, one God uses to shape me as I participate, labor and listen. Perhaps I feel at...
by Alan Briggs | Dec 7, 2015 | Family
There’s a lie floating around out there that goes something like this; getting older will automatically make you closer to Jesus. Just the mere passing of days doesn’t do that. I sure wish it was that easy. In the book In the name of Jesus Henri Nouwen...
by Alan Briggs | Dec 3, 2015 | Family
Most leaders I know are wrestling with time. To be more accurate they are actually wrestling with priorities. We have time for a lot of things, but the problem is usually in our selection process (or lack thereof) that clarifies what we give our time to. One moment a...
by Alan Briggs | Nov 23, 2015 | Family
I find the timing ironic. As the refugee conversation heats up politically and socially we find ourselves with a massive opportunity. This opportunity comes every year in our country and leave us desperately distracted with football games, parades, methods of cooking...
