Protestants may not worship Mary – but we must not forget to respect her
Mary is a messenger and also a guide
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2019 – a year of living gratefully
Life breaking in; light piercing the darkness; the promise of newness; grace abounds.
Mary and Joseph – just a girl, just a carpenter
Just a girl, just a carpenter. Nothing any more remarkable than faithfulness and trust. Nothing outside of what is possible when any one of us makes the transformational decision to follow Jesus.
Without Advent, Christmas never quite reaches its full potential
in today's world we need the real Christmas, Christmas engaged the way God intended, more than ever before.
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Christmas should change everything!
Then Mary said, “I am the Lord’s servant. Let it be with me just as you have said.” Then the angel left her. – Luke 1:26-38 Believe it or not, we’re less than a week away from Christmas Day! Mathematically, with Christmas falling on a Sunday, this year has been the longest Advent possible. But…
twinkle, twinkle, little star – we too are Magi
And what is our mission, as followers of the Living Way? It is to shine with integrity, to hold out the word of life in an offering of promise, and to invite people to Bethlehem, to meet the Christ, and to know what it is to be loved without reservation, or prejudice, or restriction.
Random Acts of Kindness (and intentional belief)
Redemption is no temporary magic wand, waved over us from the manger as we salute the newborn babe while we walk on by, it's a reorientation of our entire mode of being!
the ministry of light
By the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will break upon us, to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.” – Luke 1:78-79 When morning gilds the skies my heart awakening cries: May Jesus Christ be…
Maul Family 2015 Christmas Newsletter
This year's newsletter will attempt to outline the highlights of 2015, bring everyone up to speed with our immediate family, and look forward into the New Year with hope, with purpose, and with joy. Our blessings are too numerous to count, and the beauty of this life we enjoy together too complex to adequately describe.
an open letter to U.S. armed service members
Wednesday evening, during my small-group gathering with a dozen of my brothers here at Wake Forest Presbyterian Church, we packed boxes for WFPC’s ongoing M-to-M initiative (mission to military). We agreed on a list of contents, each man took responsibility for a different item, then we all dumped our loot in the middle of the table. Of…
