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THE WEIGHT OF GLORY
I’d like to do something a little different for this blog post. The writings of C.S. Lewis have made an incredible difference in my life and as you may know by now, I often quote him. I’d love to just share a sample of his writing today. It perfectly ties in with Pastor Mark’s sermon…
Continue ReadingPhilippians 1:6 And I am sure of this, that He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. (ESV) In Pastor Harry’s sermon this past Sunday, he used a graphic that illustrated where we start as Christ-followers, at the point where by faith we accept Christ’s death…
Continue ReadingMORE THAN JUSTIFIED
There’s nothing quite like justification. The more you meditate on what Jesus has done, the more mind-blowing it is. There is NO condemnation for those who are in Christ. We have the FREE gift of grace and everlasting life. We have the peace of the Holy Spirit NOW. Even if nothing else in the world…
Continue ReadingPLANNING FOR OUR DESTINATION
In his book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey instructs the reader to begin with the end in mind. While his point-of-view in the book is one solely about this temporary physical life, the principle is nonetheless valid for us as Christ-followers in that our end (our destination), as Pastor Lawrence preached this…
Continue ReadingGIVING CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE
It is probably not hyperbole to say that the Apostle Paul has given us some of the most beloved passages in Scripture, some of which Pastor Mark touched on this past Sunday as he covered the Scarlet Thread through the epistles. These passages have given many Christians courage and strength when they discovered they had…
Continue ReadingDO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES?
In February of 1980, the Cold War between the US and Russia was not only cold, it was icy. The US was in a bad emotional place with long gas lines but also depressed by the hostages taken by Iran in 1979 still being held (and the ill-fated rescue mission yet to take place). The…
Continue ReadingOne of the exhortations that we see over and over throughout Scripture, from the Old Testament through the New, is to bear fruit. Jesus said we would be KNOWN by it. In our consumerist culture, however, we are often confused about what that means. In business, it means profits, production, etc. In politics, it means…
Continue ReadingWhen you walk into a dark room, what’s the first thing you do? You feel for the light switch. You want to illuminate the room. When Wile E. Coyote thinks of another way to catch the Roadrunner, what appears above his head? He has an illuminating thought. God has illuminated His Word so we will have…
Continue ReadingSt. Augustine is a famous church father for many reasons, full of powerful observations and insights. One idea he advocates is that there are two “books” that reveal the Father to us: the Bible and Nature (Romans 1:19 because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them.…
Continue ReadingPastor Harry preached this past Sunday on the law; rules God established in the first five books of the Bible, and how these rules instructed the Israelites to be holy, or set apart, for God. He also contrasted how being holy under the law is different from being holy following Christ’s death on the cross.…
Continue ReadingLast Sunday at Mosaic
June 5, 2025