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Category Archives: Faith
Forgiveness (Following Christ Today)
These classes are all about what it means to follow Christ today, but we are not following Christ when we refuse to forgive; we are standing still. So many of us have trouble with this, but forgiveness – and the … Continue reading
Faith: It Is Not to Be Taken Lightly
The Pulitzer Prize winning author Annie Dillard once asked, “Why do people in church seem like cheerful, brainless tourists on a packaged tour of the Absolute? … Does anyone have the foggiest idea what sort of power we blithely invoke? … Continue reading
Forgive Him (#2): Following Christ Today
The church of Jesus Christ was intended to be a society of forgiveness, modelling God’s forgiven in its relationships with others. This is a chief way the gospel is conveyed. Yet, we are not very good at forgiving. One reason … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church, Church Life, Family, Following Christ Today (Class), Theology
Tagged do I have to trust someone in order to forgive them?, forgivness, how does God forgive us?, How to forgive, Luke 17:1-4, Matthew 18, mistaken ideas of forgiveness, parable of unmerciful servant
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Seven Reasons to Commit to Christ (Col. 1:15-20)
This message was especially encouraging to people. If it encourages you, please let me know by leaving a comment. – Shayne The vision statement at Lockwood Church describes the reality we hope to see in this way: Committed: to Christ, … Continue reading
The Christian View of Wealth: A nuanced perspective from Jesus
Reading time: approximately 4 minutes. What is the Christian view of wealth? I don’t ask about the “religious view” of wealth because I am not qualified to present the views of other religions. Perhaps I should not even speak of … Continue reading
The Telescoping Reality (Luke 2:1-14)
Have you seen a telescoping spyglass? There is a wide cylinder in which a narrower cylinder rests, in which a yet narrower cylinder rests, and perhaps several more. I think our view of reality is likewise telescoping. We live in the narrow end and view our world through the lens of our own experiences. But we and our experiences are contained within a family circle, and our family circle exists within a community, and our community exists within a nation, and our nation exists within a world. Continue reading
Does God Want You to Be Happy?
In his classic story, The Last Battle, C. S. Lewis has the great Lion, the Christ figure Aslan, say to the story’s protagonists, “You do not yet look so happy as I mean you to be.” Perhaps Lewis put these words in the Christ figure’s mouth because he realized that this was the kind of thing the true Christ was saying to him. Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Spiritual life, Theology
Tagged Aslan, biblical commands, C. S. Lewis: The Last Battle, happiness, joy
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A Minute of Hope for Advent: The End of Evil
Posted in Advent, Faith, Theology
Tagged 1 Thessalonians 4:17, Advent, Christ's coming, hope, will we know our loved ones who die?
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Prayer in Action (Nehemiah 1:1-2:8)
We don’t know how long Nehemiah had served the king, but it was long enough for the king to notice that something was wrong with him, and he asked him about it. Nehemiah says that the king’s question made him “very much afraid.” Why? Because Nehemiah had resolved to ask the king to send him to rebuild Jerusalem, but it was on the king’s order that the rebuilding of Jerusalem had been halted.
Nehemiah was about to ask a Persian sovereign to do an about face, a 180 degree turn. The request itself might be taken as an insult. Nehemiah could be fired—or worse. He had good reason to be “very much afraid.”
But the God who had prepared Nehemiah had also prepared the king. Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Faith, Prayer, Spiritual life
Tagged Colossians 4:2-6, Nehemiah 1:1-2:8, Prayer, Prayer in the Spirit, Romans 8:26-28, waiting in prayer
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Get Ready, Get Set, and Wait: Observing Advent
Why do some churches begin their celebration of Advent, which is Latin for “arrival” and refers to Christ’s coming, a month before Christmas? Are they taking their cue from Walmart and trying to leverage the holiday to maximize worship attendance? … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Church, Church Life
Tagged Bible as story, Christ's Second Coming, hope, Isaiah 2:4, Waiting for Godot, Waiting on God, What is Advent?
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