Whether you’re in an employment transition or enduring suffering of another type, Overcoming can mean getting over or getting through troubling times. For some of us, the troubles pile one on top of another and it feels like life is a repeating cycle of sorrows and you’re waiting for the crescendo to cease. It can feel […]
He’s too young to be retired, but his boss didn’t think so. He saw the writing on the wall and knew that the golden parachute is better than no parachute. Retired sounds much better than being fired, but it feels oddly the same. He feels ashamed. He avoids the neighbors and when he’s alone, he fights […]
I haven’t written a gardening post in a while, but it doesn’t mean that I haven’t been gardening this year. My body’s been in the garden every day, but my mind has been forever elsewhere. You see, even while I’m gardening, I’m thinking theology. Take the other morning, for example. I went out to edge […]
Chapel Worship Guide for Sunday 9 AM, September 15, 2013 The Nemmers Family Chapel at Advocate Condell Leading us in worship this morning are members of the First Presbyterian Church of Libertyville. Prelude Welcome—Barbara Shafer, Christ Church Highland Park Worship in Song: Hymn 2-Almighty Father, Strong to Save Hymn 252–Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus […]
Today we conclude our Scriptural basis for Overcoming in our series on 5 Kingdom Principles in Jesus’ Example for Suffering Christians. Next week, we will explore how these principles apply to everyday issues. These Scriptural principles apply in every situation. You see, Overcoming isn’t passé or old-fashioned. It is every bit as relevant today as it was […]
We’re concluding our look at 5 Kingdom Principles in Jesus’ Example for Suffering Christians (found in 1 Peter 2:21-23) with the fifth principle: Kingdom Power. When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly. (1 Peter 2: […]
In one masterful moment, in one supreme act of sacrificial love, in one climax of redemptive history, the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end, Jesus Christ who was fully God and fully man, went to the Cross. It is there that He died because God’s justice and His love are […]
Anniversaries and milestones ought to elicit in us an appropriate response of gratitude. It should be the posture of every Overcomer. Luke 17: 11 Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. 12 As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They […]
I’m going to jump ahead a bit to talk about the Just War, mainly because of the present danger and horrible decision facing the United States and the world. Within the past 48 hours, the Pope prayed with the faithful from around the world on a day he set aside for prayer and fasting. The […]
According to numerous sources, the “Peace Prayer of St. Francis” famously attributed to St. Francis of Assisi was not written by him. However, the message contained in this prayer reflects the genuine humility and compassion of St. Francis. It’s a good prayer for us today.
