But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. I woke up this Thanksgiving morning and read this passage and my mind immediately went to […]
So often this passage from Isaiah 9 is read in connection with Advent and Christmas – the looking ahead to the coming Messiah, but I heard this passage in a different way this morning… The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; […]
Part of our worship service this morning was a blessing for our young people and teachers in the congregation as many of them go back to school tomorrow. Our “gift” to them was a small picture for them to put in their backpacks, in folders, […]
In yesterday’s reading from John 8 is one of the most well known sayings of Jesus – “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” When I read that […]
Yesterday morning, I was practicing my sermon in the sanctuary at about 6:45 as the run was rising. At one point I looked over at the east-facing stained glass window and saw something new that I had not seen in the glass before. Apparently the […]
In Mark 9 today we came to the story of the Transfiguration – where Jesus is transformed in a miraculous way before the disciples. A light shines into their lives that is unlike anything they have experienced before. The story that follows immediately after, however, […]
There’s been a theme already with some of my other posts about the challenges that are found in some of these early stores in the Old Testament, but also some of them in the New as well. The last few days of readings in Exodus […]
Yesterday I wrote about scars – the scars in our lives, the scars in our histories (individual and collective), and so forth. As I read through the stories of Genesis and Matthew, I am once again reminded of the process each follower is a part […]
Gratitude 15 – Sunrise In worship this morning we focused on Psalm 46, which has the following verses in 4-5… There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High. God is in the midst of […]
This summer, I have spent a lot of time listening to Michael & Lisa Gungor’s new album, “One Wild Life.” There are several songs on the album that have been played A LOT, but one of those is called Light. Its not a complicated song […]
Luke 8 This is one of the souvenirs that we brought back from South Africa. Its not that complicated – just a glass jar with a solar panel on top with lights underneath. The latch on the side of the jar is what activates the […]
A Place at the Table – 42 – Cell Father, we are truly thankful for the life of Jesus, our brother and King. In every way He came to show us how to live— how to celebrate, how to obey, how to lean into You, […]
