Posts from March 2024
Holy Week
Mark 15:37-39 With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last. The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!” This is the week that we call “Holy Week.” So why is the week called “Holy Week?” It seems a little strange that we take the same term we attribute to God…
From the mouth of babes…
Matthew 21:16 “Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked him. “Yes,” replied Jesus, “have you never read, “‘From the lips of children and infants, you, Lord, have called forth your praise’?” This past Sunday was Youth Sunday. While our youth help lead in worship in a variety of ways throughout the year (music, readings, A/V team, etc.), this past Sunday was dedicated to just hearing from them. They led the call to worship, played their orchestral instruments,…
TNT
This article is all about TNT. Don’t worry, I’m not talking about the AC/DC rock n’ roll song (can a pastor admit he knows that song?)… or the chemical compound with the preferred scientific name 2-methyl-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene (yes, I Googled that)… I’m talking about TNT: Transportation and Transformation. Even before I became the pastor at PSBC in August, there was a lot of conversation about our old bus and the need to replace it. After August, that conversation started to include…
Walking to Easter
This past weekend my youngest niece, Quinn, turned one. My brother-in-law Jay and his wife Jamie had a small birthday party for a few friends and family. I noticed one of the decorations at the party included a picture of Quinn, one for every month from the time she was born until she turned one. One month old, two months old, three months old…so on and so forth. It takes time to bring a decoration like that together, twelve months…