April 14, 2016
A man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property and brought the money and put it at the apostles’ feet, much the same way Barnabas had. But I can tell you it was not the […]
September 2, 2013
“Sabbath is that uncluttered time and space in which we can distance ourselves from our own activities enough to see what God is doing.” Eugene Peterson After 14 weeks of seeking to understand what “Keeping the Sabbath holy” means, I […]
September 2, 2013
Many of you know I’ve been single for quite a while. But recently I have realized there is someone already in my life who is so important, and might even be that someone who “completes me.” And I want to […]
September 2, 2013
“The Sabbath gives us an opportunity to weave rest not only into our schedules but into the fabric of our souls.” Darrin Patrick On Christmas and on Thanksgiving I have this feeling of protection from the outside world. Time stops […]
September 2, 2013
“The Sabbath is the link between the paradise which has passed away and the paradise which is yet to come.” Andrew Wylie There is a scene in The Big Chill where Sarah (Glenn Close) and her husband, Harold, (Kevin Kline) […]
September 2, 2013
“Like a path through the forest, Sabbath creates a marker for ourselves so, if we are lost, we can find out way back to our center.” Wayne Muller We have days because the earth rotates in 24 hours. We have […]
September 2, 2013
As we work out way through the actions of the Holy Spirit in Acts, let me pause to remind you the point of this series is the Holy Spirit was the chief action figure in that dynamic first century explosion of Christianity, […]
September 2, 2013
A friend was telling me about his plans to take up golf. “My goal is to break 100 consistently within a year!” he said with confidence. I asked how he was approaching this goal and he began to show me […]
August 13, 2013
“Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit […]