What Do You Think? (Intro)

 “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.

A.W. Tozer said that in his book The Knowledge of the Holy. Think about that for a second. What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you ponder God? What we think about God is seriously important. But why is that?

Well, for starters, Jesus quoted the Old Testament and told us to “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” (Matthew 22:37) In the Christian church, we often do a great job of loving God with our heart and soul. But what about the mind? For many of us, the mind can tend to take a back seat. But Jesus commands us to love God with every part of our being! 

“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” Romans 12:2

Mind renewal, or in other words, changing how we think, will lead to transformation. This transformation can be either positive or negative. We are all constantly in the process of becoming somebody. Everything we do, say, and think plays a role in who we become.

Our prayer is that Riverlawn is a body of believers who think well. We want to be a people who aren't swayed by the whims and waves of media and society. We want to be grounded in the Word of God so that we will not 'conform to the pattern of this world.' We want to constantly 'renew our minds.'

So, with that said, we are resurrecting the Riverlawn blog! Every two weeks (the frequency is flexible), we will post a blog post about what our pastors are thinking about. It could be anything! But the point of this blog is to think well and to encourage you to think well, too! These blog posts will cover a variety of topics, spanning from endurance to unity to social issues—you name it!

We would love to invite you along for the ride. With each post, we hope to think a bit better about God and about the world in relation to God. Because here's the deal. What we think matters. But what matters more is what we think about God (theology). Our theology is important because what we think about God influences how we live. If we believe our God is angry and vindictive, we will be inclined to act similarly. If we want to love God with everything we have (Matt 22:37), we need to love him with our thoughts as well (Romans 12:2).

These blogs will serve a very simple purpose; they serve as another avenue for discipleship and provoking thought among our community. With each post, we'll ask you the same question. "What do you think?" We've titled this blog 'What's on your mind', because what is on your mind will shape you and form you more concretely than anything else.

So tell us! We want to hear what you think! What have you been thinking about lately? What would you like to think about more? Leave a comment below or shoot us an email! We'd love to chat with you.

- Pastor Caleb