In preparing for the Ash Wednesday service, I’ve read the repentant prayers of puritans, old hymns and texts, and scripture dealing with repentance. Through this I’ve noticed a lost language in church today. This isn’t a call to the flowery language of King James’ time (remember: thee before thou except after thine), but we lack [...]
The scripture passage we’re looking at Sunday is Mark 9:2-13, commonly referred to as “The Transfiguration”. In the latter half of the passage Jesus said he was going to rise from the dead, thoroughly confusing James, Peter and John. Their reaction is typical; in fact, no one ever responded to Jesus’ words on his death [...]
“I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.”
Galatians 2:20a
It is my conviction that when we believe this verse, our lives will become clear, and the peace of God will be ours. While I claim to believe, the evidence of my life often proves otherwise. [...]
Admittedly, that should be the title of this blog; every other day is about this topic.
Over the last two weeks in January the daily posts on worship.vintage21.com were geared towards preparing for corporate worship on Sundays. These posts included the scripture we would study together, thoughts on preparing our hearts, and songs we were going to [...]
Today’s post comes from a conference called Verge in Austin, Texas. Pastor Nate Williams and I traveled here to learn more about “missional communities”, or how to live as the church. The teaching has been challenging on some levels, and on other levels affirming to how we are seeking to live out the gospel at [...]