What drives our fellowship?
We were privileged to have Noel and Mary Ann Castellanos visiting our fellowship the weekend before Thanksgiving. Noel is CEO of CCDA (Christian Community Development Association), an organization which has
Read MoreLoving each other: More than just a nice idea
I listened the other night as my grandson explained to me that he had a deeply powerful experience with Jesus when he was a teenager. He said he wasn’t sure
Read MoreA way of life, not a label
A recent opportunity to listen to a talk by Richard Twiss has challenged me to return to a thought that I entertained and let slide about 30 years ago. In
Read MoreGod’s anger and God’s love
Long ago, C. S. Lewis noted that one of the best tools of the evil one is to get humans to take two polar opposite sides of an argument, and
Read MoreLife as a gift
Fairly often I hear someone ask the question: “If God wants to give me/us eternal life, why would it need to come through Jesus? Can’t God just give it to
Read MoreThe “other side” of being God’s heirs
Romans 8:15-18 claims that we who trust what God has done in Jesus are put into a right relationship with God—a relationship that includes being in God’s family as children,
Read MoreWhat does “God with us” look like?
The story of Joseph and his brothers is one of those Bible stories many people know well—so well we might miss the audaciousness of what’s really being said about God’s
Read MoreBlessed are they
Our youth group studied and discussed the Beatitudes while camping in Indiana last week. The following is a post-camping reflection by one of the chaperones, Laura L. Brenneman. We hope
Read MoreGod the Creator and the Gift of Life
Today, I want to include a response to my recent teaching on “God’s Story Goes On: God the Creator Who Gives the Gift of Life.” I deeply appreciate responses to
Read MoreRethinking relationships between Christians and Muslims
On Sunday, we just observed the 10 year anniversary of the destruction of the Twin Towers, a wing of the Pentagon, and the plane downed near Shanksville, PA—dastardly deeds which no amount of pleading can excuse.
Having said that, and meaning it, I would like to also say that the attitude many Christians have toward Muslims in general is also pretty inexcusable. It seems like a good time to look back at biblical history and then look forward to a new understanding.
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