Jesus Creed
What do you think of the report below? It talks about the faith of university professors — and I suggest parents of teenagers take a good long gander at this report. Here it is: religions1.pdf Read more
What do you think of the report below? It talks about the faith of university professors — and I suggest parents of teenagers take a good long gander at this report. Here it is: religions1.pdf Read more
I don’t do this very often, and the reason I’m doing this is because I believe in it so much. I have a colleague, Brad Nassif, who singularly combines evangelical and Orthodoxy piety, and Brad is now offering a seminar for local churches. I’m urging you to consider inviting Brad (and Barb and Melanie if you can) to your church for a Saturday morning seminar on Christian spirituality. A number of churches are interested. Here’s a brief about Brad’s ministry:... Read more
Psalm 119:12-13 expresses the psalmists commitment — to learn the law and to rehearse the rules. Thus:”Praise be to you, O LORD; teach me your decrees. With my lips I recount all the laws that come from your mouth.” |inline Read more
Most of us probably watched the gospel tragedy unfold this last weekend, and many of us considered whether or not the same could happen to us and to others we know. And we are all grieved, in the very grief God surely has, by the moral collapse and confession of Ted Haggard. What to do? How to respond? What do you think? A few reflections. |inline Read more
In James Vanoosting’s And the Flesh Became Word, he has an essay about leaders and administrators. He trots out three “types” of leaders: business manager, military commander, and intellectual leader. He then suggests another image, simile, for leaders. |inline Read more
“With all my heart,” the psalmist says in 119:10, “I have turned to You; do not let me stray from Your commandments. In my heart I treasure your promise.” Commitment to God, a life absorbed in Torah, begins in the heart. |inline Read more
What do you think this bird is? Click on it and it expands. The knowledgeable folks are saying it is a Cooper’s Hawk; and I thought I was seeing a Northern Harrier all along. Read more
Almighty God, you have knit together your elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord: Give us grace so to follow your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those ineffable joys that you have prepared for those who truly love you; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.†Read more
For Ben and Lisa Pennington, we ask for clear diagnosis and healing. Lord, hear our prayer. For Bob Robinson, we pray for continued healing. Lord, hear our prayers. For Ted Haggard, for his wife, for his children, for his former church and ministries. Lord, hear our prayers. Read more
This week I fly to John Brown University — and I have a full schedule Monday evening and Tuesday, but I’m looking forward to meeting these fine people. (Birdwatcher question at bottom today.) |inline Read more
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