Advent Devotionals, Blog, Discipleship
I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth. I myself will see him with my own eyes—I, and not another. How my heart yearns within me. – Job 19:25 NIV “O Holy Night” had its beginning as “Minuit, Chretiens” (“Midnight,...
Blog, Notes From Wade, Worship
Advent is here but are we ready? How are we, with all that is happening, thinking about Advent this year? Our theme is “The Weary World Rejoices,” and yes, that will require some faith. A great deal of faith! Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a Lutheran pastor, was...
Blog, Notes From Wade, Worship
Our Sunday morning series on miracles in Matthew’s gospel continues to challenge me. What is the role of Faith in our lives? What does it mean to “believe?” Do I, do we, believe strongly, deeply enough? How do we even know? Faith is a noun, but it...
Blog, Notes From Wade, Worship
I finally just had to turn off the daily news on television, turn off the reports on the radio, and put the iPad down. It was, as you know and feel, overwhelming. The reports of sickness, anxiety, economic concerns, political strife and hatred, and conflict around the...
Blog, Notes From Wade, Worship
Wednesday evening we took a few minutes to read and explore Mark 12:28-34. It’s one of those “confrontation” stories with a religious leader, but this one ends more positively. A scribe asks Jesus this question: “Which commandment is first of...
Blog, Notes From Wade, Worship
It worked before – twice actually – so we thought we’d try it again. I’m thinking about a few years ago when we invited Sunday School classes to study the same curriculum and we explored the same biblical passages and themes during Sunday morning worship....
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