by Justin Marple | Jan 4, 2010 | COMMUNITY
Our first big snowfall here made coming to church on the first Sunday of the year interesting. Thanks be to God for those who did so much today so that we could worship together. Who prayed for snow?
by Justin Marple | Jan 3, 2010 | 2010 sermons, Ruth, SERMONS
Ruth 1 leads us to reflect on this snowy day on the radical commitment of church membership — a radical commitment to one another. The passage shows many contrasts. Bethlehem means “House of Bread” and Moab is the people who would not give Israel any...
by Justin Marple | Dec 31, 2009 | Reformed Reading Report, REVIEWS
Sailhamer, John H. The Meaning of the Pentateuch: Revelation, Composition and Interpretation. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2009. Brief Overview of the Book (Theme, Perspective, Approach): This 612 page (plus indexes) magnum opus has several concerns. One is...
by Justin Marple | Dec 28, 2009 | COMMUNITY
Livestock and humans both braved the elements this year to remind people about Jesus. Record crowds came inside to enjoy soup and other food and drink. Two Christmas Eve and one Christmas morning service that pointed crowds of people to Jesus, not to mention Sundays...
by Justin Marple | Dec 27, 2009 | 2009 sermons, Advent & Christmas, SERMONS
Matthew 2:1-12 shows us the cost of Christmas. Usually we mean this negatively — what is Christmas going to cost me? There is a dark side to Christmas as Herod kills the infant children in the region of Bethlehem. But the cost of Christmas we tend to think of is...
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