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Dating the Church - On Second Thought
“(Love) always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.” (1 Corinthians 13:7-8a)
My memory for events in the past is not always that good. But certain red-letter days are indelibly impressed into my mind. Like my wedding.
Dating the Church, First Thoughts
I might have a new favorite book. I don’t know – I haven’t read the whole thing. It shouldn’t take long, because it’s short.
But I love the title, Stop Dating the Church. And I love the subtitle, “Fall in Love with the Family of God.”
How did you lose all that weight?
My struggle with weight has been lifelong. As a kid, my older brothers called me “Sid” – a name that stuck into my twenties. It’s a nickname with an etymology. At first they called me “Fatty,” which morphed into “Fatty Acids,” then “Acids,” then just “Sid.”
Changed
“Changed” (Luke 24:1-12), April 12, 2009
“Mary Magdalene didn’t vacillate here and there in her loyalties, trying church for a few weeks or here and there wondering why “religion doesn’t work for me.” Her life was changed from being in the control of spirits to being in the control of Jesus Christ because she stayed with the [...]
Saturday of Holy Week
HOLY WEEK BASKET & SCRIPTURE
Saturday: Read Psalm 22. Place a cloth or blanket over your Holy Week basket.
Sunday: Read Matthew 28:1-10. Remove the cloth and add Easter lilies or other fresh flowers to the basket.
DEVOTIONS
Let’s review.
On Sunday, Jesus rode into Jerusalem in a parade.
On Monday, Jesus confronted fruitless faith in the temple.
On Tuesday, [...]