When life comes at you fast…worship.
Psalm 59
May 30, 2010
First response
Which of the following is going on right now in your life?
1.      Someone is trying to hurt you.
2.      You have been betrayed.
3.      You feel trapped.

I come to this and every memorial service with the same starting point – that every human life is created by God, unique, and worthy of celebration.  We are, after all, created in God’s image, and that in itself is enough cause for celebrating the gift of life as it has been lived out in [...]

DAILY BIBLE READING
May 24: Ps 108-110
May 25: 1Chron 23-25
May 26: Ps 131/138-139/143-145
May 27: 1Chron 26-29; Ps 127
May 28: Ps 111-118
May 29: 1King 1-2; Ps 37/71/94
May 30: Ps 119:1-88
May 31: 1King 3-4; 2Chron 1; Ps 72

 
NOTES ON THIS WEEK’S READINGS
·         We are finishing up David’s life this week, and transitioning to Solomon. 

You matter.  You belong.  You serve.
1 Samuel 16:1-13
May 23, 2010 – Confirmation Sunday
Unforgettable day
This morning’s sermon, written just for the Confirmation class of 2010, is titled, “Don’t Forget.”
I was trying to think of a way that we could make today memorable for you, our Confirmands.  The thought of your saying to someone in six months [...]

Every once in a while someone comes up with a fresh idea that makes everyone else say, “Now why didn’t I think of that?” 
The latest such common-sense, get-the-community-involved, meet-needs, have-fun, change-lives, glorify-God-with-your-good-works idea in Catawba County is a project called “HOPE” - “Help Our People Eat.”