Monthly Archives: June 2014
Rivers of living water
Five young people have just confirmed their faith. (The date was 8 June 2014.) They stood before us and took for themselves the promises someone made for them at their baptisms. They made a choice. And now it may be the preacher’s job to be quiet and to get out of the way and to […]
You are witnesses
For some people, attending church takes the place of leading a spiritually mature life. They practice their faith like they watch a play. They sit in their pews, show their appreciation for the preacher, choir, and others actors. Then they rise at the end of the performance and head for the exits to go on […]