Friday, September 18, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Sunday's Message Audio (MP3)
The City Life Podcast is down due to unexpected issues with the website transition. Here's last Sunday's sermon.
We hope to successfully record them all for our 8-week series on the Bible entitled "The Book that Understands You." Also, if interested, short-term groups are forming if you want to have some people to walk along with during this particular series. Let me know.
Progress on the Daily Readings
Hi friends,
I don't know how many of you are also doing this bible-in-a-year thing. I'm struggling to fit it into my daily rhythm, hoping it somehow becomes a habit.
As if any of us have extra time, here are two links to interesting podcasts related to the Bible. I love "the god pod"... it's very intelligent, humorous, and always enlightening on difficult theological/philosophical questions.
http://sptc.htb.org.uk/godpod/godpod-46
http://sptc.htb.org.uk/godpod/godpod-44
Reading the daily readings is interesting. I'd love to have more time to explore & discuss things that are coming up. Such as:
Day 1: Connections between the beginning of creation ("the first humans" and the announcement (Matthew 1) of the ultimate human. It is so mind-boggling, especially after watching a child born last week, to consider God taking such a real earthy/messy step into the created world. Jesus' face was certainly all scrunched up with his eyes tightly closed as he wailed his first cries to clear out his lungs.... right?
Day 2 I saw connections between the fall of the first humans, with all the curses on aspects of creation, and then with Herod & his paranoid behavior as he feared the threat of the "king of the Jews."
Day 3 Lisa summed it up well: "the wise men were very spiritual!" I agree. The fact that they hold a prominent place in the Matthew birth story, while being portrayed neither as connected to Israel, or to "the church of Jesus," is something to reflect upon. It connects very well with my philosophy that Jesus has all kinds of people from all sorts of backgrounds on a path towards knowing him better--even if they wouldn't describe it that way.
That's all for now. check out those Godpod links!
-marc
I don't know how many of you are also doing this bible-in-a-year thing. I'm struggling to fit it into my daily rhythm, hoping it somehow becomes a habit.
As if any of us have extra time, here are two links to interesting podcasts related to the Bible. I love "the god pod"... it's very intelligent, humorous, and always enlightening on difficult theological/philosophical questions.
http://sptc.htb.org.uk/godpod/godpod-46
http://sptc.htb.org.uk/godpod/godpod-44
Reading the daily readings is interesting. I'd love to have more time to explore & discuss things that are coming up. Such as:
Day 1: Connections between the beginning of creation ("the first humans" and the announcement (Matthew 1) of the ultimate human. It is so mind-boggling, especially after watching a child born last week, to consider God taking such a real earthy/messy step into the created world. Jesus' face was certainly all scrunched up with his eyes tightly closed as he wailed his first cries to clear out his lungs.... right?
Day 2 I saw connections between the fall of the first humans, with all the curses on aspects of creation, and then with Herod & his paranoid behavior as he feared the threat of the "king of the Jews."
Day 3 Lisa summed it up well: "the wise men were very spiritual!" I agree. The fact that they hold a prominent place in the Matthew birth story, while being portrayed neither as connected to Israel, or to "the church of Jesus," is something to reflect upon. It connects very well with my philosophy that Jesus has all kinds of people from all sorts of backgrounds on a path towards knowing him better--even if they wouldn't describe it that way.
That's all for now. check out those Godpod links!
-marc
Sunday, September 13, 2009
One Year Bible
The One Year Bible I referred to this morning at City Life is available at the following website, and on facebook (& supposedly twitter, but I haven't checked that out yet). You can do this completely online, or with your own bible at home.
www.oneyearbibleonline.com
Suggested translation to select? I'm doing the NASB, But there are many good translations, including the NRSV, RSV, and TNIV.Also: You can buy the actual hardcopy "One Year Bible" at a bookstore or amazon. or you can download the reading schedule from the website. OR you can get weekly emails telling you the readings for the week.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Website Overhaul--suggestions anyone?
Hi friends,
City Life has a new website. Check out the design @
www.sacramentocitylife.com
Let me know what you think. What do you like? What would you change? How could it be more user friendly?
City Life has a new website. Check out the design @
www.sacramentocitylife.com
Let me know what you think. What do you like? What would you change? How could it be more user friendly?
Introducing: Mabel Lucille Holland
She was born Wednesday, 9-9-09, in the morning. She's been home for a day--as pleasant & beautiful as can be. Lisa amazed the nurses again with her 3rd natural birth. She and Mabel are both doing fine.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Core Doubts
What are the unanswered questions, doubts, or discrediting factors for you about the Christian faith?
I plan on doing a series of sermons in January entitled "Core Doubts." I believe it was reformation theologian John Calvin who insisted that one's faith is surrounded by doubt. I agree. I would go as far as to say that it often feels like doubt is the very platform on which faith finds its legs.
I'm looking forward to this series, and you can help by calling or emailing me about your doubts. I'm hoping to meet with a lot of people individually before then to listen to them on this very issue--mostly people who might not be regular church attenders. If that's you--shoot me an email and the coffee's on me. marc@sacramentocitylife.com
I plan on doing a series of sermons in January entitled "Core Doubts." I believe it was reformation theologian John Calvin who insisted that one's faith is surrounded by doubt. I agree. I would go as far as to say that it often feels like doubt is the very platform on which faith finds its legs.
I'm looking forward to this series, and you can help by calling or emailing me about your doubts. I'm hoping to meet with a lot of people individually before then to listen to them on this very issue--mostly people who might not be regular church attenders. If that's you--shoot me an email and the coffee's on me. marc@sacramentocitylife.com
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