by Steven Baines | Apr 4, 2019 | News
Thursday, April 4 Jesus and his disciples gathered at dinner with Lazarus following his raising Lazarus from the dead. While Martha served the meal, Mary took a pound of costly ointment and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped them with her hair. The question was...
by Steven Baines | Apr 3, 2019 | News
Wednesday, April 3 “A pound of pure nard.” Obviously far more than was needed to anoint Jesus’ feet, and just bought. How much did Mary, Martha, and Lazarus know of the future so close ahead? The Disciples did not understand, and were not preparing for the events that...
by Steven Baines | Apr 2, 2019 | News
Tuesday, April 2 This is a story of extravagant generosity: Jesus had recently raised Lazarus from the dead in response to the pleading of his sisters, Mary and Martha. When Jesus stopped at the home of Lazarus on his way to Jerusalem (where Jesus was to be tried and...
by Michael McMahon | Apr 1, 2019 | Friday Music at Midday, News
Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, April 5, at 12:15 p.m., for a concert of organ music by Craig S. Williams. As the Organist/Choirmaster at West Point Cadet Chapel, Craig enjoys the distinction of playing the world’s largest church pipe...
by Steven Baines | Apr 1, 2019 | News
Monday, April 1 The winter can be extremely brutal in Washington, D.C. I moved here a year ago from North Carolina in the dreary midst of winter. Each morning I put on my long, heavy, winter coat, scarf, hat, and gloves. Once bundled in sufficient layers, I make my...
by Steven Baines | Mar 31, 2019 | News
Sunday, March 31 Note: Writers on Sundays were asked to address the power of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs in their lives. “How can I say thanks for the things you have done for me – things so undeserved, yet you give to prove your love for me? The voices of a...
