I’m dreaming of a “festive, quirky, faith-filled” Christmas…
filtered through the lens of God's spectacular initiative of love and grace in Jesus.
no great distance from Wake Forest to Bethlehem…
...to capture something of the light and promise that first infiltrated this world two-thousand years ago when heaven came down and glory spilled into the human experience
on respecting the scriptures enough to “search them” with care…
It's a tree falling in the forest thing - a message is not actually communicated until someone has received it.
C.S. Lewis, and why Jesus teaches love over religious rule-keeping
a liberating thread of thoughtfulness in a society where were are so quick to judge one another without regard to heart
asking God some hard questions…
Just like Jesus looked at the disciples and said, "You feed them!" in yesterday's post, today Jesus is looking at his followers today, and saying, "You take care of them.
please stop misrepresenting Christianity to gain political power :-(
I object to the falsehood that Christianity lines up with nationalistic, jingoistic, inflammatory propaganda - and I object to the idea that opposing the president on moral grounds makes a person anti-Christian, anti-freedom, and/or anti-America.
The so what of Easter: life and light and promise and possibility
By coming to church, and gathering as a community to worship and praise, we are encouraging each other to allow the resurrection to literally change who we are and the way we live...
The message of Christmas is welcome, not judgment
"I'm not here to condemn anyone," Jesus repeated more than once during his ministry, "my mission is one of invitation."
Being church in the wake of Sutherland Springs: are we on the defensive, or still God’s open invitation?
So who are we? Are we an invitation... or a barrier... or a lighthouse... or a gatekeeper... or a discouragement... or an ambassador...?
the day Jesus preached in Wake Forest
When Jesus saw the crowds of people there, he went up on a hill and sat down. His followers came and sat next to him.…
