Month: October 2019
Paying Attention to Poverty by Michelle Bauer
October 28, 2019
Why might people who are poor be brokenhearted? God calls our actions and our attitudes to be right toward people with few resources.
Squeezing Jesus Out of the Church by James Petticrew
October 24, 2019
“When Christ is squeezed from the Body of Christ by our own priorities and agenda as a congregation or through our busyness as leaders or disciples, what is left is little more than a corpse masquerading as a church.”
Wait for God’s Goodness by Karen Bates
October 16, 2019
God has gently reminded me more than once that the onus for what he has promised is not on me. It is on him.
Show Up and Pay Attention by Rob Haynes
October 14, 2019
I was recently visiting my son who is away studying at University, and we attended Sunday worship at a church…
Rewriting a Story Gone Wrong by Michelle Bauer
October 10, 2019
“Ruth’s life is not living up to her expectations. She is a childless widow, living in a foreign land, dependent on the favor of strangers. Enter the Redeemer – the one who can rewrite the ending of a story gone wrong, buying back tragedy and making way for restoration.”
Valuing Your Pastors: Snapshots of Clergy Appreciation Month by Elizabeth Glass Turner
October 8, 2019
“Some of the gestures clergy have pointed out as most meaningful also reflect the particular challenges they face.”
On Being Hispanic by Edgar Bazan
October 4, 2019
“It wasn’t until I came to the U.S. as an immigrant that I was given this label or identity of being a Hispanic.”