by admin | Sep 11, 2014 | The Loft
These comments are a follow-up to last night’s lesson on death and the afterlife. I encourage you to review that lesson before diving into these remarks… Well, that lesson was controversial! I understand the negative response though. It’s tough to...
by admin | Sep 10, 2014 | The Loft
Like last week, this week’s LOFT lesson is intricate and controversial enough that I wanted a written copy in case anything I say gets taken the wrong way. This is a touchy subject and a surprisingly contentious one in our faith, but what lies beyond the sleep...
by admin | Apr 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
The text of Tom’s Good Friday meditation from earlier this evening… At the center of the Gospel, at the center of the Christian religion, at the center of everything, is a broken, bloodied, tortured Middle Eastern Jew hanging on a cross between a couple of...
by admin | Apr 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
Often in church life, it feels like ours is the realm of the uncertain. People tend to seek out Christian fellowship in times of grief, illness, financial hardship, or concern for the future. We come in with questions and dilemmas and doubts, seeking counsel and...
by admin | Mar 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
There’s a lot about Lent that you won’t find in the Bible, but for centuries, Christians have treated the weeks leading up to the death of Christ as a special time of reflection and self-discipline. Last week, we talked a little about what it means to give up...
