Grace and peace to you all. It was a full weekend here, with worship and potluck to follow (you know, this was the first potluck I've been to and no one brought fried chicken — I think we've lost our status as a Baptist Church). The ladies tea was the day before with over 40 women. We also laid to rest Kay Jones' body this past Thursday. All of these were good reasons to see each other and we pray for more grace as God works in all that we do.
Here's some links:
What Is a Local Church? … if you don't know what one is, you can't know what to do with it.
A Hidden Danger of the Internet … once again, Lewis is spot on, even though this was written almost 100 years ago.
A Devotional for Talking to Your Kids … about salvation. Kind of important, don't you think?
Personal Change Is a Community Project … the book they reference is really good also.
The Ever-Present Search for an Easy Christian Faith … are there truths you find hard? Are there commands you find difficult to submit to?
“Let us learn from [Lazarus] not to call the rich lucky nor the poor unfortunate. Rather, if we are to tell the truth, the rich man is not the one who has collected many possessions but the one who needs few possessions; and the poor man is not the one who has no possessions but the one who has many desires. We ought to consider this the definition of poverty and wealth. So, if you see someone greedy for many things, you should consider him the poorest of all, even if he has acquired everyone’s money. If, on the other hand, you see someone with few needs, you should count him as the richest of all, even if he has acquired nothing.” [John Chrysostom]