Terry Storch Dispatch 12.2021
Closing out a very odd year…
This last dispatch of 2021 brings the closing out of a very odd year. For me to attempt to put into words what 2021 was in my life would honestly be too challenging. This is an area in which I still need growth—transforming what’s in my head to the written word for you and others to read. I just do not think I could do it justice and think I would honestly leave more questions for you than answers.
But with that in mind, I can say I am honestly excited to close the books on this year. I am in a posture of anticipation and excitement for what is to come. I do believe that God is working in an exciting way, and I believe He is continuing to do a good and “new” work in and through me. I have no idea what the new is or will be, but I rest in my trust in God and excitement for what He stands ready to do as I yield myself to Him. Some of the “new” that God has done in me this last year…new ways to experience God, new eyes to see God, a fresh perspective of who Jesus is, and a deeper understanding of His Kingdom…brings an anticipation for more!
Here are some really powerful resources and tools that I have connected with or read this year that have been a part of some of the new:
Bible Project: The Paradigm
Episode 1: How Do You Read the Bible? (Details/Listen) (YouVersion)
Episode 2: Who Wrote the Bible? (Details/Listen) (YouVersion)
Episode 3: The Bible Had Editors? (Details/Listen) (YouVersion)
Episode 4: How the New Testament Came To Be (Details/Listen) (YouVersion)
Episode 5: Who Is the Bible About? (Details/Listen) (YouVersion)
Episode 6: Literature for a Lifetime (Details/Listen) (YouVersion)
Episode 7: Inspiration, Quiet Time, and Slaying Your Giants (Details/Listen) (YouVersion)
Episode 8: Wisdom for Life’s Complexity (Details/Listen) (YouVersion)
Episode 9: The Bible Wasn’t Written in English (Details/Listen) (YouVersion)
Episode 10: What the Bible’s Authors Took for Granted (Details/Listen) (YouVersion)
Episode 11: The Last Pillar: Communal Literature (Details/Listen) (YouVersion)
Episode 12: How (Not) To Read the Bible (Details/Listen) (YouVersion)
Episode 13: Is the Bible Trustworthy? (Details/Listen) (YouVersion)
The BEMA Podcast
Trust the Story - The creation story and the foundation it lays for understanding the scriptural narrative correctly. (Details/Listen)
A Tale of Two Kingdoms - Setting up the narrative of God’s story as a contrast between empire and shalom. (Details/Listen)
Books
Living in Christ’s Presence by Dallas Willard (Audible) (Amazon)
Soul Keeping by John Ortberg (Audible) (Amazon)
The Art of Letting Go by Richard Rohr (Audible)
The Skeletons in God’s Closet by Joshua Butler (Audible) (Amazon)
Her Gates Will Never Be Shut by Bradley Jersak (Audible) (Amazon)
The Day the Revolution Began by N.T. Wright (Audible) (Amazon)
Deconstruction/Reconstruction/Evolving/????
There is so much discussion and thoughts about this word “deconstruction.” I almost avoided this topic all together, but I realized that I would lack integrity if I did. Much of my year and past few years could be labeled deconstruction. For me, I would say it has been very healthy just peeling back layers of beliefs and thoughts as I grow closer to Jesus. I’m learning to shed unnecessary stuff and center my life around following Jesus and living centered in Him.
“Paul calls on us as followers of Jesus to aim the deconstructionist impulse not at the Orthodoxy of the way of Jesus but at the ideologies of the world.” - John Mark Comer
Deconstruction: The Way of Jesus… John Mark Comer (Watch)
Ask NT Wright Anything: #86 Deconstructing faith (Listen on Spotify)
Orthodoxy | John Mark Comer (Watch)
So, You’re Deconstructing - Lot’s of great resources
Spotify Music Wrapped
If you have followed me for any length of time, then you have heard my music taste is all over the map. It includes just about everything except country music. My top artists of 2021 were not surprising to me, but listing them out it’s a pretty odd pearling. Here is my top 10: Coldplay, Metallica, Bethel Music, Van Halen, Wilco, Gojira, Jesus Culture, Eric Clapton, Brandon Lake, and Muse.
Year In Review from Google Photos
Snow!
Mom’s cancer surgery
Mom in her new fun wig
Frozen pool (-12 degrees outside)
Celebrating Uncle Jim’s life and legacy
Reia’s first vote
Robin’s new business venture, hello TCC
Reese’s Homecoming
Best coffee ever - Mad Priest Yemenia
Reia moves out of dorm into her first house
6-week sabbatical begins
Puerto Vallarta
Tesla camping
Most amazing duel rainbow
18+ District (State) Champion
18+ Almost Sectional Champs…but NOT!
Reia - Leadership and Success
Bought tennis racket stringer
Mom got a new dog…hello Honey
40+ District, Sectional champions…off to Nationals!
Robin’s 50th birthday trip with our besties (Bealls) to Grand Canyon
Reese’s memorable Prom
The “Madman” at Nationals
New tattoo - Transcend and Include
Spoke at PubNub connect in San Fran
Tesla gets Full Self Driving beta
YouVersion 500 Million celebration
Mom shedding the wig
New racket for 2022!
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