My wife and I visited Ireland a few years ago. It was one of our favorite vacations. The land is gorgeous and green. The people are wonderful and friendly. The Celtic history is inspiring. We stayed in Bed and Breakfasts along the way with wonderful hosts. We had one frustrating experience getting to one of [...]
View PostI believe in the church, but I am not naïve about the church. I have seen the church at its best, and the church in some of its more trying moments as well. Eugene Peterson speaks of the church as one part mystery, one part messy (Yancey 1998:45). I understand this description. The church is [...]
View PostDietrich Bonhoeffer was executed by the Nazis on April 9, 1945. Here is an account of his final hours from Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Mataxas So less than twenty-four hours before he left this world, Bonhoeffer performed the offices of a pastor. In the bright Schönberg schoolroom that was their cell, he [...]
View PostDietrich Bonhoeffer was executed by the Nazis on April 9, 1945. Bonhoeffer was part of a failed plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler. While in a prison cell in the final year of his life, he wrote the following: The church is only the church when it exists for others. To make a start, it should give away [...]
View PostThe heart of the gospel message, and the heart of the Easter proclamation is that God is fully and faithfully present to us. Beyond egg hunts and new clothes is the most startling and amazing truth. On Easter Sunday, Christians shout: He is risen! He is risen indeed! Those word announce that Jesus Christ has [...]
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