Month: November 2015
Marriage, Human Sexuality, & the Body: The Meaning of Our Original Nakedness by Timothy Tennent
November 30, 2015
The utilitarian vision sees the body of a man or woman as an object which can be assessed like a car. Is it bright, new, shiny and full of power, or not? Is your body thin or fat; does it conform to the shapes we admire or not; is your hair the right texture and color or not; are your teeth shiny and straight or not? In the covenantal vision, the mystery and glory is that we have bodies, and those bodies are beautiful to God because they are living sacraments in the world, an outward sign of an inward and spiritual grace, since all of the means of grace come through the physicality of the body.
A Cold And Broken Thanksgiving by Elizabeth Glass Turner
November 25, 2015
And I’ve seen your flag on the marble arch And love is not a victory march It’s a cold and…
From Projects To People: Serving With Christ’s Heart by Andy Stoddard
November 23, 2015
To get a better picture of Jesus, let’s look at two stories together, Mark 10:32-34 and then verses 35-45: They…
Advice for Young Preachers by Michael Smith
November 19, 2015
Listening to good preachers should inspire us to sharpen our skills (and not just borrow material).
What Heritage Do You Choose to Pass On? by Carrie Carter
November 18, 2015
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words…
Then Face to Face: Remembering Ellsworth Kalas by Harley Scalf
November 16, 2015
“There is only one Sunday that matters – this one – and only one sermon to be preached – this one. So fall in love with this sermon.”
The Narrative Of Evil by Elizabeth Glass Turner
November 14, 2015
Where haute couture fashion houses dominate and the Mona Lisa smiles, where the Notre Dame cathedral towers with long-held cultural…
IKEA Discovers the Secret to Evangelism by Kim Reisman
November 12, 2015
But when we share faith with others, we don’t tell them what they should believe. We tell them what we believe – and more importantly, who we trust, which brings us once again to relationship.
Infant Baptism and Beyond: A Systematic Approach (Part IV) by Ken Loyer
November 11, 2015
I have found that this is a good way to keep before the family and the child the meaning of baptism and to remind the parents of the promise they made to God during the baptism to do all they can to raise their child in the faith.
The Binary Eucharist by Elizabeth Glass Turner
November 5, 2015
I like my smartphone. I like Facebook (sometimes), Twitter, and email. I like accessing directions while I’m driving somewhere. You may be…