the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK Jesus said, “No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” This Sunday we will mark as Remembrance, honouring the men and women who have served, and continue to serve our country during times of war, conflict and peace. In the Hebrew … [Read more…]
the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK This coming Sunday we celebrate the Reformation—Christ alone, grace alone, faith alone. “For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is also dead,” writes the Apostle James as he probes the nature of faith. He sees a trend in the church where faith … [Read more…]
the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK I think that the heart of the Apostle James’ letter is summarized in the phrase ‘be doers of the word.” In 108 verses James challenges his reader sixty times over to do something. He touches on a number of subjects that unpack what ‘doing the word’ looks like. Here … [Read more…]
the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK “My brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of any kind, consider it nothing but joy,” writes the Apostle James. This coming week at Central our fall small group bible study begins on the book of James. Many hear James’ admonition about considering the facing of trials as … [Read more…]
the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK In an essay titled Strong Families, Strong Selves author Charles Chaput outlined what he called principles of life that build strong families. One of the principles is, Teach the habit of gratitude. Chaput writes, “Despite all of our modern material advantages, we live in a joyless world; … [Read more…]
the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK In our modern confidence in science the category of mystery is too quickly dismissed. In scripture, mystery is not something eerie or strange. The mysterious can be an everyday reality as common as the air we breathe, yet simultaneously so profound that its depth escapes comprehension. Consider the … [Read more…]
the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK Now to him who is able to keep you from falling, and to make you stand without blemish in the presence of his glory with rejoicing, to the only God our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, power, and authority, before all time … [Read more…]
the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities; for there is no authority except from God, and those authorities that exist have been instituted by God.” (Romans 13:1) According to the gospel, government exists as a good that God intends for human flourishing. Well-organized society promotes human … [Read more…]
the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK What is the most important question you have ever answered? I was reading an article about living life simply; the title captured its sentiment, Reflect on What You Truly Need and You’ll Make Your Wants Few. The author stated that identifying your greatest need was “of utmost … [Read more…]
the life of your church….! FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK Their admiration was unbounded, and they said, ‘Everything he does is good, he makes the deaf hear and the dumb speak.’ (Mark 7:37, Revised New Jerusalem Bible). In this election season most political candidates would love to read such an uplifting news report said about them after … [Read more…]