All posts by Lee Johndrow

Lee is the Senior Leader of Abundant Grace Fellowship Church in Keene, NH He is the father of five wonderful children. Married for over 26 years to his wife Tina. Loving life with family, friends, faith, fun and food!

Have We Missed It?

I have a concern.  

It’s about people. Where they are headed. That people think they are leaving “church” when really, they are unplugging from fellowship. Thinking that is the answer. 

You and me. We are the church. How can we leave? Oh, we can leave fellowship. But how do you take communion, declaring we are one… and then walk away?  Continue reading Have We Missed It?

A Series Of Dreams Indicating Change

I have always been a dreamer, often finding it difficult to separate the dream from the reality. Let me be real when I say, that dreams may well be a reality in another dimension, that ignite in our minds of this one.

If that causes you to check out so be it. But as you read thrugh the dreams of the Old Testament, where God came upon someone rather than being on the inside, if he were to reach you in a dream, it was from His realm and not yours. I get that He can reach you wherever He wants, but keep in mind you and I deal from a New Covenant reality. We do not understand what it was like then. We can “imagine” but that’s the end of the line for us. Continue reading A Series Of Dreams Indicating Change

We May Just Have a Problem

I have a couple of friends. They do not use Facebook. !?!?!) I have to work hard to stay in touch with them. (It works because I put them in my calendar, to touch base with.)
 
I say it a lot. We are more connected than ever and more disconnected than ever.
 
God knits our hearts. Sometimes what we go through is the “lack of connection”. I often think of the scripture, “Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.” It is indicated this is a choice or the opportunity to make a choice. But, what if it is greater than that?
If the very essence of God inside of us (And about us!) has us hardwired for community, maybe it’s possible that part of the wiring is that we are designed for connection. That when there is a “surge” (A rejoicing.) maybe we feel it. And when there is a “short” of sorts (A mourning.) maybe we feel that, too.
A lot of people go through a hard time at any given time. Maybe we “feel” that or are connected to that by the Spirit of God.  Maybe that opens our hearts to one another, and our mouths to pray for one another.
With 59 “one another” verses in the Bible, perhaps it is a little more than the “manual” some make the Bible out to be. Maybe it is the design itself…
A friend recently lost a family member. I could write “praying” on their Facebook, but what about those without the Facebook connection?
Thinking of my friends today. Reaching out to them.

Am I Committed?

Last night I met with a group of youth. One of the topics was commitment.  The reason it came up, was because when you are working with young people, they often are having their times dictated by their home life. Single parenting, weekends with another parent, etc..  There is nothing terrible about it, other than the fact it is often hard on the families. And it makes things related to children difficult sometimes.

So, the question came up as we establish the youth group, as to what did the young people think about those who only “show” up for the “Fun Friday” every second month. The answers and thought process were interesting. Continue reading Am I Committed?

Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment

We are in trying times. Divisive times. Perhaps this is one of the greatest times for mercy to arise in the body of Christ.

James 2:13 (ESV)  For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

But in the midst of all of this, those that ought to be most merciful, seem to be the most judgmental. So much so that I was sharing with my wife, Tina, how punitive so many were. Continue reading Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment

Outside The Lines

Over the years I have given careful consideration and observation to “living outside the lines”.

Imagine driving down the road and crossing over the line into oncoming traffic only to cause injury to one’s self.

Yet, too often we attempt to nudge the edge of our knowledge of God’s goodness, armed with the fact that “He loves me” and will never leave me nor forsake me. Continue reading Outside The Lines

An Apostle Of Non-Violence

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. MLK 

A Thursday night. I had just come in for dinner. The table was set. The food was coming out. My dad was just walking away from the TV news. Walter Cronkite was just winding down when he received word of King’s wounding. Flustered he read the news but then a commercial break and it was only later that an anonymous voice announced his death. Continue reading An Apostle Of Non-Violence