Our church is doing something amazing for Easter. I get shivers just thinking about it. Volunteers have written a testimony of what their life was like before Christ and after Christ on two sides of a piece of cardboard. While the praise team sings, one by one the sign-holders come out and show the before… Continue reading Threads of Gratitude: Cardboard Testimony Edition
Category: The Bible tells me so
Discussions of religion and the church, both global and local. News stories of interest relating to Christian life and Biblical truth. Thoughts on contemporary Christianity, daily applications and lessons learned, and even a little good ol’ preachin!
The Morning After
Well, my birthday weekend of fun continued. Last night was the big birthday bash – complete with lots of foolishness, too much food, and great times with friends. Today was a bit more – shall we say – subdued. We decided not to push going to the 8:30 service and instead opted for the 10:00. … Continue reading The Morning After
Fooled ya!
FLORIDA COURT SETS ATHEIST HOLY DAY In Florida , an atheist created a case against the upcoming Easter and Passover holy days. Â He hired an attorney to bring a discrimination case against Christians, Jews and observances of their holy days. The argument was that it was unfair that atheists had no such recognized days. The… Continue reading Fooled ya!
Building the Ark
“A long obedience in the same direction.” That quote has often been used to describe Noah. This morning, Bruce challenged the men in the church to be “Noahs” in their families. Noah was “perfect in his generation.” Does that mean he didn’t sin? That he didn’t mess up or make mistakes? Of course not. Noah… Continue reading Building the Ark
What’s in a name?
God is just so cool! We’ve now moved into the portion of Genesis where we’re introduced to Noah. Like many others, I find reading through chapters of geneologies tedious. Genesis chapter 5 has never been especially filled with application for me. I’m sure there’s truth in there, but all those names and the litany of… Continue reading What’s in a name?
The Rock Cries Out!
I love it when a plan comes together! Last year, I had the privilege of directing the first-ever preschool Worship & Arts summer camp at McFBC. Because we joined the church after Easter, we had a very short window of time to plan and implement the week-long camp. But despite the shortcomings, God blessed our… Continue reading The Rock Cries Out!
A Pleasing Sacrifice
It just doesn’t seem fair. You know, the story of Cain and Abel. Both guys work the land: Cain is a farmer and Abel is a rancher. Both guys bring a sacrifice of their labors to God. God is pleased with Abel’s but Cain’s is rejected. Why? Well, because God requires a sacrifice of blood. … Continue reading A Pleasing Sacrifice
Twisted
Over the last few weeks in my study of Genesis, I’ve been awestruck at just how awesome our God is. Our God is fantastically great. And unfortunately, Satan is fantastically evil. A blogger on my blogroll has written a very insightful post on the subject of the fall, one which truly resonated with me. I… Continue reading Twisted
Threads of Gratitude: “Sew” Grateful
You know what? I’m really blessed. I’m blessed with a wonderful family. A family that makes me laugh, cry, and pull my hair out. A family that keeps me on my toes and grounds me to this earth. A family that makes my life crazy and keeps me sane. I couldn’t live without ’em and… Continue reading Threads of Gratitude: “Sew” Grateful
Seeing Stars
This week, the focus in our Bible study was on the lights God created to rule the Day and Night. This would mean the sun and moon, as well as the stars. Matt has already done an uber-cool post on the awesomeness of our God as revealed through the stars, so my insight will be… Continue reading Seeing Stars