I think I’m going to have to “grade on the curve”. You know how a teacher removes the highest and lowest student grades, and then regrades a test best on the remaining results? One post was the most popular for the second year in a row. In fact, this post received more than twice asContinue reading “Blog Year in Review – Best of 2014?”
Monthly Archives: December 2014
Angel wings, Candle lighter, Blocks of Wood – Monday Messy Office Report – 12/29/2014
My office is tidy Friday, mysteriously messy on Monday. Here’s what I found today. 1. Angel wings. For real. The kind of angel wings that a child might wear in a Nativity play. Except that this set of angel wings wasn’t worn by a child! At our Christmas Eve service, one of our young menContinue reading “Angel wings, Candle lighter, Blocks of Wood – Monday Messy Office Report – 12/29/2014”
If God guaranteed one thing on your bucket list would happen before you die, what would you choose?
Did you cross anything off your bucket list in 2014? Get married? Travel somewhere? Perform physical feat? This year my family drove from Lancaster, PA, to Austin, TX, to visit my wife’s cousin and his family. Though it was not coast-to-coast, it was the longest we had ever driven, and the first time for mostContinue reading “If God guaranteed one thing on your bucket list would happen before you die, what would you choose?”
On shouting a Christmas message that can get you killed – Luke 2:1-20
It’s Christmas Eve! My younger kids (age 9 and 11) are charged with excitement, begging to open just one gift, or at least put them under the tree. They cannot contain themselves. At Faith Church we’re looking forward to a wonderful time of worship tonight. We’ve had artists from our congregation creating art to illustrateContinue reading “On shouting a Christmas message that can get you killed – Luke 2:1-20”
Computer, Health Insurance, Serve Team papers – Monday Messy Office Report – 12/22/14
My office is tidy Friday, mysteriously messy on Monday. Here’s what I found today: 1. An old, but working computer in a cardboard box. This one is not a mystery. My cousin Eric donated the computer, and I picked it up last week. It is a 2009 Dell in very good condition. We don’t haveContinue reading “Computer, Health Insurance, Serve Team papers – Monday Messy Office Report – 12/22/14”
Why telling the Nativity Story could get you killed
The Nativity. A familiar story. Very familiar. Too familiar? When we think about the Nativity story, about the birth of Jesus, we often play music in our heads to the tune of Silent Night, Holy Night. Where all is calm, and all is bright. Or perhaps for you the song is Away in a MangerContinue reading “Why telling the Nativity Story could get you killed”
Mercy and Grace – What we all need – Luke 1:57-80
Last week I asked: What do we all need? The amazing message of Christmas is that God wants to shower us with his mercy and grace! That is our need! Zechariah’s song proclaims the good news of salvation that is found in Christ. That salvation is found nowhere else. We need God’s grace and mercy.Continue reading “Mercy and Grace – What we all need – Luke 1:57-80”
Pool Noodle, Plate of Cookies, Card Table – The Monday Messy Office Report – 12/15/14
My office is tidy Friday, mysteriously messy on Monday. Here’s what I found today: 1. Card Table – Truth be told, I put it there. A family in the church borrowed it, and after worship yesterday, they returned it. They gave it to me in the parking lot, and I decided to leave it forContinue reading “Pool Noodle, Plate of Cookies, Card Table – The Monday Messy Office Report – 12/15/14”
What we all need
It’s what the family that just lost a loved one needs. It’s what the single mom needs. It’s what the young man who just made a really bad choice needs. It’s what we all need. What do we need? It’s what I need and what you need. On your worst days you want it badly.Continue reading “What we all need”
What was the Annunciation really like? – Luke 1:26-45
This past Sunday, Phil introduced us to the writings of Walter Wangerin. As we continued our study through Luke, Phil chose stories that retold the events of Luke 1:26-45, often called The Annunciation. The angel Gabriel announces to Mary that she will be the mother of the Christ child. Wangerin encourages us through his writingsContinue reading “What was the Annunciation really like? – Luke 1:26-45”
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