Acceptance

Have you ever known someone who changed their name? It comes in many forms. Perhaps someone asked you to call them by their nickname, an honor signifying friendship and affection. Though unspoken, in the request is an extension of love and deepening trust. Perhaps...

The Princess Bride

Did anyone else think of The Princess Bride a lot during this past Sunday’s sermon? “Mawage. Mawage is wot bwings us togeder tooday. Mawage, that bwessed awangment, that dweam wifin a dweam… And wuv, tru wuv, will fowow you foweva… So...

Sounds Like God To Me

With all wisdom and understanding, he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth...

What Is The Problem?

How many times have we, the body of the Christ, been admonished through sermon to be the good Samaritan? How many times have we sat through another version of this directive? Why do we need to keep hearing this? Because we aren’t doing it. That is the problem....

More Afraid Of The Calm

Have you ever felt out of control? • Maybe you’re involved in things you shouldn’t be, and you’re not sure how to stop. • Maybe you have a child gone wayward, and you feel responsible somehow. • Maybe you are responsible in some way,...

This Doesn’t Apply To Me

Did you find yourself listening to this past Sunday’s sermon, passively thinking, “This is a really awesome sermon, and I’m sure many people are benefitting greatly from hearing it, but it doesn’t apply to me too much.”? I did. Maybe...