by Brian | Nov 25, 2011 | Culture, Current Events
The image of Jesus as a kind of green hippie revolutionary is so commonplace in our day that often it is not even questioned. This was brought home to me again with our recent trips down to Occupy Philly, where several times I heard someone remark that Jesus would...
by Brian | Nov 24, 2011 | Culture
Last night at communion Pastor Joe mentioned this, so I thought I’d post it. It’s pretty amazing to think of a sitting president publishing this… The document below sets apart the last Thursday of November “as a day of Thanksgiving and...
by Brian | Nov 22, 2011 | Monday Study Notes
Here’s the notes from last night’s study on eternal life in 1 John. 1. What God Revealed to us when Jesus Came was Eternal life (1:1-2) “That which was from the beginning” (v.1) is “the word of life” (v.1) …that is – the “life which was with the father”...
by Brian | Nov 22, 2011 | Book Recommendations, Monday Study Notes, Spiritual Life
Last night I said I’d put up this quote that was blessing me when thinking about the study on eternal life. It’s from T. Austin-Sparks, from a book called “The Battle for Life” which you can download and read, for free, here. Sparks was a...
by Brian | Nov 21, 2011 | Events
This Friday night, the day after Thanksgiving, we’ll open the doors here and get together in the Auditorium (where we usually meet on Monday nights). We’ll start around 7 pm and we’ll have some light food, beverages and all the table games (think...