One of my first jobs as a child was to make sure the tree and lights and candles came on before dark, and went off before bedtime. As much as I do not miss the ordeal of putting up/taking down all the things, I desperately miss their presence during Christmas. Mom’s tree and vari...
What then might God be doing in our lives to shape our heart and how might the church step into the darkness and actually be the light of Christ? What opportunities are there that exist right now for me to be a part of God’s Kingdom work in Valparaiso?
a short addition was added in which the women tell the disciples about the empty tomb and the resurrected Jesus appears to them. As time went on, this ending did not satisfy either, because the early church came back and added an even longer ending...
a“Steve, I know you don’t understand, but yes, God knows about that.. [translate] aBiafra. Jobs took it to Sunday school and confronted the church’s pastor. “If I raise my finger, will God know which one I’m going to raise even before I doit?. [translate] ...
Pickup truck crashes into Lake Arthur near Auburn; DUI suspected Gov. Newsom announces jobs initiative in California county that flipped to Republican support In: Featured San Joaquin County Veterans Affordable Housing Stockton Rachel Wulff Reporter Rachel Wulff reports weekdays for CBS13.©...
My experiences have woken me up to the reality that though we are all enduring the large-scale losses and grief of the pandemic, we are all still living our individual lives and potentially enduring personal losses and grief, big and small. We’ve lost happy plans, jobs, time with friends...
Like what? Likegreater enjoyment and satisfactionwith their jobs, more focus and prioritization, increased sense of meaning and significance, better health and well-being, and more feelings of trust and safety, and increased engagement. Professionals who want (and often need) to feel liked tend to...
“Christianity” that helped keep me away from the church – and God – for years. Whatever I can do to let people know that those things are NOT what it means to follow Jesus I will do, including preaching, protesting, and posting on social media (and writing a book about my ...
. I appreciate that Hugh mentions the emerging economic realities in his article. Things like: the emerging generation of young adults will be the first in U.S. history to make less income than their parents, and most people have to remain mobile and moving in order to get better jobs....
“As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.”— John 20:21b The church as the extension of the incarnation into time and space and the rest of the world throughout history — God’s hands and feet! “Christ Has No Body,”St. Teresa of Avila ...