Life in the Way
« Previous EntriesA Mixed Community
Tuesday, April 17th, 2007We've been talking lately about our congregation that has migrated from a consistently spouse-less, child-less group to a mixed group, some with either spouses, children, or both. This has made for a much different environment than before, as we're now having to be considerate towards people who's situations require more consideration. (Try saying that 3x […]
Thoughts on Joseph, Part 1
Tuesday, December 12th, 2006The story of Joseph intrigues me. I find it fascinating. The man was put through some real hell for all of his developmental and early adult years, and is recorded as both trusting God through the suffering, and also being able to look back , forgive, and see God's hand through his whole life. That's […]
The Insights of Life
Saturday, November 11th, 2006To demand that others should provide you with answers is like asking a strange woman to give birth to your baby. There are insights that can be born only of your own pain, and they are most precious.
Janusz KorczakSource: How to Love a Child
Found at One House
Christian DNA
Tuesday, October 17th, 2006In our meetings on Sunday morning, and our overall corporate study times, we've been looking at 2 Thessalonians, just walking through it, looking at what it says. A real theme we've run across is the terms faith, hope, and love. It really seems like this is what was placed in us when we were brought […]
Comforted by Grace
Monday, September 11th, 2006Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word.
II Thess. 2:16-17 (ESV)
Pardon the personal pronouns this morning - I'm finding that helpful today.
God loved me, and it is […]
Reading the Books
Tuesday, August 29th, 2006You may have noticed lately the lack of book reviews on here. There's a reason for this, and that reason is that I haven't read many books lately.
I really do feel like I want to read some new, exciting, make-you-think sort of books. But I've noticed a problem. The problem is that I tend to read […]
Jesus Learned Who He Was From Scripture
Monday, July 10th, 2006Background: Last night we talked about the Messianic prophecies in Isaiah. An interesting point that came up and was then strengthened in our gathering was the thought that Jesus learned who He was from Scripture. This, like many other things, is not how I've always thought, but makes sense. Jesus, called by God, found the […]
How Plants Grow
Wednesday, June 7th, 2006This may seem anticlimactic after not posting for so long, but I've been thinking lately about how plants grow. I've got some plants, and I want them to grow. They're very small now, and I want them to be bigger. But I can't make them grow. All I can do is make sure they get […]
Thoughts on Jonah
Monday, May 22nd, 2006Kudos to Rock for walking us through Jonah last night — excellent!
So Jesus, in his talks with the religious leaders, finds no better example than Jonah to describe their ways. He uses Jonah/Cain language ('Why are you angry') to describe the sentiment of those who feels like others shouldn't receive the same degree of mercy. […]
Be Patient With Everyone
Monday, April 3rd, 2006We talked yesterday about this directive - be patient with everyone. Really, the main thing said was that we need to not just reserve our patience for the people we like.
I think we tell ourselves that our biggest problems are the problems that look big, but I think deep down, we'd have a harder time being […]