February 2008

February 17, 2008 As we continue to think about “breaking through the wall” in our understanding of faith, we encounter the question of Jesus and his mission. What did Jesus think he was doing while he wandered around the towns and villages of 1st-century Israel? What was he trying to accomplish? How did he understand […]

February 10, 2008 In our conversations recently we have been talking about issues that cause people to “hit the wall” – issues that stop people dead in their tracks. Now we are moving ahead to think about breaking through that wall and finding ways to move forward. And today we ask a question that might

February 3, 2008 Psalm 51:1-4 “Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Against you, you alone, have I

January 20, 2008 We hear people say “Oh, it is the will of God” about all sorts of things. Sometimes a person might comment about the death of an small child and make such a remark, or perhaps use words like this in reference to the outcome of a war (or even a sporting event!).

January 13, 2008 Genesis 1:1-5 In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. And God