Archive for June, 2005
Wednesday, June 29th, 2005
The last of five parts
Beholding His Hands and His Feet
“…Because you have seen Me, have you believed? Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed.â€
~~Jesus to Thomas, the one who doubted
Jesus commanded there be love among us, not just warm affection, but love that demands we, in honesty and humility, reckon others [...]
Monday, June 27th, 2005
Fourth of five parts begun on June 23, 2005The Wounds of Separation
“…But we, brethren, having been bereft of you for a short while—in person, not in spirit—were all the more eager with great desire to see your face.â€
~~Paul, to the Thessalonians
Belonging is the great joy of community, but it carries the risk of pain, [...]
Sunday, June 26th, 2005
The third of five parts beginning on June 23, 2005The Wounds of Judgment“…But you, why do you judge your brother? Or again, why do you regard your brother with contempt?â€
~~Paul, the Apostle
The cabinetmaker surveyed our kitchen. He tapped the wall here, checked the plumbing there. Then he took a measuring tape from his pocket, [...]
Saturday, June 25th, 2005
The most eloquent altar call is the gathering of believers.
The most compelling presentation of the gospel is that they love one another.
Friday, June 24th, 2005
Second of five parts begun on 6/23/05The Wounds of Faithfulness
For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears; not that you should be made sorrowful, but that you might know the love which I have for you.
~Paul, the Apostle
These are the true words spoken in love, the reproof [...]
Thursday, June 23rd, 2005
This is the first of five parts dealing with some of the challenges of community life.
“…His appearance was marred more than any other man, and His form more than the sons of men…â€
~~Isaiah, the prophet.
“What happened to your arm?â€
It’s a question that I get asked often. There is a scar across my right elbow where [...]
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2005
There [isn’t] any such creature as a self-made man or woman. We love that expression, we Americans, but every one who’s ever lived has been affected, changed, shaped, helped, hindered by other people.
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We have to know who we were if we’re to know who we are and where we are headed. This is essential. We [...]
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