The LINK: 4/22
At the heart of our Christian faith is the story of a man who dies on a cross and on the third day is raised again to life. The story begins on the evening before the man’s death when he gathers with his followers. First, the man reaffirms his love for them. Then, he tells them that the bread and the cup of the meal they are sharing represent his body and blood which will be broken and shed for them, for the forgiveness of their sin.
The LINK: 3/22
The 40 day season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on March 2 and continues through Saturday, April 16, the day before Easter Sunday. (The 40 day count excludes Sundays.) The Christian Church has celebrated Lent for many centuries as a way to encourage Christians to prepare for Easter by observing a period of spiritual discipline. The choice of 40 days echoes important 40-day and 40-year events in the Bible, including the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness.
The LINK: 2/22
“’Comfort, comfort my people,’ says your God” – Isaiah 40:1
We are about to enter our third year with COVID and many have become disheartened by its effect on our everyday lives, from small but irritating inconveniences to serious illnesses and death. In the midst of ongoing discouragement, the Word of God speaks comfort to us.
The LINK: 1/22
Near the middle of the first century AD, Paul wrote a pair of letters to a recently established congregation of Christians in the town of Thessalonica. The people to whom he addressed the two letters we now call 1 and 2 Thessalonians were for the most part new converts to Christianity who had grown up in a Greek cultural environment. One of Paul’s major challenges was that of helping these believers to learn, understand, and live by the very different social and ethical teachings of Jesus.
The LINK: 12/21
The season of Advent has been observed for centuries by Christians as a time to consider the significance of the Son of God coming into the world and to prepare for the celebration of his birth.
The LINK: 11/21
In his letter to young Timothy, the Apostle Paul says: “Godliness with contentment is great gain” (1 Timothy 6:6). Contentment. What a wonderful word, one that I would like to experience more of in my life. To be content with who God has created me to be. To be content with what God has given me to do. To be content with what God has given me to use. To be content with what I have. How do I in-crease my level of contentment?
“God is the last link of the chain, but He is the first also.”
