Jan 10, 2012
Called to love and serve others despite of what they’ve done, or not…
Posted by Evan Whitman in Gospel Living | Comments (0)
I have never known anyone who hasn’t been hurt. All of us have been hurt. Many of us have been hurt deeply and suffer from the scars and lasting effects of pain, abuse, let down, disappointment, fill in the ____________. You get my point. Usually our common human response to pain is “They did this, or they did that”, and rightfully so, they probably did do said __________. We do suffer the consequences of others transgressions against us and I am by no means trying to diminish that. However the question I need to ask myself daily is Read More...
Nov 24, 2011
A Sacramental View of Thanksgiving
Posted by Joe Paravisini in Gospel Identity - Worship | Comments (0)
Thanksgiving is one of the few holidays that so far has not been corrupted by excessive materialism. Often, the traditions are simply focused around a meal. Some may have a tradition of going around a table and voicing gratitude for various things in our lives. By Thanksgiving, many of us are already becoming preoccupied with the upcoming stress of Christmas. Because of that, often times the opportunity of Thanksgiving can often be missed. The fact that we as Americans actually have a major holiday set aside to practicing some gratitude is an amazing thing to think about. At no pointRead More...
Aug 14, 2011
Lazy-O’s
Posted by Michael Howarth in Gospel Living | Comments (0)
“The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth!” - Proverbs 19:24 I used to think this proverb was a little ridiculous. Have you ever gotten out a bowl, poured some cereal, added milk, sat down and then been too lazy to lift the spoon to your mouth? Me neither. However, as one would suspect (it is in the Bible after all), there is wisdom in this verse – and not just a little. What can this proverb tell us about ourselves? You and I live atRead More...
Jun 16, 2011
Being a Wife: The Beauty of Submission
Posted by Yarie Auger in | Comments (0)
A lot of things come to mind when women hear the word "submit". For some and probably most, it stirs up feelings of resistance, anger and frustration. Why do we have to submit to our husbands? Why is that necessary? What's the point?? While this topic could spin off into multiple directions, I just wanted to focus on a very simple attribute of submission, and that is the part of it that is faith. Really, submission is entirely faith. In order to submit to our husbands the way God intends, it is sort of a non-negotiable. We reallyRead More...
