by Matt Kennedy | Nov 24, 2019 | Go to Church, Jesus, The Gospel
“I’ve accepted Jesus as my Savior but I just don’t think I’m ready to accept him as my Lord.” Perhaps you’ve heard someone say this or something like it. Perhaps you’ve said it yourself. Beneath the comment lies a particularly bifurcated and uniquely American...
by Tim Fountain | Nov 2, 2019 | Bible Study, Jesus, Prosperity Gospel, Spirituality, The Gospel
I didn’t fit the profile. Back in 1981, I was a fit young guy, just out of the Army. I went to the doctor to complain about out-of-the-blue attacks that felt like a rope being pulled tight around my ribs. Don’t eat after 7:00 pm. The attacks...
by Tim Fountain | Oct 31, 2019 | Bible Study, Daily Office, Jesus
…the sons of Zebedee!” I just noticed (only been reading the Bible for > five decades, but hey, I’m slow) that the mother of the sons of Zebedee was named in that group of women who showed the loyalty and endurance to be at the crucifixion of...
by Matt Kennedy | Oct 30, 2019 | Garden-Variety Malaise, Go to Church, Jesus
I have been preaching through John’s Gospel for the last year and have been struck by how much of the action in John takes place during the Great pilgrim feasts of the Old Covenant. Jesus, God’s own Son, submits himself to the Mosaic festal calendar, which he, as the...