Dr. Wess Stafford writes, “…let’s consider the church, which we fondly refer to as ‘the family of God.’ It is a place meant for inclusion and nurture, we tell ourselves. Then why do the various ages scatter in opposite directions the minute we pull into the parking lot?” Wess admits the value in age-grade curriculum …
Monthly Archives: September 2009
What’s for Lunch?
Every morning in the High Schools I’m working in there are morning announcements broadcasted to all the students via intercom. Usually among the announcements a lunch menu for the day is given. Recently I heard one particularly un-appetizing sounding lunch menu, I forget what it was, something like burned lime flavored goulash delight with sides …
Not Being a Hypocrite
Lesson 7 from Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 Here is the question this weeks’ study starts off with: “Which of my words or actions might a person find hypocritical?” For me, reflecting on that question is convicting. Jesus says we are not to: do our acts of righteousness before men, to be seen by them announce our …
Labor Day: Weather & Prayer
Earlier this week, a friend of mine and I specifically prayed it wouldn’t rain over Labor Day. At the time we prayed, the weather forecasters were predicting scattered thunderstorms all weekend. We wanted to take a couple guys out camping on my big boat (before it sells) Sunday night and couldn’t do that if there …
Being a Simple Follower of Jesus is Hard
G. K. Chesterton observed: “It is not that Christianity has never been tried and found wanting; rather, Christianity has been found difficult and never been tried.”