Service Order for 9:00 AM Sunday, September 30, 2012 Nemmers Family Chapel at Advocate Condell Welcome–Barbara Shafer, Christ Church Highland Park Today’s worship features Libertyville Covenant Church Opening Prayer Greeting Songs of Praise: “All Creatures of Our God and King” (St. Francis ofAssisi, Draper, Milligan, Crowder) “That’s Why We Praise Him” (Walker) Prayer of Confession […]
Some of my favorite plants are late bloomers. Some of my favorite Scriptures talk about the last in equally wonderful terms. Sometimes, I think God saves the best for last. John 2:7 Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim. 8 Then he told them, “Now […]
Service Order for 9:00 AM Sunday, September 23, 2012 Nemmers Family Chapel at Advocate Condell Prelude—There is a Redeemer Carl Festin—guitar and keyboards Caryl Harris – singer Nate Fleming – guitarist Jean Gray – keyboards Jordan Festin – bass Welcome— Barbara Shafer, Christ Church Highland Park Scripture Call to Worship: NIV Psalm 110:1 […]
I find it instructive and quite horrific that a handful of Muslim extremists around the world are zealously protesting (not with mere placards and raised voices, but with flag burning, violence, and killing) their prophet Mohammad being portrayed in a way they alone consider blasphemous. All this they justify by some obscure video that would not […]
Service Order for 9:00 AM Sunday, September 16, 2012 Nemmers Family Chapel at Advocate Condell Welcome—Barbara Shafer, Christ Church Highland Park Reading of Scripture: (NIV) Genesis 21:12 “But God said to him, ‘Do not be so distressed about the boy and your maidservant. Listen to whatever Sarah tells you, because it is through Isaac that […]
Whatever happened to shame? I was listening to oldies radio the other day and Love Child by Diana Ross and the Supremes was playing. As I reflected again on the lyrics, I became aware that it was written in a different age: Don’t think that I don’t need you Don’t think I don’t wanna please […]
It’s September, official My Summer Garden is Past its Prime Month. With the decreasing amounts of sunlight and the wear and tear of the summer’s heat and typical drought/deluge watering of Illinois summers, the plants in my garden start to look a little…oh…shabby. With the first crisp nights dropping into the 50s, I start to […]
Service Order for 9:00 AM Sunday, September 9, 2012 Nemmers Family Chapel at Advocate Condell Prelude—Allan Koetz Welcome—Barbara Shafer, Christ Church Highland Park Songs of Praise—Allan Koetz Reading of Scripture: Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. 2 This is what the […]
I’m coming off a long stretch of women confessing abortions to me. They are confessing because they are scared…and looking for hope. I know some of you may be thinking that I’m hitting on a bunch of political topics these days. Yes, I am. But in this article you will not find photos of unborn children […]
I can’t tell: am I angry or grieved? Maybe both. Both, I suppose, are suitable responses to Discrimination. In my recent series of Asking All the Wrong Questions, I’ve stated that Good Theology Must Answer Hard Issues…and it does so with the redemption of the Gospel. It does so with Truth and Love. In the […]
