February 2012
14 posts
Let the bones that you have broken rejoice
Psalm...
Ash Wednesday: The Splash of Cold Water
On this Ash Wednesday, I was thinking about what NT Wright said about John the Baptist:
“John was a voice, shouting across the dreams, and perhaps the nightmares, of the Judaism of Herod and Caiaphas, the Judaism that told again and again the story of freedom but had no idea what freedom would look like when it came. Some thought John was mad, that it was him who was dreaming; but here he...
Heart take courage
Song Refrain for Psalm 27 by...
“You Amass a Hundred Answers but Refuse to...
Why are you cast down, O my soul?
Song Refrain...
Ash Wednesday at St Thomas the Doubter
Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return
We will have an Ash Wednesday service next Wednesday, February 22, at 7:00pm at the Embassy Suites Hotel. Childcare will be provided.
Ash Wednesday is the beginning of the season called Lent, which is a 40 day period of reflecting on our sinfulness and a time of repentance to God.
“The Ordinary and the Sacred” A sermon...
Because of our likeness to St Thomas: A Prayer
We’re opening our prayers this evening with the following on St Thomas:
“Almighty and ever living God, who, for the greater confirmation of the Christian faith, did suffer your apostle Thomas to be doubtful in your Son’s resurrection. We acknowledge and repent that our faith in you, o God, is often weak and filled with doubt. Grant that we may perfectly, and without doubt,...
I pour out my complaint before him
Song Refrain...
The difference between trips and journeys
I shared the quote below with our church yesterday. These thoughts from Hauerwas and Pinches are meaningful for me because I want our church to be a home for doubters to come in and experience the peace of Christ but I don’t know entirely what that kind of church looks like. We started with bits and pieces of ideas and we’ve made significant strides in becoming that church over the...
Music Refrain for Psalm 111 by Benj Pocta. Reading...
January 2012
8 posts
It’s worth hearing. And short :-)
Song...
Observations on the story of Doubting Thomas
Values of our church derived from the story.
Resurrection. Resurrection is the center issue. This story is about the resurrection first. If Christ did not raise, all other issues are crap. (-Paul)
Grace. John ends his gospel with the story of doubting Thomas. He has extraordinary grace for Thomas, bestowing on him peace. Public declaration of the good news. The response is a public and...
Psalm 63 Song Refrain by Alex McDonald. Reading by...
Psalm 89:1-29 Song Refrain by Benj Pocta. Reading...
John 1 to 18 Sermon “Perishability” by...
Psalm 147 Refrain by Benj Pocta. Reading by Sean...
December 2011
8 posts
Luke 2:1-20
Finally someone for us
Luke 1:26-38
It was the birth of all good stories...
John 3:23-30
I’m tired of living under...
Psalm 132 Refrain by Benj Pocta Read by Sean...
Mark 1:1-8
One reason why you won’t say...
Matthew 21:28-32
How you know if you’re...
November 2011
3 posts
Psalm 145 Refrain by Benj Pocta and Read by Sean...
Psalm 103 Refrain by Benj Pocta and Read by Sean...
October 2011
8 posts
Matthew 16:21-28 Pt2 | stthomasthedoubter Doing...
Matthew 16:21-28 It’s tough to believe the...
Psalm 26 Refrain by Benj Pocta read by Sean McCoy
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Psalm 138 Refrain by Benj Pocta Read by Nichole...
Psalm 67 Refrain by Benj Pocta Read by Sean McCoy
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September 2011
10 posts
Psalm 29 Refrain by Benj Pocta Read by Sean McCoy
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Matthew 14:22-32 One Reason Why God Permits Chaos...
Matthew 14:13-21 What Kings do with power. What...
Psalm 78:1-29 Refrain by Benj Pocta Read by Sean...
Matthew 13:24-30 The Church is Terrible. But for...
Pslam 119:121-136 Refrain by Benj Pocta Read by...
Psalm 65 Refrain by Benj Pocta Read by Sean McCoy