Archive for May, 2004
Giving Thanks
Sunday, May 30th, 2004Hi,
I was working through the passage we examined Sunday, Ephesians 5:1-4, and something in verse four struck me as profoundly significant. I thought I?d share it with you.
Verse four reads, “?and there must be no filthiness and silly talk, or coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks.” The first time I […]
Ballast Body
Sunday, May 23rd, 2004Hey Fam!
Love, honor and trust. We?ve seen a lot of these words over the past few weeks and good thing, too. These items float right around the heart of what it is to be people, and people is what we are ? or at least what we are becoming. I?d like to take a few […]
Blessed
Sunday, May 16th, 2004Grace and peace to you,
Blessed. It?s one of those Old Testament words that lost so much in translation. At it?s most basic it means “happy;” but it has nuances and undertones much richer than anything the English language can capture.
Blessed. It?s ripe with present goodness, the fat of the land, and pregnant with potentiality, the […]
Brother's Keeper
Sunday, May 9th, 2004Hi.
I think I?ll build this week?s letter around three citations ? two wonderful statements from men much wiser than me, and one absolute tragedy of a remark. Let?s start with the tragedy.
The other day I heard a woman on TV describing her ten-year class reunion. She had been concerned about whether old rivalries and grudges […]
Kingdom Good News
Sunday, May 2nd, 2004Beloved,
Okay, let?s review. We have been exploring the seven aspects of the Church as presented in Paul?s letter to the saints at Ephesus. We have seen that the Church is the Body of Christ, that Christ is our Head and that we are each members of His Body. We have also seen that the Church […]