“Go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.” So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples… Matthew 28:7-8 I have so much to…
Read more Resurrection is the reality of today and the promise of tomorrow
“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” – 1 Corinthians 10:31 I am trying hard not to get carried away here; but if you combine today’s post with yesterday’s “live music in church” celebration, it would be easy to detect a pattern, and that…
For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, 5 so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. – Romans 12:4-6 Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. – 1 John…
Read more Roll Your Sleeves Up For America! (J&J and my aching arm)
Jesus replied, “It’s written, People won’t live only by bread, but by every word spoken by God.” – Matthew 4:4 Sunday morning, almost exactly one year after we “temporarily” suspended in-person worship, Wake Forest Presbyterian Church took a momentous step forward in the process of re-opening, offering “live” worship, limited access (80 people), in the CLC. My…
Verse of the day: Then the Lord God said, “I see that it is not good for the man to be alone. I will make the companion he needs, one just right for him.” – Genesis 2:18 I like this translation of Genesis 2:18. It is clear that we have been created in the context of community,…
"This I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."
See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! – 1 John 3:1 This is, as Disney sometimes begins, “A tale as old as time.” The ongoing, epic, tree-decorating saga I’m writing about started back around 2005. The legend was kicked off –…
I think it’s fair to say most pet owners ask themselves the following important question: “Is my dog a Christian?” So Saturday afternoon, walking around to grab a few photos of decorations, you can imagine how happy I was to see Max’s reaction to the Nativity. Sheep? “Vaguely interesting.” Shepherds? “Enticing smell, but not so…
Read more Christmas Decorations… and why I’m fairly sure that my dog is a Christian
How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity! It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard,running down on Aaron’s beard, down on the collar of his robe.It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion.For there the Lord bestows his blessing, even life forevermore. Psalm 133:1-3 If preparing for…
Read more We did it! WFPC launches first “in-person” Sunday morning worship of the pandemic!
"a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing..."
Read more “Return to normal” is not the point – the point is “Being the Church”
