Month: March 2007
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The Church’s Mission Statement
Richard Hays, in his book, “The Moral Vision of the New Testament“, gives a succinct statement that summarizes the mission of the Church: “[T]he New Testament calls the covenant community of God’s people into participation in the cross of Christ in such a way that the death and resurrection of Jesus becomes a paradigm for…
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Fear of Frying
Adam and Eve’s fall from communion to autonomy was a tragic event that haunts us today. As I’ve been thinking about their experience and what we can learn about ourselves from it, it dawned on me that Genesis 3:10 contains in miniature the whole dynamic of the Fall. I call that dynamic, “Fear of Frying”,…
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Brittany Kobus – Poetry
This is a poem that Brittany wrote as a tenth grade English Literature assignment. The assignment was to write a poem that expressed a Christian view of death. “A Shining Shore” I heard the voice of God say,I will come to take thee home today.You shall be with me,And you shall be free. I saw…
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For Megan – Her 18th Birthday!
Megan
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Faith in Fig Leaves (Audio)
I recently gave a message entitled, “Faith in Fig Leaves”. The message uses the chart from my last post as an outline. The pdf version of the chart is a little easier to follow. Get Flash to see this player. Right click the link to download the mp3.faithinfigleaves.mp3
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Derek Niles – Tiger Picture
Derek is a budding artist in our community and loves to spend time drawing pictures, usually of animals. This is a picture that he drew in his sketchbook of a Siberian Tiger.
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For Brandon – His 13th Birthday!
Brandon
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Academy Night ’07
For Academy Night we had the students share what they had learned in their first half of the school year. The nursery children recited several poems and Bible verses. Andrew, who is in preschool, showed us how he is learning to read. Leah, who is in first grade, read to us from her reading book.…
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Timothy Krell- Portrait Study
This is a portrait that Timothy did during our community retreat in January. He used a special pencil of wood-less graphite and Bristol pen paper to give the picture a smooth look.