ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGS October 5, 2019 Scripture: Proverbs 12:10a Good people are good to their animals… Thought for the Day: Today is an exciting day around Cypress Creek Christian Church. It is the Blessing of the Animals and Stuffed Animals. We’ve created this event for the community, but it is also part of the Christian tradition. This is the Saturday closest to the Feast Day of St. Francis, and
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGS October 4, 2019 Scripture: 1st Corinthians 10:31 So, whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, you should do it all for God’s glory. Thought for the Day: I remember a professor who had in his office a quote from Woodrow Wilson. It read: You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGS October 3, 2019 Scripture: Daniel 1:5 The king assigned them a daily portion of the royal rations of food and wine. They were to be educated for three years, so that at the end of that time they could be stationed in the king’s court. Thought for the Day: Daniel and his friends found themselves in the king’s school, and they received the royal rations. This
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGS October 2, 2019 Scripture: Romans 12:1-2 I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGS October 1, 2019 Scripture: Matthew 4:17 From that time Jesus began to proclaim, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” Thought for the Day: Today is a big day in my family, for today is the anniversary of the opening of Walt Disney World in Florida. Today marks 48 years since “the happiest place on earth” opened a second happy venue in Florida. You
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGS September 30, 2019 Prayer for the Week: Love Love a little… Love a lot… I have been invited by you to love but I do not know where to begin where to start where to give it a try Do I love a lot? Can I love just a little? The Incarnate Word The Prince of Peace The Bread of Life Jesus – it is his
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGS September 29, 2019 Scripture: Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Thought for the Day: I have always read this passage one specific way, but a few days back, I was reading through Romans and my mind heard these words differently. We often think of God as the One doing the disapproving, but I wonder if the gift
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGS September 28, 2019 Scripture: Romans 6:22 But now that you have been set free from sin and become slaves to God, you have the consequence of a holy life, and the outcome is eternal life. Thought for the Day: Set free and enslaved…it’s a bit strange if you think about it. Yet this unique and somewhat odd combination produces a holy life that results in eternal
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGS September 27, 2019 Scripture: Ephesians 5:2 Live your life with love, following the example of Christ, who loved us and gave himself for us. He was a sacrificial offering that smelled sweet to God. Thought for the Day: Is anyone else a little troubled by the description of an execution smelling sweet to God? Isn’t that what Paul is suggesting here? In Leviticus 1, we find