Thursday, June 07, 2007

Worship for June 17, Father's Day

Next Sunday we will consider two Scriptures: Romans 8.14-17, and Galatians 4.4-7. Both of these Scriptures talk about the Spirit moving us to cry out to God "Abba, Father!" "Abba" is an intimate term for father, like "Daddy". Wesley spoke much about conversion and assurance of faith by differentiating between the faith of a servant and the faith of a child. What does this mean? How does this work? Do YOU have the faith of a child of God? Read the Scriptures and think about them and let me know what you think. Leave a comment.

Worship for This Sunday, June 10

Our theme for Sunday is "Raising the Dead". This is based on the lectionary Scripture readings for this week. Read about the Revised Common Lectionary here. The Scriptures for this week are 1 Kings 17.8-24, Psalm 146, Galatians 1.11-24, and Luke 7.11-17. Click on each Scripture to read it. You can view this week's worship bulletin here. And further information on the "diamond prayer" is here. My point is this: "Raising the Dead" speaks of change--radical change from one state to another--and this is what God wants to do in us and in this world. How can we get involved?

Wildcat Softball National Champions!!

Wednesday night, the University of Arizona Wildcats defeated the University of Tennessee Lady Vols in the Women's College World Series to claim their 8th national softball title. It was a [sort of] bittersweet [sort of] victory for me since I am from Tennessee. But I am a Wildcat fan now. Period. It is interesting that Monica Abbott, Tennessee pitching ace, was named as the pitcher on the all-tournament team. I guess Taryne Mowatt (Arizona pitcher) will have to settle for being named Most Outstanding Player and winning a national championship.

Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Mister Rogers


I came across a link to this article today, and it is something you must read.
15 Reasons Why Mr. Rogers Was the Best Neighbor Ever
This article describes the real life Christianity that was the life of Fred Rogers.