December 27, 2009
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Living as Christ’s Body
Advent Jesus the King part 2
re: Arrange
December 18, 2009
Jesus never fits into our agenda.
Even as a baby Jesus’ entrance into the world demanded that people rearrange their lives around him. Joseph rearranged his understanding of the righteous thing to do with a pregnant fiance, based on the angel’s message that “that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 1:20). [...]
Attempted Abortion: Exposing the Chasm
December 15, 2009
A week ago the New York Times published an article about a crime featuring a familiar situation and a very unfamiliar phrase. The situation: a wife learns that her husband has cheated on her and seeks to exact revenge on his mistress. Her means of this revenge? Enter the unfamiliar phrase: attempted abortion. In short, [...]
Jesus Messiah as King
What I Learned from Shirley
December 10, 2009
The Christian’s relationship to this world is one of the great paradoxes of the faith. On the one hand, this world was created by God and deemed to be “very good.” Even after the fall, God continued his love for his creation, most poignantly displayed by entering into it as the God-man Jesus. Rather than [...]
Advent-Jesus the Priest
Memory Verses for December 09
December 1, 2009
Hebrews 10:11-14
“And every priest stands daily at his service, offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God, waiting from that time until his enemies should be made a footstool for [...]
Thankful to God For…
December 1, 2009
As recipients of God’s mercy in Christ we all have countless blessings for which we will give thanks to God eternally. Since my space here is finite, let me share three particular blessings for which I am deeply thankful this Thanksgiving season.
1. I am thankful to God for Aaron Dotterer’s leadership and the direction of [...]