The Board of Directors of Faithful and Welcoming Churches (FWC) met last weekend in Cleveland, Ohio.  Linda and I came back very encouraged.

FWC is a network of ECOTs (those who consider themselves evangelical, conservative, orthodox, or traditional) in the United Church of Christ.  I chair the board.  Linda is a board member.  Charissa Loftin takes care of “office details” for us.

The most encouraging part of our 3-day session was a conversation with Rev. Geoffrey Black, who began work as the UCC’s new General Minister and President last October. 

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DAILY BIBLE READING

 Feb 22: Lev 26-27
Feb 23: Num 1-2
Feb 24: Num 3-4
Feb 25: Num 5-6
Feb 26: Num 7
Feb 27: Num 8-10
Feb 28/29: Num 11-13
Mar 1: Num 14-15; Ps 90

NOTES ON LEVITICUS 26-27

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·         Congratulations on finishing up Leviticus!  If you made it this far, you’re doing well.

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If God doesn’t stop you, it doesn’t mean he approves.

Numbers 22:26-35

February 21, 2010

The fool I am

Have you ever had one of those experiences where you were frustrated and embarrassed in the moment but later just amused at your idiocy?  As you told the story, the situation that made you very angry became a reason to laugh at yourself for being so foolish.

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It’s time to get ready for Easter.  I don’t mean the readiness already being promoted by retailers who have Easter candy on the shelves even before we’re finished with Valentine’s Day chocolates.

I meant the readiness for Easter that the Christian church has promoted for more than 1500 years.  Early Christians believed that Easter Sunday should represent the peak of our holiness, our loyalty to Christ represented in Christian discipline.

You can’t reach that place overnight. 

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DAILY BIBLE READING

Feb 15: Lev 8-10
Feb 16: Lev 11-13
Feb 17: Lev 14-15
Feb 18: Lev 16-18
Feb 19: Lev 19-21
Feb 20: Lev 22-23
Feb 21: Lev 24-25
Feb 22: Lev 26-27

NOTES ON LEVITICUS 8-25

·         Leviticus is one of those places easy to stumble – if not quit – when you’re reading through the Bible.  I’d rather warn you about that than have it take you by surprise.

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