[I]n every well-constructed worship service the pendulum should swing rhythmically between God addressing his people through Scripture and his people responding to him in confession, faith, adoration, or prayer.
— John R.W. Stott, The Message of 1 and 2 Thessalonians: Preparing for the Coming King (Downer’s Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2021), 131
Ryan writes for weary pilgrims learning to follow Jesus through the wilderness. He served as a lead pastor at a church in Southern California for 8+ years. Before that, he worked as a software engineer for a decade. Today, he lives with his family in Escondido, California.
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