In Sunday’s sermon, I closed by thinking through what a real worst-case scenario might look for us leading up to Christmas.  I offered the following:

What would Our Worst Case Scenario be this holiday season
if we had to imagine it?

I Just Wish It Were Obvious

         It really is frustrating that understanding the Bible as it demands to be understood takes so much on our part.  It’s not that we’re lazy, it’s just that we think it ought to say what it means and mean what it says.  We begin to resent the word, interpretation in all its forms because of it.

How Are We Supposed to Understand the Bible?

A Five-Part Discussion

          The two words most commonly used regarding the Bible are infallible and inspired.  The problem is that different religions—even different Christians within the same church—mean different things by using those words.

          The words infallible (incapable of failing) or inerrant (without error) are often used of the Bible in order to express the belief that the Bible is trustworthy and reliable.  If I can count on the Bible to be true then I am much more likely to live my life by what it teaches. (Click to read more).

Predictions for the Future from 1900

       I found this wonderful vignette online and was so tempted to work it into Sunday’s sermon since it is about looking down the road toward the future. 

175 years in Numbers, and in Lives Touched

Here are the numbers—a conservative guesstimate—of what 175 years of ministry might look like.