A long while ago, a painting by Anna Mary Robertson, better known as Grandma Moses, was brought to the Antiques Roadshow for appraisal. Born before the Civil War, Robertson did not take…
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Church
Better Together
As the world around us builds moats we are called to construct bridges. Let’s listen to the builders of the early Church and to the voice of the Spirit which empowered them. These are troubling times, but there is kingdom work to be done.
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But GOD…
Our world thirsts for grace in ways it does not even recognize.” The hymn Amazing Grace edged onto the Top Ten charts two hundred years after composition.” The hymn’s composer John Newton, who was once an infidel and slave trader, had been thirsty for grace. After he discovered the grace of God, he never ceased to be amazed.
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The Church is Jesus’
Sometimes even the best of us can lose our connection to the head, we can forget who we are called to be and why were here. This is Jesus’ Church, he paid the price and our lives belong to Him.
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The Church is on a Mission
A little girl at the beach was enjoying a bag of chips. As always there were a few seagulls milling around keeping their distance although interested in a free lunch….
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The Family Is….
Years ago, I ran across a poem of sorts about the Church, although the author is unknown their sentiments certainly ring true. They wrote this statement, “This is my church….
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The Church in Exile
I Pe 1:1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who reside as strangers, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, who are chosen Peter is writing to…
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Do Good
What does your dream church look like? You might picture a certain style of preaching, a certain genre of music, the setting may be in a traditional church building or…
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Me becomes We (part 2)
One of my favorite Mark Twain quotes is; Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example. But as we all know, it takes…
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Me to We
This ability to bridge the generation gap, sometimes even better than parents can, can be directly traced to the concepts Paul begins to explore in the second chapter of his letter to Titus. Older Christians have a unique responsibility and opportunity to seize every opportunity of relating to the younger generation, so that their faith will become the faith of their children’s children.
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