From Bill Coffin, in Credo The joy that is of God is not opposed to earthly pleasures. Rather it infuses them with a foundation of meaning. Joy is the most important of Christian emotion. Duty calls only when gratitude fails to pompt. ( Another way of saying this might be: “Legalism will have reign over [...]
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Shepherd
In the gospels Jesus once referred to himself as a shepherd. He also siad that his disciples are those who hear voice follow him. I was not exactly sure what that meant until I visited the Holy Land. As our tour bus was making its way through the Palestinian desert, we experienced mechanical problems and had [...]
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Easter Gift: The Ability To SEE What God Is Really Like
Read John 9: 1-41 The theme for my last post was Jesus’ claim to be the “light of the world” (8:12). As the events of chapter 9 unfold, we see that Jesus performs a miracle to illustrate this theme. The story of the healing of the blind man shows how the “light of the world” [...]
An Extended Warrenty on Life
The 2/27/11 sermon preached at The Patterson Avenue Baptist Church is titled: “An Extended Warranty on Life!” It is based on Matthew 6:24-34. I owe gratitude to the good people at “The Adopted Life!” whose commentary helped inspire the message. Also owe some thanks to the guy who sold me our new car! You’ll know why [...]
The Thanksgiving Packrat
(Read Psalm 100) Have you ever seen a young child clap her hands? We have several young children at Patterson Avenue Baptist Church – and they clap their hands for almost anything. Place them in the company of other children and they will clap their hands. Give them some food and their will clap there [...]
