the Church
Easter is coming…
Good Friday Service….Friday, April 2 at 7:30 pm Easter Sunday Service….Sunday, April 4 aat 9:30 am.
The Basis of Church Membership (part 3)
Astronomers in the 1840s predicted the position of the as yet undiscovered planet Neptune after observing disturbances in the orbit of the planet Uranus. After Neptune’s discovery in the late 19th century, astronomers speculated that another planet was effecting Uranus’ orbit besides Neptune. This led to the 36 year search for the body originally known […]
A Modern Psalm
Pantav Elkuso (Greek for: All will be drawn) Dorothy Sayers GO, bitter Christ, grim Christ! haul if Thou wilt Thy bloody cross to Thine own bleak Calvary! When did I bind Thee suffer for my guilt To bind intolerable claims on me? I loathe Thy sacrifice; I am sick of Thee. They say Thou reignest […]
The Meaning of Membership (part 2)
Eighteen years ago, I asked the girl who would become my wife to marry me. This action was fraught with meaning. In this action I declared my love for her. With it I committed myself to her for the rest of our lives. And through it I pledged to her all that I had. Like […]
Membership (part 1)
No Christian and, indeed, no historian could accept the epigram which defines religion as “what a man does with his solitude.” It was one of the Wesleys, I think, who said that the New Testament knows nothing of solitary religion. We are forbidden to neglect the assembling of ourselves together. Christianity is already institutional in […]
My Sincere Apologies
When you hear the name “Tiger Woods,” what comes to mind? Images of clutch putts and fist pumps? Thoughts of purchasing a Buick? Or do you envision a spoiled brat cursing noisy fans for interrupting his focus? Whatever your thoughts used to be, they’ve likely changed since his plunge from grace this year. Tiger cheated […]
The Selling Power of Friendship
Back in July, The Wall Street Journal published an article about the selling power of friendship☩. The article outlines how Facebook is planning to take advantage of the selling power of friendships to boost their ad revenue. In it Facebook’s chief operating officer is says, “Marketers have always known that the best way to sell […]
Jordan’s Bridge in the Sun Journal
The opening of Jordan’s Bridge was recently highlighted in the Business section of the Lewiston Sun Journal. Go and read the article, titled “Christian Counseling now open” on the Sun Journal website.