Posts tagged “Church Family”
Wanted: Dead (to be made alive)
There was a baptism at our church recently. Cute little girl in a fancy little dress. She had a bow in her hair. She…
What is the real message of Easter?
For over a thousand years, Jewish believers worshiped God on Saturday, also called the Sabbath. But after Jesus rose from the dead, early Christians…
The devil won’t get you
My family was driving through Alabama on our recent spring break trip when a billboard on I-65 suggested: “GO TO CHURCH! Or the Devil…
Your group and more fruit
There’s an obscure but incredible reference in the Bible to the power of doing life together with other Christians. Psalm 133 says that God’s…
Revival!
Asbury University in Kentucky made the news a few weeks ago. After a chapel service on February 8, students stayed to sing and pray…
God’s weird (but beautiful) Word
Psalm 133 might be the weirdest/most beautiful analogy in the Bible. It says that living in unity with God’s people “is like precious oil…
Sir, we would like to see Jesus
Jesus was in Jerusalem. His name was being talked about all over Israel. It was the week he was going to die, and he…
The weakest link
“A chain is only as strong as its weakest link” is a proverb inspired from an 18th-century book by Thomas Reid. Ideally, God’s visible…
Mr. Lonely
Ready or not, here it comes. Jingle bells rockin’ round your Christmas tree with your little drummer boy and your Santa baby while you…
Are you ready for creation’s final concert?
Sometimes I think singing isn’t as much a part of our culture as it used to be. The evidence is everywhere. About a month…
To be at peace again
Some of the most comforting verses of the Bible are found in Acts 15:36-40: Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go…
It’s all God’s grace!
We are forgiven and accepted by God because of the finished work of Jesus. It’s all God’s grace. And yet, God’s grace isn’t reduced…