We have a new Movie Event coming up on February 25: Moe and the Big Exit. This is the upcoming VeggieTales release. Go to the “Movie Events” page of our website for more information.
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From the monthly archives:
January 2007
We have a new calendar up and running over at our website. You can see scheduled events for months to come.
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Tomorrow evening we will be having a Taize service for our Wednesday night Gathering. A Taize service is one of prayer, meditative singing and silence that includes candles and dimmed lights to add to the meditative mood. I invite you to come and experience this different style of worship. The service begins at 7:15 p.m. in the chapel. Childcare will be provided.
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In case anyone’s interested in reading ahead, I plan on preaching on Isaiah 6.1-8 this Sunday.
Addition: I may go with the extended lectionary passage which also includes verses 9-13.
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Lately, I’ve been dealing with some anger. When I need motivation to try and put my anger away, to forgive as I have been forgiven, I find this reminder of the true nature of anger from Frederick Buechner is extremely helpful. This comes from his book Beyond Words, it’s a book that has become a key part of my devotional life, and one I heartily recommend.
Anger: Of the seven deadly sins, anger is possibly the most fun. To lick your wounds, to smack your lips over grievances long past, to roll over your tongue the prospect of bitter confrontations still to come, to savor to the last toothsome morsel both the pain you are given and the pain you are giving back—in many ways it is a feast fit for a king. The chief drawback is that what you are wolfing down is yourself. The skeleton at the feast is you.
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It was good to be back in worship this morning. I don’t know about all of you, but I really got a lot out of this morning’s services. Grace and peace to you all.
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Jenny and I got the chance to hear Tony Campolo speak at a Kansas Area pastor’s conference earlier this month. I’m now reading his book, Letters to a Young Evangelical. He makes this important point about those who exaggerate healings to “aggrandize their ministries”:
Don’t get me wrong! I believe in healings. Miracles are not a thing of the past. They are happening today. But I have heard too many stories of supposed miracles that, upon investigation, are revealed as gross exaggerations of reality. God doesn’t need lies to establish credibility. Where false claims about miracles are exposed, as they often are, cynicism about Christianity grows [emphasis mine].
This is my thought about a lot of the forwarded emails making the rounds.
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I just got a call from the insurance adjuster and he will be here Friday.
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I’m really impressed. At 8:30 this morning, I received a phone call from our insurance broker that the insurance company would be calling (they are two seperate entitities under our set-up). At 9:30 I got a call from the insurance company that they were starting the claim process and that a local adjuster would be getting in contact with us today.
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In case you’re wondering, our property insurance deductible is a $1,000 and because we’re in a group plan with the rest of the conference our rates won’t get jacked up.
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