A Pastoral Word of Love, Truth, & Justice
Good morning Central Baptist. I hope you are staying warm on this very cold day, and endured last weekend’s snow well! Let’s hope we’re not in for another one this weekend – I miss being together! And after last Saturday, I really wish we were together. If we were together on Sunday (rather than the pre-recorded message), I would have taken some time to reflect on what we all saw, from multiple angles, out of Minneapolis this past weekend. It is disturbing,
Sad News on a Cold Day
Good afternoon Central Baptist. I hope you are staying warm on this very cold day.I want to start off with some sad news: this morning, at about 9AM, Bill Taylor passed away peacefully. He is now with Jesus, which as Paul tells us, “is far better” (Philippians 1:23). Bill was such a good and kind man, a loving husband and father, and a gentle and warm presence, friend, and brother to us all. He will be greatly missed. Please pray for
Blind Old Bartimaeus
In this morning’s men’s bible study, we discussed one of the stories we read for today’s bible reading plan: the story of blind Bartimaeus.It’s one of my favorite stories in Mark for two reasons.First, when I was interviewing for to be the pastor here at Central, I was asked to lead a bible study – and this is the story I chose to do. As I was reflecting on the story in preparation of that bible study, the ideas and message
Storms In and Out
A blog by Next Generation Pastor, Rebecca DeLucia Life has a way of throwing storms at us; some we can see and others we carry quietly inside. In Mark chapters 4 and 5, we encounter two powerful stories back-to-back that show us something essential about Jesus: He has unmatched authority over both external chaos and internal captivity. In Mark 4:35-41 Jesus and His disciples are crossing the Sea of Galilee when a violent storm erupts. Waves crash over the boat. Water fills it.