Our culture can’t make up its mind about sex. We either strip it down until it has no significance, or we load it up with the weight of the sky. It’s nothing or everything, the culture can’t decide. The problem is the following. The more we try to pretend sex is nothing, the more damaged … [Read More…] Lust in the Eyes
Every speech has a central thesis, a big idea around which everything else is organized. In this passage, we come to the central thesis of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. This is the blazing center, the beating heart of the upside-down Way of Jesus. In these 111 words (in Greek) we find the big idea … [Read More…] The Truly Righteous
Hello Chorus Parents! This is a reminder that there is no Children’s Chorus rehearsal or AWANA this week. We hope you enjoy the break and perhaps hunker down for the predicted snow day. ? The Moody Bible Institute’s Founder’s Week Conference will be streaming live this week starting Tuesday evening, you can … [Read More…] No Rehearsal – February 2
Hello Chorus Parents! I hope each of you had a joyful time celebrating Christmas with family and friends. Thank you to each of you for and especially to the kids for their wonderful presentation of “It All Happened in the Country.” I had so many people express their appreciation for the kids, both … [Read More…] Rehearsal Starting Wednesday – Jan 12
In the first-century Greco-Roman world of the New Testament was a highly stratified and class conscious one. At the top was Caesar and the political ruling class, followed by landed estate owners and decorated military leaders. Roman citizens outclassed non-Romans, and on and on down the ladder. Then, of course, on the lowest rung were … [Read More…] Great Joy
Hello Parents, We’re back! I hope you had a great Thanksgiving, and that you were able to enjoy some good food and time off. We’re looking straight at Christmas now! We will see you on Wednesday for rehearsal as usual from 5:30-6:30pm. The whole choir will be rehearsing in Kappeler this week. … [Read More…] Children’s Chorus – Christmas reminders
In the fourth and final chapter of Philippians, we come to several well-known, popular “coffee cup” verses. The problem with “coffee cup” verses is that they are divorced from their context and setting. And this is often a recipe for misapplication. These verses from Philippians 4:1-9 might at first glance appear disconnected and disjointed, … [Read More…] The Basics of Peace
Hello, Parents! We had a great rehearsal on Sunday and absolutely 0 pizza snafus! Thanks so much for incorporating Children’s Chorus into your Sunday for the past two weeks. I also want to say a huge thank you to Jocelyn Carter who is a choreographer extraordinaire and has been doing a fantastic job … [Read More…] Choreography and November 21
One of the most important questions of life is: Who am I? We all wonder who we are at the core of our being. So much hinges on how we answer this questions: our sense of self, our identity, our being, all inform how we behave, which in turns forms who we are becoming. … [Read More…] The Basics of Identity
