Text: Luke 1:8-25 We are fast approaching that time of year when many people celebrate Christmas. The passage in this article serves as something of a prequil to the birth of Jesus…and if possible, I would like for us to read it again as it were – for the first time. When I last spent time in the gospel of
A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes one thing as if it is another. Metaphors help us understand lesser-known concepts by comparing them to known truths. David used a metaphor when he famously wrote, “The Lord is my shepherd” (Psalm 23:1). In that statement, he was comparing God’s relationship with him to the relationship a shepherd has with
1 Peter 4:10, 11 Peter tells us to use God’s gifts to serve others. “As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God” (1 Peter 4:10). By the grace of God, every Christian has abilities that can contribute to the well-being of the church. Along with ability comes
Peter writes to Christians who are called to live faithfully in the face of mounting opposition (I Pet 1:6) In the face of persecution and suffering, Peter wants to encourage faithfulness and to enable the effectiveness of God’s people. He doesn’t want them just to hang on and get by, but wants them to grow and thrive as they achieve
Reading: 1 Peter 2:4-10 There are a lot of books out there on self-image. Most of them are all about how to improve it. Self-image is the personal view that we have of ourselves. It’s the way that we picture ourselves – our self-portrait. It works as an internal point of self-reference, saying here’s an asset – there’s a liability.
Life in Anatolia Peter’s readers lived in Anatolia (which means “east”) at the eastern end of the Roman Empire which comprises most of Turkey today. The people of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia had multi-cultural origins and diverse national identities. They were a mixture of Jews and Gentiles. Synagogues, idols, stone pagan temples, mass sports and entertainment complexes and
Tom and George are both healthy. Tom, being slightly taller and more athletic than George, has a longer stride. With each full step, Tom moves slightly more than a meter, about 10% more. George, with his shorter stride falls a bit short of a meter, about 5% short. If both are called upon to walk to a destination 5 kilometres
It was 1975, a year that saw the end of the Vietnam War, a dramatic rise in the price of oil by OPEC, the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior, and the last naturally occurring case of smallpox in the world diagnosed and treated. It was also the year I graduated from the White’s Ferry Road School of
A lot has been said about the last words of Jesus, spoken from the cross. He asked his Heavenly Father to forgive all those responsible for his suffering and death and promised a place in paradise to a thief at his side. He arranged for the disciple whom he loved, to take care of his mother. And at the end,
Part 3 Teaching Numbers in the Local Church When Mathias returned home from the Founders’ Day, he began a careful study of the book of Numbers. He wanted to teach it in the church, but he knew that he needed to prepare carefully if he was going to do it well. Some people would resist the idea that an Old
We began our last newsletter by observing, “Wherever we have gone, whatever we have done, we have always found that there are extra jobs to be done. There are always things that come up in addition to the task one first had in mind.” It has happened again. Unexpected events have come up. But before we tell you about that,
News Release: GLCC Board of Directors We celebrate with but are saddened to announce that Don Rose, the Chief Administrative Officer of Great Lakes Christian College (High School and Preschool) is stepping down from his role effective June 30, 2024, after twenty-seven years of service as a teacher (1997-2006) and an executive administrator (2006-2024). During this time, he simultaneously served
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