Casting lots for leaders?
During “Sunday School” this past week, we talked about “faithful interpretation, with all the saints, of scripture in the light of Christ.” “With all the saints” implies that as Christians we are not only aware of, but desirous to glean…
Role of the Church?
Expectations for what a church is and what it should do vary widely. Yet everybody has them. Perhaps it's that a church must have weekly communion. Or sing hymns. Or have a well-developed Sunday School. Short-term mission trips? Urban outreach?…
Breaking in
Do you ever get the nagging sense that you're on the outside looking in – at school, at work, at church, in your city, in the world? Somewhere there's a comfortable inner circle – where everyone knows each other, where…
Quiet Time?
I have a friend who advises against purchasing any Bible with a black cover. Black-spined Bibles, he explains, seem to peer down accusingly from your bookshelf saying, "You SHOULD be reading me right now. Shouldn't you?" (He recommends brown, genuine…
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…
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….