Month: October 2014

  • The Communion of Saints

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    How dare we call ourselves Saints? No, not the New Orleans kind, but the kind of people that strive to be holy because God is holy. Well, the church has consistently done that ever since it started reciting the Apostles’ Creed some 1500 years ago: “I believe […] in the Communion of Saints” Yeah, from…

  • How Holy Art Thou?

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    Dost Thou Speak King James? And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord, dost thou offer it at your own will? No, really, on a scale of 1-10 with ten being God-like: How Holy Art Thou? How do you rate your own Holiness? That is the challenge that the Holiness Code…

  • Sing to the Lord a new song!

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    Every old song used to be a new song. Karl Vaters wonders who the first worship director was who said “hey, I like that new song John Newton wrote,” before introducing Amazing Grace to the church. Whoever it was, he probably had to deal with complaints from church members who didn’t think it was as…

  • Hunting the good stuff

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    O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you, I will praise your name; for you have done wonderful things. (Isaiah 25:1 – Watchword for the Week of Sunday 12 October 2014) Isaiah sounds so joyful. He is raising his hands, maybe jumping up and down because he is so happy. He’s praising God…