Leadership Training Breakfast #4; by John Menchaca
"An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient. Since an overseer is entrusted with God’s work, he must be blameless–not…
“The Dark Knight” – A Longing for Justice and Order
We just finished watching about thirty minutes of home-edited footage featuring cartoon, Asian, and “Splat”-”Pow” Batmen (and we even saw a clip of Christian Bale from Newsies), and the movie was getting ready to start. My wife, Julianna, and I…
The Proximity of Love
Christians are interested in the relationship between form and content. We trust that when Jesus took bread (not grain, but bread) and a cup of wine (not grapes, or even grape juice), he knew exactly what he was doing. He…
Food for Thought
There are certain themes that we continually revisit, like “food.” As has been noted before: the Bible begins with food:“…You shall have them for food.” Genesis 1:29 the fall centers around food,“…for in the day that you eat of it you…
Leadership Training Breakfast #3; by John Menchaca
We met for the third installment of our All Saints leadership training on Tuesday morning to continue our study of 1 Timothy 3 and our Biblical instruction on church leadership. Our focus was Scripture and its teaching on "responsibility.” Pastor…
Amuse-Bouche
Amuse-Bouche/ä-müz-büsh/, nounEtymology: French, literally, (it) entertains (the) mouthA small morsel of food to excite the taste buds; often serves as a hint to the chef’s cooking style and the meal to come. The Creative Research Laboratory (CRL) introduces Amuse-Bouche, a…
Leadership Training, Session 2; by John Menchaca
"Here is a trustworthy saying: If anyone sets his heart on being an overseer, he desires a noble task." 1 Timothy 3:1 We met as a group on Tuesday morning for the second installment our All Saints officer training. Our…