Sep

A Matter of Perception

Posted by Steve Published in Culture

This past Sunday I suggested that the Kingdom of God often comes to us through significant moments – moments we often don’t recognize as significant. A friend (Chris Ollis) sent me this article highlighting just this theme. Enjoy.

Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning in 2007. The man with a violin played [...]

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Sep

Devotional #76

Posted by Steve Published in Devotional, Scripture, Theology, _samp

Question 76. What does it mean to eat the crucified body of Christ and to drink His poured out blood?
Answer: It is not only to embrace with believing heart all the sufferings and death of Christ and thereby to obtain the pardon of sin, and life eternal (a); but also, besides that, to become more [...]

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Sep

Congratulations Lucy!

Posted by Steve Published in Leadership

Perhaps you read the morning paper and discovered that Wando’s own, Lucy Beckham, was named National High School Principal of the Year! Quite an honor for her and for Wando! I had the pleasure of working with Lucy for three years as a member of the Wando School Improvement Council and she is truly an [...]

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Sep

Devotional #75

Posted by Steve Published in Devotional, Scripture, Theology, _samp

Question 75. How does the Lord’s Supper remind you and assure you that you share in Christ’s one sacrifice on the cross and in all His gifts?
Answer: In this way: That Christ has commanded me and all believers, to eat of this broken bread, and to drink of this cup, in remembrance of him, adding [...]

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Sep

Things You Don’t Say to Your Wife

Posted by Steve Published in Just For Fun, Relationships, Video

To all the husband’s out there here’s simple song to help you have a long and happy life:

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Sep

Devotional #74

Posted by Steve Published in Devotional, Scripture, Theology, _samp

Question 74. Are infants also to be baptized?
Answer: Yes: for since they, as well as the adult, are included in the covenant and church of God (a); and since redemption from sin (b) by the blood of Christ, and the Holy Spirit, the author of faith, is promised to them no less than to the [...]

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Sep

Sunday Sermon – “The Time Has Come”

Posted by Steve Published in St. Andrew's, TEC/General Convention

St. Andrew’s stands at an opportune moment, will we “jump” into something new? Take a listen to the morning sermon found here.

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Sep

Calvin on 1 Corinthians

Posted by Steve Published in Scripture

“Those vices which prevailed at Corinth with which mercantile cities are wont to be particularly infested – luxury, pride vanity, effeminacy, insatiable covetousness, and ambition; so they had found their way even into the Church itself, so that the discipline was greatly relaxed. Nay more, purity of doctrine had already begun to decline, so that [...]

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Sep

Devotional #73

Posted by Steve Published in Devotional, Scripture, Theology, _samp

Question 73. Why then does the Holy Spirt call baptism “the washing of regeneration,” and “the washing away of sins” (Titus 3.5)?
Answer: God has good reasons for these words. He wants to teach us that the blood and the Spirit of Christ wash away our sins just as water washes away dirt from our bodies [...]

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Sep