One of the things I most enjoy about pastoring is leading the congregation to the Lord's Table. Holy Communion is a vital part of the Christian life, given to us as spiritual food for the journey. Ideally, I'd like to celebrate Holy Communion weekly in at least one worship service. From time to time people …
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If you want to grow as a saint don’t quest after high intensity, impactful (I hate that word) events that will catapult you into the company of the holy apostles. Instead, look soberly at your life. God has given you very ordinary ways to be transformed into the image and likeness of Jesus. In the reformed tradition we call them the ordinary means of grace.
2013 saw incredible change in the legislative landscape of the United States with respect to marriage--a gay spring, if you will--that sharply divided the country along regional lines. Across the South and Central United States voters protected the traditional understanding of marriage as between a man and a woman and refused to extend that the …
Jeff Gissing 