Where Sunday's Message Meets Everyday Life

  • The Church – part three

    Before Jesus ascended into heaven, He shared with His disciples words that are today called the Great Commission:  “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.  Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them Continue reading

  • Beware of Christians?

    I just became aware of the film “Beware of Christians.”  The title is meant to grab attention … and it does.  It is a film made by Christians to challenge the typical notions of what it means to follow Jesus.  Based on the preview I saw, it could be helpful in a dialogue on the Continue reading

  • Beware of Christians

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMIydiF69mA&feature=player_embedded&noredirect=1 This video preview should challenge us to consider what it really means to follow Jesus! Continue reading

  • The Church – part two

    I began last week a consideration of the importance of the church.  We live in a time when the local church has been denigrated in the culture … and not always without cause.  Because there are imperfect people in the church, abuses and scandals happen far too often.  The accusation that the church is filled Continue reading

  • The Church – part one

    A mother once asked her child if he knew what a church was.  With a big smile on his face he replied, “Yes, Mommy, that’s easy.  The church is where God lives.” That the church is where God lives is true, if we don’t equate the church with the building.  The church is the body Continue reading

  • Proof of Faith

    I grew up in the Christian faith.  I heard the stories of Samson, David, Moses, Noah, and the like.  I was taught the Ten Commandments and the Sermon the Mount.  I went to Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, and youth group.  And there came a time in my life when I accepted the truths of Continue reading

  • Using Jesus

    Jesus is to be worshiped, honored, and followed. He is not to be used. Every election cycle Jesus gets pulled out of the mothballs and brought forward as a political prop. Politicians, many of whom rarely darken the doors of church buildings, now spout a verse or two of Scripture (often out of context) and Continue reading

  • Redeeming Love

    A song has been playing in my head throughout the week.  It’s not a new song.  It was written in 1800 by a brilliant man, but one who was often given to bouts of deep depression.  The man was William Cowper.  The song is “There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood.”  Here are the words Continue reading

  • Redeeming Love

    A song has been playing in my head throughout the week.  It’s not a new song.  It was written in 1800 by a brilliant man, but one who was often given to bouts of deep depression.  The man was William Cowper.  The song is “There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood.”  Here are the words Continue reading

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  • Rediscover Life

    Transforming Grace What is life all about? The pursuit of ease and happiness? The acquisition of wealth and material possessions? Filling every hour with activity and motion? Doing good deeds and attending church services?  I guess, if we asked people what life was all about we’d get quite a variety of answers.  Think for a Continue reading