January 12, 2021
A Word about the Word- …For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. [Luke 6:45] “That’s not who we are.” How many times have we heard that lately? In regards to the violence at the Capitol last week, we heard a chorus of voices, including former President Jimmy Carter, declaring just that: “This […]
January 7, 2021
A Word about the Word- Pursue the well-being [lit. “shalom”] of the city I have deported you to. Pray to the LORD on its behalf, for when it thrives you thrive. [Jeremiah 29:7] After the horror in D.C. yesterday, the call to pray for “the city” is a very timely one. To pray for peace […]
December 22, 2020
A Word about the Word- Veiled in flesh, the godhead see. Hail the incarnate Deity. It’s profound. It’s mysterious. It’s basic. It’s mind boggling. Christmas is the celebration of the Eternal, Creator God disrobing of his majestic glory and setting aside his kingly crown to don a pair of grungy Carhartt overalls and an old […]
December 16, 2020
A Word about the Word- “A sword will pierce your soul…” [Luke 2:34] So reads the words of wise, old Simeon at the Temple to Mary as she was dedicating Jesus, her son—an episode in the life of Christ which we will examine on Sunday, a story retold so well by Frederick Buechner: Jesus was […]
December 8, 2020
A Word about the Word Hope deferred makes the heart sick. [Proverbs 13:12] This describes most of us right now during this prolonged COVID-time, doesn’t it? On Sunday, we heard a good reminder from Pastor Ty about our call to “wait.” That’s how God builds our “muscle of trust.” But let’s face it, our hearts are […]
December 4, 2020
A Word about the Word Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will travel to such and such a city and spend a year there and do business and make a profit.” Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring—what your life will be! For you are like vapor that appears for a […]
September 24, 2020
A Word about the Word- “There was evening, and there was morning: one day…” [Genesis 1:5] Rest is our theme this Sunday—God willing. It culminates in this beautiful and poetic description of the Creation in Genesis 1. Rest. But even before the narrative gets to the gracious day of rest, we find this rhythm of […]
July 31, 2020
A Word about the Word- Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things [Philippians 4:8]. I will if you do… As a matter of fact, go ahead and read that entire fourth chapter. A friend […]
July 14, 2020
A Word about the Word- The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. Yet their voice goes out into all the […]
July 7, 2020
A Word about the Word- My dear brothers and sisters, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger [James 1:19]. It seems as though these words have faded from many people’s Bibles. (Or maybe they’ve just been relegated to the status of the genealogies: interesting words, but we’re […]
