Changing of the guard
Based on what I've heard from both Melissa and Bill, the All About All Saints membership class has enjoyed a good conversation about the role of women in the church – substantial and also gracious. That seems to be mostly…
DeYoung interview & busyness
As mentioned earlier, one of the primary sources lending structure to our study of the 7 Deadly Sins this Fall is Glittering Vices: A New Look at the Seven Deadly Sins and Their Remedies, by Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung. Christianity Today…
Sourcing the 7 Deadly Sins
As was mentioned in the sermon last Sunday (and as evidenced on the map below), the 7 Deadly Sins show up everywhere – from Dante to Gilligan’s Island. So far a handful of books have been most helpful in lending…
Mapping the 7 deadly sins
As we begin our look at the 7 Deadly Sins this Sunday, it might help to take a broader view. To see where we fit on the map. Wired magazine shared some recent work from Kansas State that offers a…
Calendar and Calling
“Don’t pull back from evangelism, and don’t slack up in Christian education, children’s ministry, global mission trips, counseling. But do your best to dignify all Christian calling to serve God in all sorts of ways, commission and pray for your…
Politics and the Gospel
In the minds of many “politics” is a dirty word, in part because in the modern era we’ve reduced “politics” to “involvement in the government”. Originally it meant much more. The Greek word “polis” is “city”, so broadly defined “politics”…
Knowing God
I first knowingly affirmed my faith in the gospel when I was nine years old. In the Baptist church I was raised in, I had been invited repeatedly to embrace “a living relationship” with my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ….