(Testimony shared by Nicole Gallo at Pacific Union on May 12, 2013) When I really began to take my faith seriously, I decided to get to the heart of what I believed by searching for truth and wisdom. Having gone to church all my life, but also having always attended secular school, there were a …
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Some thoughts on Holy Week
Some thoughts on Holy Week from my friend John Tully. A brief word about Holy Week. For many of you of a Protestant or Reformed heritage, Holy Week may not carry much significance. For the Church universal, Holy Week is the most solemn of days. It might be compared to the High Holy-days that Jews …
The Three-Legged Stool
I've been thinking a lot about three-legged stools since Mark's sermon this past Sunday. They are superior to the four-legged bar stools in my kitchen which are never flush to the ground. They rock. They squeak. Their legs work themselves loose. Three-legged stools are unique in their stability. Mark, of course, was not talking about …
A Law Worthy of Song. A closer look at Psalm 119.
Psalm 119 is one long and strange poem dedicated to the beauty of God's law and one man's struggle to keep it. We can understand poems dedicated to a lover, a sunset, or a work of art, but to a set of laws? I have a hard time imagining even lawyers composing such poetry, unless …
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Bold, Desperate and Shameless Prayer. Why praying for the Holy Spirit matters.
Fear rushed upon the poor man as he frenetically searched his cupboards for bread to serve his unexpected guest. It was midnight and not a morsel of food could be found. Driven by the impending shame, he slips quietly out the back door, rushes to his neighbor's house and frantically bangs on the front door. …
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What Gilbert taught me about gratitude
There is a semi-professionally looking sheetrock patch job next to my front door and it has Gilbert's name on it. Several years ago, we were part of disaster recovery team that went down to Bay St. Louis, Mississippi to repair homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Gilbert was the team's master carpenter and I was his …
