Oh, the places you’ll go!
It’s graduation time. Which means it’s commencement address time. I don’t know what university officials ask for from a commencement speaker. My suspicion is that if you’re asking Steve Jobs to come speak, all you can really say is something…
Knowing is for What?
There’s a sermon series this summer. Or is it a book? Something that the church is doing all together. Reading together maybe. What’s the deal? Is this just an effort to keep us all busy? To keep our minds active…
Polycarpic Pentecost
Searching for Pentecost resources, I came across this from Bruce Prewer in Australia, "Polycarpic means (for those of you who are neither lovers of crossword puzzles nor experts in horticulture) repeated fruiting, producing fruits many times a year. The Holy…
Green Tolkien
Over the past couple of Sundays, Bill has been quoting from a book with a particularly compelling title: Ents, Elves, and Eriador: The Environmental Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien (by Matthew Dickerson & Jonathan Evans). Just when you think you’ve begun…
Knowing is for living
For 9 weeks this summer (June 7-August 2) we'll consider together the fundamentals of "Reformed" Christian doctrine using Sinclair Ferguson's book, The Christian Life, as our guide. The books ($5) are available on the book table, and everyone is invited…
Living in Grace
This Sunday we will continue to unfold God’s gift to us in the resurrection of Christ Jesus. In doing so, we will explore the biblical principle of stewardship. The following week I will be on Lookout Mountain, training counselors at…
Where does your church meet again?
It’s a drive for most. And for some, quite a trek. Tucked away in Barton Creek among the golf courses, greenbelts, and housing developments is this thing we call our church. But it’s also a Catholic school. And a gymnasium….