Let’s take a stroll through the Bible looking at the families we find there. Let us listen for tone. I fear at times the church has lost its pitch. I fear we come at the world with less than the gracious tone of a God who loves sinners. The Bible begins with God speaking humanity […]
Monthly Archives: August 2015
Family is pretty complicated. How do you define family? Or for me the question today is: How do you start a multi-week series about family? This week, I had at least three different ideas about how to start this series. I brought Jeff in to help me decide. He suggested I try all three, so […]
“Abide” Friday, August 7, 2015 Pastor Paul Purdue’s Friday’s Rough Draft We offer this draft to assist those with difficulty hearing. On Sunday, we ask God to perfect this sermon in our hearing! Last week I preached from Joshua 24 about our need to follow God today. Joshua knew that our indecision is a decision. […]
Back in my youth ministry days we gave Bibles to graduating Seniors and I often wrote on the inside cover a version of Joshua 1:7-9: “Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to act in accordance with all (God’s) law; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, so […]
Indecision: Friday’s Rough Draft How can Lewis be a High School Senior? Wasn’t it yesterday that he rode his bike to elementary school? Life unfolds in the midst of our busyness. Life unfolds as we decide, eat at home or stop at Sonic. Decisions are made, lives are shaped as plan our weekends. We […]
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