Dec 29, 2021
Dear friends in Christ, Our marketing team had a fun idea for this week’s Forward Today. What if we reviewed the “greatest hits” from the last year? They found the most popular messages from our blog and social media, and I’m excited to share them here as a way to celebrate Good News as we’ve … Continue reading Forward Today in 2021
Dec 22, 2021
Dear friends in Christ, We’re just a few days away from Christmas. Last year’s Christmas was bizarre, a time when we were unable to gather for worship. There were no churches full of worshipers singing their praises of the Christ child. Christmas this year is perhaps even more strange. In many churches, worshipers will raise … Continue reading Glorifying and Praising
Dec 15, 2021
Dear friends in Christ, When you read investing advice, articles will usually have a disclaimer that says something like, “past performance is got a guarantee of future returns.” This is because the stock market is irregular. With God, it’s a completely different story. God is steadfast and trustworthy. So with God, past performance does say … Continue reading Forward Today: Past performance, future promises
Dec 8, 2021
Dear friends in Christ, I love the collect – or prayer of the day – for this coming Sunday. It’s an ancient prayer that still speaks to us today. Stir up thy power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and, because we are sorely hindered by our sins, let thy bountiful grace … Continue reading Forward Today: Stir up thy power
Dec 1, 2021
Dear friends in Christ, Advent has begun, but I suspect plenty of us are focused on the Omicron variant more than on Jesus Christ, the Alpha and the Omega. It’s an understandable worry. We all want the pandemic to end, and we want our loved ones to stay healthy and safe. The headlines about the … Continue reading Forward Today: Omicron, Alpha, and Omega