Today is Friday of Holy Week – Good Friday. This is the day we remember the cross. It began with a mock trial that ended with an angry mob yelling, “Crucify.” It then moved to beating and humiliation and then ultimately to the cross where Jesus was brutally murdered. All of this for my sin [...]
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The Reality of the Cross
Posted in Formation, Grace, Hope on April 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Not-So-Random Act of Service
Posted in Community, Formation, Leadership on April 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Today is Thursday – Holy Thursday. We have walked with Jesus this week as he has moved closer and closer to the cross. This morning we turn our thoughts toward tonight. Jesus instructed his disciples to prepare for the Passover. I can imagine that they hurried around purchasing the items for the meal and getting [...]
Quiet Wednesday and Betrayal
Posted in Community, Formation, Grace on April 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
It is Wednesday of Holy Week as we remember that fateful week in Jesus’ life. The Feast of Unleavened Bread would start tomorrow and the excitement was building in and around the city. The disciples were beginning to think about planning the supper – thinking about a place to eat together and all the preparations [...]
How Will You Honor Jesus?
Posted in Community, Formation, Grace on April 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
As we walk together through Holy Week, we are at Tuesday. Mark records that two days before the Passover, Jesus was in the house of Simon the Leper having a meal with his followers. While there, a woman came and brought a container of extremely expensive perfume and used it all to anoint Jesus’ head. [...]
Walking Through Holy Week
Posted in Community, Formation, Hope, tagged Community, Formation on April 2, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday was Palm Sunday. A day we remember as the day Jesus entered Jerusalem with his face set toward the cross. The people who lined the streets on that Sunday had no idea of what was coming. In fact, they were welcoming a king – the savior of the world who would restore Israel to [...]
Do You Really Need a Savior?
Posted in Formation, Grace, Hope on March 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Why does God offer us salvation? Are we really that bad off? Do we need to be saved? The world would tell us that we are OK – that we can save ourselves. Or worse yet, that we don’t need salvation. The Bible teaches us differently. It explains that we all have a sinful nature [...]
Thinking About Connection
Posted in Community, Formation, Hope on March 26, 2012 | 1 Comment »
I have been thinking. Last week I mentioned that I have the opportunity to speak to a group of pastors and church leaders at a social media workshop today. I asked for your help in defining the impact this ministry of Clay In The Hands has had in the lives of the readers. I have [...]
Living From the Center
Posted in Formation, Grace, Hope on March 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Where is your center today? You might look at your midsection and say well – right above my naval. But that is not the center to which I am referring. What I am asking is where your focus today? At the heart of who you really are – deep down – that place that defines [...]
A Little Time Away
Posted in Formation, Grace, Hope on March 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
We are in the midst of spring break in our area. It is a time of year that our school calendar dictates the rest of the community, even if you don’t have kids in the school system. Many people take their families and get out of town. It is a time to get away and [...]
A Sacrifice That Demands
Posted in Formation, Grace, Hope on March 13, 2012 | 1 Comment »
This Sunday, as part of the Lenten season, we will be discussing the sacrifice Jesus made for each of us. He left paradise, emptied himself and took on humanity. He lived on earth for over 30 years teaching us how to live in a manner that brings true joy and peace, and then suffered a [...]
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