ARCHIVE January, 2013
Announcing the Lenten Devotional Series (2013)
There is, perhaps, no more appropriate time than today to reclaim the foundations of the Christian faith. American culture is rapidly degenerating–it has become “post-Christian” in just about every regard. An increasing population knows very little about the Gospel or whether it is, in fact, Good News at all. * * * Jesus seems irrelevant to […]
Chapel Worship Guide 1.27.2013
Service Order for 9:00 AM Sunday, January 27, 2013 Nemmers Family Chapel at Advocate Condell Welcome–Barbara Shafer, Christ Church Highland Park Worship in Song Prayer Scripture Reading (NIV): Isaiah 9:1 Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land […]
Creatio Ex Nihilo
Creatio ex nihilo is a Latin phrase meaning “creation out of nothing.” There are few ideas in the Christian world that are more controversial than this. Yet, it is foundational in so many ways. Think about it. All good books, novel in their ideas, begin with a blank page or a blank screen. Yet no […]
Winter’s Grip is Letting Go
I don’t really care what the forecasters might say. Winter’s Grip is Letting Go. The day length is increasing and the trees know it. The birds know it, too. It won’t be long before winter is replaced by the season of singing. See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear […]
