Apr 30, 2012
The Father Of All Lies
Posted by Adam Combs in | Comments (0)
I was doing some reading in the Bible and came across John 8:44b which says that satan is the father of all lies. (Technically, when you see the word satan it’s not a proper name but a title that means “the accuser.”) So, I read this verse and I stopped and thought about it. I said, “father...father...hmm, the father of all lies...what does that mean? A father can’t birth forth anything (lies) on his own. So if he’s the father, thenRead More...
Apr 27, 2012
A eulogy that was never written
Posted by Evan Whitman in Gospel Identity | Comments (0)
I am 31 years old. I have been to far more funerals in my life than I care to remember. Why? Because they hurt, not because I care any less about the person deceased. Chances are if you’re reading this you have been to your fair share as well. No one wants to think about the pain of a loved one who is no longer with us. I have lost people in my life ranging from grandparents to my father to friends committing suicide to friends dying in drunken driving accidents to overdoses to coworkers, etc… I supposeRead More...
Apr 26, 2012
The Others
Posted by Michael Howarth in Community - Mission | Comments (0)
Your life is busy. You have bills, and school, and work, and kids, and cars, and car repairs and books to read and things to get done. My life is busy, too. I often get tunnel vision trying to focus on getting more done in less time. If I let this tunnel vision persist for too long, I start to think that the sum of living is doing, when in reality, the true point of living is loving. Everyday we are surrounded by the others. They are going through struggle, pain and confusion. Some are lost in pride and self-delusion.Read More...
Apr 18, 2012
A Meadow Full of Moments
Posted by Michael Howarth in Gospel Identity | Comments (0)
Your life is a moment. Picture a vast landscape bordered only by horizons. It is enormous and grassy, scattered with trees and gentle hills. You cannot see the end of it; it just keeps going and going beyond the reach of your finite eyes. Now, in the enormity of this pastureland, turn your eyes to the ground, and stoop down. Notice the top of the grass and gaze even lower to its roots. Gaze lower still and you will find dirt. Smaller still and you will find its particles. This is your life. A particle. A moment. Small . How doRead More...
