Posts by ahaynie@briarwood.org
Brick by Brick: The Inspiring Story of Ole Kirk Christiansen
6/5/25 Johnny Presley-YBL Marketing & Communications Coordinator Did you know that the creator of LEGO was a devout Christian? Ole Kirk Christiansen was a God-fearing man who lived not according to the world’s wisdom, but with Christ’s wisdom. This week’s blog details 3 ways we can glorify God through our work, following in the footsteps…
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He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man’s heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.Ecclesiastes 3:11 Pray For YBL & WBL Leadership, Staff, and Board Pray For Our Community Relations Pray For Our Discipleship Groups and their Leaders…
Read MoreBut God
5/29/25 Adrian Vanderwoude-YBL Financial Advisor In today’s world of confusion, hate and adversity it is easy to take our eyes off God, but He never takes his eyes off us. We must continually remind ourselves that will never leave us or forsake us, even when all looks lost and hopeless But God “Everything on the…
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James 1:5-8 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he…
Read MoreWhat Does a Discerning Person Do?
5/22/25 Chris Jones-YBL Small Group Director Discernment. You need it. You want more of it. Whether in your business or in the church Here is some help: https://www.challies.com/articles/what-does-a-discerning-person-do/
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“For God is not so unjust as to forget your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, in having served and by still serving the saints.” Hebrews 6:10 Pray For YBL and WBL Leadership Pray for YBL & WBL Leadership, Rob, Drew, Chris, Loring, and Sharon, along with all staff- Johnny,…
Read MoreResist Paganism. Embrace Inefficiency. Give Thanks.
5/8/25 Emma Cockley- Assistant to WBL Director, Sharon Head Though today’s advancements in technology boast of maximizing human efficiency, should efficiency always be the goal? Are technology’s promises of ease, optimization, customization, and perfection creating a culture of ingratitude and discontentment? How should Christians consider these advancements let alone respond to them in a theologically…
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Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not as for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ. For the wrong doer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality. -Colossians 3:23-25 Pray…
Read MoreIt’s Not Wrong to Want to Be Perfect
05-01-25 Emma Cockley-Assistant to WBL Director, Sharon Head For many businessmen and businesswomen, the pressure to be perfect in the marketplace can feel burdensome and overwhelming. Often this perfectionism infects not only workplace endeavors but bleeds into our emotional and spiritual lives leaving us discouraged with ourselves and our failures. But is the desire to…
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“For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.” Psalms 103:11-12 Pray For YBL and WBL Leadership, Staff, and Board -Pray for YBL & WBL Leadership, Rob, Drew,…
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