The Big Three “Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.” -1 Corinthians 13:13 Today we will explore the concept of hope. The Greek word for hope is ἐλπὶς. At its most basic, ἐλπὶς means an expectation of the good. The Christian hope is to expect that good is...
At my college, we had what was called “The Big 3.” It was three activities that, if you were caught doing them on campus, you could be expelled from school. I’ll let you guess what they were. Today I want to talk about a different “Big 3.” These are three things that are so important...
“Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” -Ecclesiastes 1:1-2 So…how do we interpret these words? Ecclesiastes is a unique book within the biblical canon. Some commentators call it the strangest book in the Bible. Ecclesiastes seeks to answer one basic question: “What is the meaning of life?” There are several themes present...
How are your New Year’s resolutions going? This past Sunday I asked Unity to adopt a resolution for this year. Really, it’s more of an intention of what we choose to focus our time and energy on. We resolve to GO. Go where? To GO out into the world and create new disciples. Yes, we...
