Fruit of The Spirit: Peace (Eric)

May 10, 2022Posted inVillage Posts
Fruit of the Spirit: Peace Eric Cepin May 8, 2022 Indulge me for a second and think about how you might have the Fruit of the Spirit in your life. Rom 10:9-10 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. A Roman would say with his mouth that Caesar is Lord…Paul knew,…

Wisdom of the Bible Part 1: The Holy Father, Jesus, and The Tao

March 19, 2022Posted inVillage Posts
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

January 24, 2022Posted inVillage Posts
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

January 17, 2022Posted inVillage Posts
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

December 23, 2021Posted inVillage Posts1 Comment
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

November 19, 2021Posted inVillage Posts
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

September 3, 2021Posted inVillage Posts
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…