“Now, master, let your servant go in peace according to your word, because my eyes have seen your salvation.You prepared this salvation in the presence of all peoples.It’s a light for revelation to the Gentiles and a glory for your people Israel.” – Luke 2:29-32 I hope your Christmas is still alive. I hope the celebration of…
Isn't that the point of the bread and the wine, that the symbols of Christ's death are necessarily messy, getting all over everything, not containable in a cup, or a ceremony, or a church, or a denomination - maybe not even a doctrine if it is too narrowly conceived?
the cross is our invitation to reconciliation with God; the empty tomb is the only solution for an empty heart; the Great I AM is also the Great Shepherd, the Way, the Truth, and the Life we were created to enjoy
It's still Saturday - and the stone has yet to be rolled away...
Read more It’s still Saturday – the stone has yet to be rolled away…
yesterday evening, as scores of people lined up to receive the mark of the cross in ashes, I felt drawn toward the desire for truth in my inner being. It's going to be quite a journey.
Live like you mean it! Because God certainly meant something when we were created! Wednesday my men’s Bible study enjoyed a discussion around the story Jesus told about the guy who buried his talent instead of putting it to work for God (Matthew 25:14-28). We talked about the various gifts God has given us, about…
It’s Monday morning, we’re back home, and – if I don’t leave town over the next three days – I will have spent exactly 9 days in Wake Forest during the month of April! Interestingly, this month has also seen a record number of views at this blog. As of this morning Life, Gratitude, Faith,…
Reading from the Gospel of Matthew: After they had mocked Jesus, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him. As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross. They came to…
