Who’s in the Middle?
Sunday, December 4th, 2011 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Who’s in the Middle?Galileo gave us a helio-centric (sun-centered) model of the solar system. He proclaimed that the earth moved around the sun, not the opposite; the earth wasn't in the center, the sun was. And people persecuted him for saying this. I think ...
Coming To
Sunday, November 27th, 2011 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Coming ToAdvent is about Christ’s “coming to” us. The word itself derives from the Latin for coming/veniens and to/ad. In the season of Advent, the church focuses on the coming of Christ to us at the Nativity and at the end ...
Christ the King
Friday, November 18th, 2011 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Christ the KingChrist’s kingship is real. Christians acknowledge him (read the first chapter of Paul’s letter to the Colossians) as the image of the invisible God, the one in whom the fullness of divinity dwells, the one who holds all things together, ...
Our Talent-Giving God
Monday, November 14th, 2011 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Our Talent-Giving GodJesus’ story of the talents is about a master who entrusts money (called “talents” in Jesus’ day) to his servants then leaves. He hopes to find a profit on his return, but only two of the three had something more ...
The Foolish and the Wise
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011 Posted in writing | Comments Off on The Foolish and the Wise“Once upon a time, ten young women were invited to greet a bridegroom with lighted torches and songs, so they got their torches and oil and began to wait.” If that story sounds familiar, it may be because you’ve heard ...
