What Christians need to do as we wait for the election results – Current Events 2020 Q4, Part 3

Election Day 2020 has come and gone. I’m writing on November 4, the day after the election, and millions of mail-in ballots are still being counted, leaving the results of the presidential election undecided. We are in a liminal moment, waiting, feeling unsettled, or as one humorist quipped, “It’s like the entire nation is onContinue reading “What Christians need to do as we wait for the election results – Current Events 2020 Q4, Part 3”

The king and the secret princess – Our Identity: In God, Part 1

I want to tell you a parable. There was a king who wanted to have more connection with the people in his kingdom, so he decided to have a weekly briefing.  At the briefing, reporters from various news agencies in the kingdom would come to the briefing, and they would talk with the king, andContinue reading “The king and the secret princess – Our Identity: In God, Part 1”

How I found out I am prejudiced (how you might be too…and what we can do about it)

I don’t think that I am prejudiced.  At all. How about you? Do you think you are prejudiced? This week in my research for my sermon on race, ethnicity and diversity, I came across a fascinating study and book called Blind Spot. In the book, the authors say that: “To better understand the roots ofContinue reading “How I found out I am prejudiced (how you might be too…and what we can do about it)”

How understanding the Image of God can change the world – Luke Harbaugh

Today we once again welcome Luke Harbaugh of HOPE International who follows-up his guest post and sermon from August 2nd. Genesis 1:26-27 tells us that we occupy a privileged place in God’s creation. We have been made in God’s Image, according to his likeness, and have been endowed with qualities that nothing else in theContinue reading “How understanding the Image of God can change the world – Luke Harbaugh”

New Horizons & The Image of God by guest blogger Luke Harbaugh

Today we welcome guest writer, Luke Harbaugh of HOPE International.  Luke will be speaking at Faith Church this coming Sunday. Last week, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft made its first flyby of the dwarf planet Pluto, giving us high resolution photos of (what used to be considered) the tiniest planet in our solar system for theContinue reading “New Horizons & The Image of God by guest blogger Luke Harbaugh”

What does it mean to be made in the image of God?

With this Sunday, two months of many guest teachers comes to a close.  I have enjoyed it immensely, and I hope you have as well.  This Sunday our worship leader, Becka Beard, is preaching on the image of God. The image of God has been a hotly debated topic in the church for centuries.  WhatContinue reading “What does it mean to be made in the image of God?”