As I was planning for our new year of Pub Theology, I found this quote, “The problem with Christians is that they have the answer… but haven’t lived the question.” This provocative quote invites us to pause and reflect: Have we rushed to proclaim truth without first wrestling with it? Faith is not a shortcut …
Tag: First Congregational Church
Aug 06
Our Goal is Maturity—The Full Statue of Christ
Ephesians 4 Too often we get our clues from the World (Gentiles), and the celebration of diversity becomes an immature acting out of out attention seeking self. Like an immature child constantly calling, “Mommie, look at me!” When we get our direction from the Scriptures, like here in Ephesians 4, we see that mature inclusion …
Jun 28
God: The Great Inverter, Reverser, Equalizer
Psalm 30“You have turned my mourning into dancing;” I marvel at how many times in the Scriptures God is up-ending the human order of things. From Esau and Jacob, the elder will serve the younger; to Jesus in the Beatitudes, the meek will inherit the earth. Paul sums it up in I Corinthians 1: 25 …
Jun 28
Do You Get Tired in Worship?
Psalm 150 The question is not, “do you get tired OF worship?” but “in” worship? We I read Psalm 150, I feel exhausted. All the praising, the music, the sounds, the exuberance leaves me out of breath. This worship is not contrived, or a manipulation, it is the out flow of the praise of God …
