For Christmas Eve, Faith Church included as part of our worship service, the excellent depiction of the Christmas Story as told by the TV show The Chosen. Before continuing with this post, I urge you to watch the episode below: As I watched the first part of the video, the introduction felt very familiar. RememberContinue reading “What people need to know about Christmas – Honest Advent Bonus Post”
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Q & A with Jesus – How many will be saved?
Every now and then I get to preach on a passage of Scripture that I’ve covered before. This coming Sunday is one of those times, as we will study Luke 13:22-35. Last time it gave me the chance to talk about a guy I’d like to think I know pretty well, Bono, the lead singerContinue reading “Q & A with Jesus – How many will be saved?”
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”
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”