Scripture: 1st Corinthians 13:12 For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known. Thought for the Day: A friend from seminary (and author of numerous books), Jim Mulholland, said the following – “[I am] amazed at how often my perception of others is
Scripture: Romans 15:20-21 Thus I make it my ambition to proclaim the good news, not where Christ has already been named, so that I do not build on someone else’s foundation, but as it is written, “Those who have never been told of him shall see, and those who have never heard of him shall understand.” Thought for the Day: The church of tomorrow arrived but we were
Scripture: Ephesians 2:17-18 (the Message) Christ came and preached peace to you outsiders and peace to us insiders. He treated us as equals, and so made us equals. Through him we both share the same Spirit and have equal access to the Father. Thought for the Day: It was on this date in 1966 that the first African American was appointed to serve in a Cabinet-level position —
Scripture: Psalm 34:14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. Thought for the Day: In the book, ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,’ Quirrell (a teacher whose body plays host to the Dark Lord, Voldemort) says to Harry, “Lord Voldemort showed me how wrong I was. There is no good and evil, there is only power, and those too weak to seek it…” These
Scripture: Proverbs 14:28 (the Message) The mark of a good leader is loyal followers; leadership is nothing without a following. Thought for the Day: Peter Morgan, the former head of the Disciples of Christ Historical Society, wrote the following in an article entitled: “Disciple Elders: Then and Now”— Alexander Campbell believed Christians are privileged to share actively in all ministries of the church, including the celebration of the
Scripture: Romans 8:38-39For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Thought for the Day: Is it just wishful thinking? Paul says he is convinced, yet he has no
Scripture: Colossians 2:13-14 And when you were dead in trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive together with him, when he forgave us all our trespasses, erasing the record that stood against us with its legal demands. He set this aside, nailing it to the cross. Thought for the Day: As Christians, we celebrate God’s eternal mercy that provides forgiveness for all sin. We
Scripture: Colossians 2:11-12 In him also you were circumcised with a spiritual circumcision, by putting off the body of the flesh in the circumcision of Christ; when you were buried with him in baptism, you were also raised with him through faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead. Thought for the Day: This coming Sunday is Baptism of the Lord Sunday. Just over
Scripture: 1st Peter 4:8 Above all, maintain constant love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins. Thought for the Day: In the movie, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, the character named Sonny is talking to his mother, a very traditional woman in India, about his girlfriend. His mother only wants to talk about an arranged marriage with a young woman from their community. She says,
Scripture: Psalm 32:11 (the Message) Celebrate God. Sing together – everyone! All you honest hearts, raise the roof! Thought for the Day: Today is Epiphany, but I’d like to suggest that on Epiphany Sunday (yesterday) we truly celebrated God and did a little roof raising ourselves. Despite cold temperatures, the Cypress Creek Christian Church folks showed up and participated in another one of my nutty ideas, and I