Easter morning: light, promise, joy
Bible
Reflections on Dark Friday – does our faithfulness honor Christ’s sacrifice?
this is a day that calls for some response in terms of our own personal walk with God.
“doing” church – because worship must be connected to mission
Rebekah and I truly are in a remarkable church; it’s a place where so many people live as intentional disciples, worshiping, learning, serving, and reaching out in mission.
a good day with a roomful of disciples…
It was that kind of a day. A day where God took my poor words and gave them some extra life.
What does Jesus mean when he says “be perfect”?
When Jesus points out that we are to be perfect he’s not suggesting that we’re not good enough for God if we make any mistakes…
how I approach worry and heavy burdens
the beauty of life, and the truth that God loves us with such generosity and grace.
“The Wisdom from Above”
This passage stands in contrast to the kind of day-to-day conventional-wisdom that defines much of life on earth
sloth is a thief that steals abundant life
“A thief is only there to steal and kill and destroy. I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of…” – Jesus, John 10:10 Video: “Sloth, the 4th Deadly Sin,” picks… Read More ›
“Now we see through a glass, darkly”
anything we think we know and understand now is inadequate, partial, “through a glass dimly” and mostly wrong
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good
Poorly managed anger is responsible for destroying relationships with deadly efficiency…
