Category: Blog and Podcasts

f-1.03a. The Unity of the Church

Unity is God’s gift to the Church in Jesus Christ. Just as God is one God and Jesus Christ is our one Savior, so the Church is one because it belongs to its one Lord, Jesus Christ. The Church seeks to include all people and is never content to enjoy the benefits of Christian community for itself alone. There is one Church, for there is one Spirit, one hope, “one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all” (Eph. 4:5–6).

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I have no longer tended to make New Year’s resolutions because I have come to lose faith in humanity, particularly my own. 

Read More “Today is the First Day of the Rest of Your Week” »

The hospitality series has repeatedly been gratifying and challenging in the way it touches areas of our faith and life in Christ, many of which we might prefer to leave alone. Foremost of these is turning out to be “Hospitality to our Enemies.”

Read More “The Trouble with Enemies” »

“Was it not necessary that the Messiah should suffer these things…” Luke 24:26-29.

Read More “A Different Perspective on Suffering, from the Road to Emmaus” »

Ephesians 4:29-32

First I need to apologize for being so poor at keeping this blog up to date.

Read More ““Hurting Yourself”” »

James 1:19-25
There is one fundamental point we need to recognize from James’ letter: We cannot know God unless our faith is put into action.

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Matthew 6:22-23

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Matthew 5:23-24

Are you coming to church ready for worship? It isn’t just a question of whether our clothes are clean or that we remembered to wipe the remains of breakfast from our faces, it’s a question of whether or not we are prepared to come into God’s presence.

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