September 28, 2008
Our quarterly Church Family Dialogue meetings are key opportunities for the leadership to communicate events and goals on the horizon and for the body to discuss ways we can better glorify God by reaching up, in, and out. For those who were unable to make the meeting on Wednesday evening, here are some of the [...]
September 27, 2008
Matthew 5:3-6 (ESV)
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied”
September 21, 2008
One of the most insidious effects of imbibing mainstream media is that we might actually believe the priorities they communicate. If you were to look at the front page or homepage of your news source of choice and ask, “How important is the church’s work of fulfilling the Great Commission?” the answer would be “The [...]
September 14, 2008
True greatness is counterintuitive. For all the egotism of our culture, we still like a great man or woman who does not flaunt it. As soon as a celebrity embraces all the applause for their athletic or acting or musical skills, the greatness seems to be tainted. This is true no less in the political [...]
September 7, 2008
“Sophia, you need to use the spoon,” Rachael gently instructed. Our sweet, precocious little princess looked down at the materials with which she and Mama were working: two bowls-one filled with uncooked beans-and a spoon to transfer the beans from one bowl to the other. The wheels spun fast and furious in Sophia’s 28 month-old [...]
September 4, 2008
Ephesians 4:11-16 (ESV)
And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the [...]
