The summer after we purchased our house, I planted 23 trees in my yard. I wanted something that would last. Something that would grow strong over time and bring beauty and shade to the people I love. Turns out, Jesus had something similar in mind when He talked about trees in Matthew 7. In a … Continue reading The Fruit Tells the Truth
What It Means to Have Influence: A Christian Perspective Influence is a powerful thing. We see it everywhere: in politics, social media, entertainment, and even within our own families. But as Christians, we’re called to a different kind of influence. It’s not about power or popularity; it’s about reflecting Christ in everything we do. Influence … Continue reading THE POWER OF INFLUENCE
What It REALLY MEANS When we think of the word "blessed," what comes to mind? Maybe a dream job, financial security, a healthy family, or the perfect vacation. If you scroll through social media, you'll see people posting about their new house, engagement, or promotion, with the hashtag #BLESSED. But when Jesus talks about blessing … Continue reading What It Means to Be Blessed
My 8 year old son came home from school yesterday telling me that a student in his class was throwing pencils at their substitute teacher and calling her the "F word". When I asked what the teacher did to correct and discipline that behavior, he said she didn't do anything. This breaks my heart. This … Continue reading I HAVE A DREAM
Real Life Here: I'm so very tired. And I'm so very tired of sick kids. (Honestly, I'm just a little tired of my kids). And yet... And yet, at the same time I feel so incredibly grateful for the many, many blessings is my life. We suffered through 3 years of infertility and multiple miscarriages, not … Continue reading Feeling Overwhelmed?
Every January, I look back to the last couple of years and I get excited about what the future might hold. Here's some highlights from the past couple of years: 2010: our son Joshua is born after 3 years of infertility! 2011: we move from Colorado to Wisconsin, help start a new church, and I start … Continue reading Excited for the Future
I sat on the floor with my three year old son, surrounded my thousands and thousands of little LEGO pieces. “Wow!”, I thought to myself, “this is a pretty daunting task!” We were attempting to rebuild my X-Wing LEGO starfighter from 1999. The problem was that the X-Wing pieces had been mixed in with thousands … Continue reading Building Legos, Building Children
A little over two years ago, God called us to leave our friends and family in Colorado and move 1,000 miles away to Madison, Wisconsin, to become Church Planters. I came on staff with Converge Great Lakes (formerly known as Great Lakes Baptist Conference and part of the Baptist General Conference) as a Church Planting … Continue reading Big Changes for the Lindeen Family!
I'm feeling incredibly blessed right now. I have an amazing wife and two great kids. Super supportive parents and a great extended family. Lately, however, God has really blessed me. In the last couple of weeks, I have been able to upgrade from a VOX AC-15 (electric guitar amp) to a VOC AC-30 and to upgrade … Continue reading Blessed
As I looked back over the last 12 months, I was amazed at all that God had done in our lives! He has proved himself faithful and walked with us through the dark nights and been there with us as we celebrated new life and growth and change. A few of the big changes in the … Continue reading What A Difference 12 Months Make!
ERIK LINDEEN 