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Today is Mardi Gras. Many of us associate Mardi Gras with lavish and lascivious celebrations in places such as New Orleans and Rio de Janeiro. Not the sort of thing you’d expect to...
A few weeks ago, I noted in a reflection that buses in Britain are displaying signs that read: “There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.” The British atheists and...
In his first letter to a church (1 Thess.), St. Paul identified the Christian journey’s four great words: faith, hope, love, and joy. ...
Find Joy in Every Task (Click to Watch) Joe T. Garcia’s is a busy restaurant and considered an icon in Fort Worth, Texas. Lanny Lancarte and his wife Jodi are part of the...
In Song 1:9-2:7, the man and woman sing of their devotion to each other. He speaks of how beautiful she is, and...
Love is sacred and a thing to be protected. It cannot be bought (Song 8:7). The woman compares her love life with her husband to her tending of a vineyard (Song 8:12), asserting...
Joy is the next means of building relationships that Paul discusses. “I do not mean to imply that we lord it over...
Remembering significant events on an annual basis is something as old as humankind.
Games are bona fide, God-given invitations to be playful and therefore can open people to God.
Do people of faith have any joy and fun, or is that privilege only enjoyed by unbelievers or experienced totally separate from faith? Definitely not!
It is difficult to pin down the elusive character of pleasure.
Week 1 introduces the congregation to the series on Ruth, as well as to the concept of Whole Life Discipleship. Senior Pastor...
This is the first sermon in the series: “Inspired: The Whole of Life with God in the Picture.” It was delivered by...
This content is part of the Ruth and Parables curriculum, an 11-week integrated sermon and small group series on faith and work...
Work with Contentment - Lessons from Ecclesiastes When teaching seminary students to preach, it is key that future pastors learn to speak...
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