Some sources of power and light are too intense to directly observe or fully take in. For instance, some early mornings I get on an East-facing road to head to work. The sun coming up over a blue-sky horizon is blindingly intense. Even with the windshield visor pulled down, the light seems to find its …
Readings: Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19, 1 Corinthians 1:3-9, Mark 13:24-37 Advent 1: Our focus for this week is: Hope. Final Christian hope has always been rooted in the Second Coming of Christ, at which time he will put the world back in its rightful state—no more unrelenting pain, desperate injustices or bitter crying. Because of the first …
Reading: Genesis 50:4-21 and Luke 24:13-35 1. In our concluding chapter of Genesis there are two priorities of focus: the death and burial of a patriarch of faith; and the recognition of God’s sovereign will for humanity. As you read Genesis 50:4-21 draw some conclusions for yourself, for your life, for your community of faith, for …
What is Confirmation? Confirmation is the rite in which we express a mature commitment to Christ. Confirmation marks the point in the Christian journey at which you affirm for yourself the faith into which you have been baptized and your intention to live a life of committed discipleship. This affirmation is confirmed through prayer and the …
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