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What About Him?
(Special thanks to Ty Rhymes for these great, challenging thoughts) One of my favorite moments in John’s Gospel happened just after the resurrection. Peter had denied Jesus three times. He was standing beside the Sea of Galilee, and Jesus gave him the opportunity to affirm his love three times. It really is one of my favorite restoration scenes in the Scripture. Then, Jesus told Peter something difficult. He told him that one day he would stretch out his hands and…
A Garden full of Yes
(Special thanks to Ty Rhymes for this week’s thought) Imagine standing in the Garden of Eden and looking around. Trees are literally everywhere. They are covered in fruit. It is beautiful. Everything you need to live is right in front of you. God was so good to give it. Yes, you can have that tree. Yes, you can have that one too. And that one over there. Sure, even that one. God gave Adam work with a purpose (Gen. 2:15).…
the transfiguration of jesus christ
The biblical account of the transfiguration of Jesus is recorded by Matthew, Mark, and Luke. All three leave the majestic peak where it took place unnamed, and instead focus our attention on the majesty of Jesus. Peter, who was present for this amazing event, refers to it in his second letter stating that he was an “eyewitness of His majesty.” Their record enables us to see Jesus in his glory. His clothing glistened – white as light, white like snow.…
Why icyc?
I grew up in a sports-driven household. We loved the Lord more, but we loved sports too. We watched games, went to games, scheduled events around games, and generally speaking, had an awesome time together in the arena of sports. I was not a camp person. I went to Camp Maranatha when I was in the 4th grade and cried to come home on night one. I went to Maywood in the 5th grade and stayed all week, but declared…
A couple of updates
If anyone is interested in purchasing a plate lunch May 11 at 12 noon for the ICYC benefit dinner, please let Rachael or Scott know. Plates are $20 and include smoked chicken, green beans, potato salad, homemade bread, drink and dessert. Rachael will pick plate lunches up and deliver them to the annex Saturday evening. See her for more details. Also remember that this Sunday we will have a table set up in the annex during the luncheon to bless…
What are you?
A zealot was a politically charged Jew who hated the Roman empire for their cruelty. The empire took what did not belong to them. It neglected real human need. For a zealot, plotting against the government would have been a favorite past time. To plan anything, something, in order to change the circumstances of the people’s lives. They were the voice of the oppressed, so breaking the law was of little consequence compared to the overthrow of the government. Similar ideas persist today. You can see many,…