... church, the more Timothy’s faith faltered. He believed in the gospel. He had been hand-picked by Paul to perpetuate his ministry in Ephesus. He knew his message was true. Yet he was losing his influence and authority within the very ... self-discipline to acquire a taste for a faith that thrives in a world that rejects it. Among our list of “acquired tastes” there was “haggis.” [Note: it would be great if you had someone make this and invited members of the congregation to taste it. Even better: have some ...
... cart, then saw the Easy-Bake Oven and thought it was “much more appropriate for a little girl.” We received a can of haggis (yes, I guess haggis comes in a can) and a copy of the book “The Road.” It was a pretty depressing Christmas. In June of 1974, I ... week one of the songs we used in that service was the old folk hymn, “The Gift of Love” based on First Corinthians 13, Paul’s hymn to love. The video I sent out was of three teenage girls singing a lovely arrangement of the hymn in their church ...
... eaten a bug? A snail? Caviar? You know those are fish eggs, right? What about Octopus? Snake? Haggis? Squirrel? Groundhog? Some of us are more adventurous than others. But on the whole, we eat what we ... is. Who in your life do you know who is radically different in some way than you are? Are you friends? Why or why not? Jesus tells us, as does Paul and the other apostles of the early church, that the way you treat people bears witness to the way Christ’s Spirit is living and working in and through you. Or ...
