March, 2005 Archives

What’s On Your Mind?

March 23rd, 2005 · Posted in Christianity, Reflections, Religion, The Church Year · 0 Comments

Wednesday morning of Holy Week.
The devotional reading on the Goshen College Lenten Devotionals bog site is taken from Philippians 2:5-11. This, by the way, is the traditional Epistle Lectionary reading for Palm Sunday.It’s also considered to be one of the first creeds — or statements of faith — of the [...]

L O V E Is My ID

March 22nd, 2005 · Posted in Christianity, Reflections, Religion, The Church Year · 0 Comments

Tuesday of Holy Week.
I attended mid day services in Reidsville today. A friend, Bishop Elijah Williams, brought a very moving message about Christian unity. He talked about how the PIN (Personal ID Number) for every Christian should be LOVE — and got us to say after him L O V E is my [...]

A Holy Week

March 21st, 2005 · Posted in Christianity, Reflections, Religion, The Church Year · 0 Comments

This week is Holy Week – the week that begins with Palm Sunday and ends with Holy Saturday.
It’s the most important week of the year for Christians as we reflect upon the sacrafice of Christ for our sins. Many communities have worship services every day — culminating in the services of Maundy Thursday [...]

Can I Let Them Pull Out My Beard?

March 21st, 2005 · Posted in Christianity, Reflections, Religion, The Church Year · 0 Comments

Today’s post on the Goshen College Lenten Devotial web blog is a refletion on Isaiah 50:4-9(a) — the Old Testament reading for Palm Sunday for those who follow the Revised Common Lectionary. The devotional deals with handling trials in a way that can show God to others.
Here are some [...]

It’s Madness!

March 20th, 2005 · Posted in Basketball, Current Affairs, Sports, What's Going On With Me · 0 Comments

“When is this game going to end so we can go to sleep?”
That’s what Sally, my wife, kept asking me last night as I watched Wake Forest get upset by West Virginia in a double overtime thriller last night!
I know now why they call [...]