May 15, 2013
From C.S. Lewis to the most ancient prayer in the Christian church we hear, experience, imagine, and even dare to celebrate one of the greatest feast days of the year, Pentecost. This Sunday, May 19th, is Pentecost Sunday, 50 days after Easter....Read More
May 9, 2013
Jesus offers us his peace, but he makes a point to say he doesn't give his peace as the world gives. It is a striking phrase, "Not as the world gives do I give to you." How does the world give?...Read More
May 9, 2013
This past weekend was a wonderful time of encountering the living God and breakthrough in the Holy Spirit. We welcomed The Rev. Mark Browne to lead our First Fruits Service and preach at our Sunday morning services. Mark also participated in our Alpha Holy Spirit Retreat by praying during the special ministry time......Read More
May 2, 2013
Last Sunday, Phillip mentioned in his sermon the healing nature of an exercise the men participated in at the prayer retreat. One man would stand in the place of another’s father, and speak words of affirmation and love to him, especially “I love you!” Even the best of fathers fall short of the perfect “Fatherhood” of God, which is why this is such a healing exercise. It allows our experience of God the Father to heal our memories of “father.” Let me explain......Read More
May 2, 2013
God is always ready to hear our prayer. We can bring before him any request, any problem, any issue because of Jesus Christ our mediator. There is nothing too difficult for the almighty God. In my praying life I’ve discovered in the past couple of years that it’s never wrong to ask for the Holy Spirit......Read More
May 2, 2013
Most of you have heard our story about how we came to a deeper faith when Claudia and I lived in Waco, Texas. I was a lawyer at the time. We were blessed to get to know and develop a friendship with the Rev. Mark Browne and his wife Yolie. Mark was an Episcopal priest at the time, in 1983, and is now part of the Anglican Mission......Read More
April 25, 2013
You are now hearing the refrain more and more, "you are blessed in order to bless others." Reggie McNeal a few weeks ago encouraged us to bless those people he puts in our path. Not just people we know or like....Read More
April 25, 2013
This past Sunday we glorified Christ for being our Good Shepherd. Since shepherding is not a common vocation in our culture, metaphors like this ask us to pause and reflect on what they mean. In doing so, we are given a powerful picture of Christ's character, how He feels about us, and what our relationship with Him is like. The week's reading from John 10 gives us a few hints of this....Read More
April 18, 2013
This past Tuesday morning I met with a group of guys who I've meeting with since September. The Boston marathon terror attack was fresh on our minds. It seems so far away, so violent and tragic. One feels helpless and vulnerable....Read More
April 18, 2013
When reading Revelation it is easy to become overwhelmed with the strange imagery and easy to imagine that these things, if they are real at all, wait for the far off future. But this throne room vision of Revelation 5 is not merely symbolic or even a distant reality....Read More
