Wisdom of the Bible Part 1: The Holy Father, Jesus, and The Tao
After close to 20 years of ardent atheism (including a handful of years of atheist activism, which included a thoroughgoing opposition to religion), and after nearly 40 years of basically never believing in God, I recently converted to Christianity and was baptized. I’ll spare the details regarding how this unfolded, but those interested are welcome to check out my testimonial (first 11ish minutes). Even before my conversion, however, I…
The Paralytic Man
The Paralytic Man Mark 9:1-8 Encounters with Jesus series (#1) 1-2-22 Rod Hugen A friend of his who is a prayer warrior named Harriet contracted COVID and passed away. Her ongoing wish was that Rod would get a haircut and in her honor, he did! Let’s pray: Help us be like Harriet in that we bring others life through you. As I open your word and see your beauty,…
A Half Turn Away
A HALF TURN AWAY Heaven is a half turn away, barely out of sight in the periphery of vision. If you could turn hard right, or spin quick left, you’d catch a tiny glimpse There! but no, not quite there… If you could whirl around, in the mist of the ‘almost’, take a quickstep leap, you’d be walking on gold, knocking on Peter’s gate. More often it’s a…
Jeremy’s 20 Prayers for 2021
I want to share with the community some of the answered prayers form my 20 Prayers for 2021. These prayers for myself were answered: I want to see my brother in person I want to meet my cousin Abby I want good health for myself I want to remain employed So let's start with #1 & #2. I had not seen my brother in person since my cousin Kari's…
OUR GOD IS AWESOME AND WORTHY
This evening the Villagers met many of Vicky's cherished friends. We painted a picture of who she is in our hearts and mind of how this woman impacted and gave deeper meaning to our lives. Vicky like each of us all came to this small little church and somehow God worked his plans into a miraculous work of art, worthy of the Master Artist. God worked grand things in…
Through Faith in the Threeness
I’ve had St. Patrick’s Breastplate stuck in my head all week. Which is of course great! But it’s been making me think about the Trinity a lot. I hope this invites you to contemplate the Trinity - the mystery and the beauty. Contemplation of God is worship of God. But I’m not a theologian so please excuse any imperfect language or accidental blasphemy. Religion, as a human phenomenon, is…
Join Me in Praying!
Today, as our nation prays together, I'm thinking about Jesus' prayers. After Jesus saw Judas leave to go betray him and before he headed out to be our blood sacrifice, Jesus prayed -- for us! "Protect them by the power of the Name You gave me, Jesus said, "that they may be one, as We are One. "Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth." I've had such…