ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGApril 23, 2021Scripture: Zechariah 7:10…do not oppress the widow, the orphan, the alien, or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another. Thought for the Day: I opened a letter at the church yesterday that had come from Boys and Girls Country. It was a thank you letter for the church’s monthly gift. In the letter, the CEO wrote: Before our kids
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGApril 22, 2021Scripture: Deuteronomy 10:14Clearly, the LORD owns the sky, the highest heavens, the earth, and everything in it. Thought for the Day: I’m currently keeping an eye on the garden as this is the first year I planted carrots, and their little tops should be making an appearance any day now. I have mixed results with my gardening, but I still love it. There is something
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGApril 20, 2021Scripture: Psalm 25:4-5Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth, and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all day long. Thought for the Day: In Sunday’s sermon we heard the words from Romans 12, including Paul speaking of discerning the will of God. Later on Sunday, our Vice
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGApril 19, 2021Prayer for the Week:Magnificent God, we ask for peace in a troubled land; for life in a barren land; for hope in a vain land. Whether we speak of a nation’s soul or an individual’s soul, there is a sacred imperative calling for revival and restoration. Let all those in need of a drink from the reservoir that is your Spirit, O Lord, take in
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGApril 18, 2021Scripture: 1st Peter 1:14-15Don’t be conformed to your former desires, those that shaped you when you were ignorant. But, as obedient children, you must be holy in every aspect of your lives, just as the one who called you is holy. Thought for the Day: Whenever the scriptures use words like ‘every,’ I find myself getting nervous. I wish it read: often, frequent or pretty
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGApril 16, 2021Scripture: Luke 18:18-19A certain ruler asked Jesus, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone.” Thought for the Day: This is one of those challenging passages for good Trinitarians. If you believe Jesus was God enfleshed, then shouldn’t Jesus be good as well? I have six
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGApril 15, 2021Scripture: Galatians 2:19-20For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for