Tag: Jesus
what jingles your bells about Christmas? #TopTen
legalism is easier than belief
what if we “clicked” on beauty and love, and let division and hatred die for lack of interest?
the deep meaning of communion is found in community, mercy, and grace…
The grace of Jesus is the alternative to the judgments of failed religion…
when death helps explain life
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?” – John 11:25-26 A couple of days ago I posted a few thoughts in response to the death of my … Continue Reading when death helps explain life
hope for the future of the church…
After our grandson’s “graduation” from preschool, I stayed in Richmond overnight for a couple of reasons. First, of course, the opportunity to spend a few extra hours with my awesome daughter, Naomi, her wonderful husband, Craig, and their two – how did I put it yesterday? – exuberant vessels of promise … Continue Reading hope for the future of the church…
It’s still Saturday – the stone has yet to be rolled away…
It’s still Saturday – and the stone has yet to be rolled away…
“Your Renewal is Enclosed”
When I first started writing (it was short meditations for our young families class in Pensacola), I focused a lot on how God speaks through the ordinary, run-of-the-mill, normal stuff of everyday life. It seemed as if God was present and active all the time, and all we had to … Continue Reading “Your Renewal is Enclosed”
“Jesus came for all the ornaments…”
Elements of this story have been kicking around for years; not only is it one of my favorites, but it gets updated every Advent. This year’s twist may be one of the best. The story started somewhere around 2005, when my friend Tim brought home an endearingly freakish Christmas tree … Continue Reading “Jesus came for all the ornaments…”
over the years, I’m leaning more toward grace…
the more years I spend on this planet, the more likely I am to err on the side of grace rather than judgment. We all walk a tightrope of indecision sometimes, and if I am going to make a mistake – which is likely – then I would rather err on the side of grace.
why it’s okay to have The Rockettes dance in your Nativity…
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace … Continue Reading why it’s okay to have The Rockettes dance in your Nativity…
does color exist without light? #OBX
Does light, then, create color? Or does light simply reveal it… release it… maybe give color its voice?
Stop the rot! There is a still more excellent way
If we can put the Way of Jesus, the still more excellent way, in front of a few hundred more people every week via live-stream, then I say let’s do it, and let’s do it with as much passion and creative ingenuity as we possibly can.
“Take heart! I have overcome the world!” #9-11
I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. – John 16:33 I understand there’s going to be a lot written today in response to the fifteenth anniversary of Nine-Eleven. … Continue Reading “Take heart! I have overcome the world!” #9-11
ordination – the unbroken tradition of continuing the ministry of Jesus #churchrocks
Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you through prophecy with the laying on of hands by the council of elders. – 1 Timothy 4:14 If you’ve never attended a service of ordination in the Presbyterian church, where the yoke of Christ is literally … Continue Reading ordination – the unbroken tradition of continuing the ministry of Jesus #churchrocks
