This past Sunday morning I walked from my office to the sanctuary at about 8 am to prepare for the morning worship service. I have come to immensely enjoy this time. My walk, although short, has become a quiet time of prayer before the busyness of Sunday mornings. As I walk, I look around at...
Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, who had been brought up with Herod the emperor, and Saul. -Acts 13:1 Whoa, whoa…wait. Sometimes you have to read Scripture slowly or else you are going to miss really neat things. Did you notice Manaen? Who was he? Manaen, who had been brought...
The session met last night and made some decisions in regards to slowly reopening Unity’s campus. I’ll highlight the changes below. Change 1: Eliminated Registration You no longer need to register in order to come to church. You can just come. Registration was implemented when we needed to strictly control the amount of people in...
“A sweet friendship refreshes the soul.” -Proverbs 27:9 As we continue our study of the Book of Proverbs, we turn to the topic of friendship. What do the proverbs have to say about creating and maintaining friendships? Quite a lot, actually! The Bible is extremely practical in nature. Let’s learn together. A friend loves at...
Wisdom in the Bible is not an abstract concept, but a pragmatic tool. The book of Proverbs realizes this and offers many wise sayings that directly impact daily life. In today’s exploration of the proverbs, we will study sayings that deal specifically with family. Start children off on the way they should go, and even...
