Archive for Get Connected
Get Connected in Prayer
I ?m not good at relationships, but I ?m getting better. How do I know? Well, God and I communicate a lot more than we did before, and more and more frequently, we communicate about other people.
I suspect that my prayer life has been a lot like most people ?s: about my needs, when I [...]
Get Connected Through Membership
For some reason, church membership is a tough topic. Reading the New Testament, it seems the early church understood that when you become a Christian, you are a ?member ? of the church. Just as when a child is born he becomes part of the family, when a person is ?reborn ? they [...]
Get Connected by Giving
I hate money. While I enjoy the pleasures that come from what money can buy (as my indulgences in coffee, dining out, and computers will testify), there ?s just too much effort that must go into making money, tracking money, and even spending money. I know that there ?s more than a bit of laziness [...]
Get Connected in Support
I have to admit that I ?m still somewhat sore from our trip to Louisiana. While I know what it means to put in a full day of physical labor, my knowledge is more anecdotal, as my daily work involves me being a ?mouse jockey. ? In all honesty, I was out of my [...]
Get Connected in Love
Our mission is simple: to love God and to love people. This isn ?t an artificial, greeting-card kind of love. It ?s the true love that comes from God. First John 4:10 tells us: ?This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning [...]
Get Connected in Peace
Last month I wrote about how we are connected with God and each other as we celebrate the Lord ?s Supper each week. Not only do we connect by participating in Jesus ? death through communion, but we also get connected with God as he made peace with us through Jesus ? death. Paul wrote [...]
Get Connected in Communion
With the election year in full-swing, we ?re experiencing our country ?s most fractious season. Friends, coworkers, and family members seem to be more willing to ?debate ? their differences, and it ?s not always pretty.
Sometimes Sunday mornings can be just as divided, as Christians with varied backgrounds and preferences interact within the worship [...]