Thankfulness: An Attitude & An Opportunity
Most likely, if you are honest, you tend to think about thankfulness somewhat like I do: Thankfulness is a “nice” idea but the word seems a bit “touchy feely” and
Read MoreTRUTH encompassing dynamic polarities
Recently, my long time co-teacher at New Covenant, Jim, challenged us to solve the “problem of breathing.” First he told us to breathe in as much oxygen as possible and
Read MoreWorking toward God’s justice in our community
I have been very grateful over the past decade to work with Jeff Trask, one of New Covenant’s pastors, and to be pushed toward a deeper concern for God’s justice by
Read MoreWhat 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
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