Our pastor, Jay Greener, graduated from University of St Andrews with an MLitt. Congratulations, Jay! (He’s wearing the white bow tie second from left.)   Read more

A friend of mine preached this sermon and, though it’s not anything like an Advent sermon (though one can see lament at work in the birth narratives, especially with Zechariah and Elizabeth, and only indirectly in the Magnificat) … here it is, by Shane Scott: Introduction Psalms of Lament are songs that express grief. These songs, not limited to the Book of Psalms, arose from various challenging situations: Sin (Psalm 51) Illness (Isaiah 38:9-20) Enemies (Psalm 3) Our hymnals commonly... Read more

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By John Frye From Top to Bottom The Synoptics all report the curtain in the Temple being torn (split) from top to bottom. Matthew and Mark time it with Jesus’ last cry from the cross while Luke times it with the noonday darkness. In view of the Book of Hebrews, many suggest that it was the inner curtain of the Temple that was torn. This tearing is the first in a series of dramatic, apocalyptic events literally shaking the earth.... Read more

Certainty-seekers need to hear what Greg Boyd offers in his book Benefit of the Doubt, where he defines what “faith” means. Faith, first, needs to be distinguished from what most mean by “belief.” Belief is a “mental conviction that something is true.” I believe so, the lady says, when asked if the that car is hers. On the other hand, faith is “a commitment to trust and to be trustworthy in a relationship with another person” (113). I believe the earth... Read more

Source This week marks the start of the annual eat-too-much and move-too-little holiday season, with its attendant declining health and surging regrets. But a well-timed new study suggests that a daily bout of exercise should erase or lessen many of the injurious effects, even if you otherwise lounge all day on the couch and load up on pie. To undertake this valuable experiment, which was published online in The Journal of Physiology, scientists at the University of Bath in England rounded... Read more

Source: The first P of amazing teachers is Professional. Amazing Teachers are Professional. Amazing teachers are professional at all times not just when they’re in front of the class…. Amazing Teachers are Passionate. Amazing teachers love what they do. They enjoy teaching.  They enjoy being with students. They’re excited about their subject and take joy in sharing what they know with their class…. Amazing Teachers Persevere. The last P that Danielle shared was persevere. Amazing teachers persevere in spite of all that... Read more

From Jonathan Storment (go to his site to see the whole thing): I get the Cessasionist argument, and I really respect John McArthur, his writings and ministry have blessed me. I love Joni Erickson Tada (who spoke at the conference) and I very much understand why someone who has endured the suffering of both physical limitations, and the suffering of spiritual bullies who might say, “If you just had enough faith…” But I believe I’ve heard the voice of God,... Read more