To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.Colossians 1:27 The “Derek & Rebekah go to church” series has been on hiatus since late November, when we settled on HMPC and stopped being Sunday morning butterflies. - This …
Continue reading Derek & Rebekah go to church… in Washington
- First Presbyterian Church from the corner of Morgan and Salisbury Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another....Hebrews 10:23-25 …
Continue reading “Derek Goes to Church” Episode 4: worshipping in the heart of the city
I'm always reluctant to employ hyperbolic language (no, seriously, I really am...), but I have no alternative than to use words such as "unprecedented," "overwhelming," and "epic" to describe the number of views garnered by this blog over the past few days! This is the first time ever I've seen three consecutive posts register more …
It's Monday morning, and we're enjoying another spectacular April day here in Wake Forest. It's 63-degrees, sunny, and the spring colors continue to burst out on the trees and the shrubs. Monday was set up by an equally lovely Sunday. Rebekah and I celebrated Easter-plus-one with our church family, then spent the afternoon enjoying the …
As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. …
Somewhere around 4:00 in the morning, well before the majority of people get up and start their day, an email from the church lands in my "In-box," and it's ready for our morning devotions over breakfast. Today I'd like to highlight the series of "Lenten Surrender" devotions my faith community - Wake Forest Presbyterian Church …
Continue reading “ME-2.0” – Surrender: not an easy lenten idea to embrace!
The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to …
I'd like to challenge each one of us to enter 2016 committed to living faith out loud, to following Jesus with intention and with integrity, to living like we mean it, and to spreading the good word about the good news of the Gospel of Love.
O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: bow before him, all the earth. - Psalm 96:9 Quote from me, leaving the house with Rebekah for the 11:00 communion service Christmas Eve: "It's a good thing I like going to church so much!" It doesn't hurt, of course, that we are part of such …
"Salvation is not punching a ticket to heaven, but accepting an invitation to live."
Derek Maul: Words, Photographs, and Food for the Journey 