by Steven Baines | Mar 14, 2018 | News
Wednesday, March 14 Scripture: John 12:20-33 Now my soul is troubled. And what shall I say – “Father save me from this hour?” No, it is for this reason I have come to this hour. John 12:27 None of us likes to go through a trial or a test. We think that having a...
by Steven Baines | Mar 13, 2018 | News
Tuesday, March 13 Scripture: John 12:20-33 Jesus shares the parables to illustrate that we must sacrifice in life to death. That’s heavy stuff. The promise He makes is the most powerful thing I can imagine; in death, we will be reborn into someone forever...
by Michael McMahon | Mar 12, 2018 | Friday Music at Midday, News
Please join us this Friday, March 16, at 12:15 p.m., when organist Clara Gerdes will perform at our free weekly Music at Midday concert. Clara Gerdes, from Davidson, North Carolina, entered the Curtis Institute of Music in 2014 and studies with organ faculty member...
by Steven Baines | Mar 12, 2018 | News
Fifth Week in Lent Troubled Hearts Scripture: John 12:20-33 Monday, March 12 Scripture: John 12:20-33 In all likelihood the Greeks in this story were Gentiles who had been attracted to Judaism but hadn’t quite gone all-in. They had traveled to Jerusalem to worship at...
by Steven Baines | Mar 11, 2018 | News
Sunday, March 11 Note: We asked our writers on Sundays to address the power of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs in their lives. While I’m sure that I sang “Happy Birthday” and various nursery songs in pre-school, the first real memory that I have...
by Steven Baines | Mar 10, 2018 | News
Saturday, March 10 Scripture: John 3:14-21 What wondrous love is this oh my soul, oh my soul… Have you ever pondered while singing this familiar Lenten song, how one describes God’s love? Do the overused and insufficient words of “super,” “great,” “wonderful,” and...