Yeah – we’ve decided to do our nursery with a rainforest theme. We decided this before we knew if Kasen was gonna be a boy or a girl. The plan was that if it turned out to be a girl, we’d add butterflies and flowers, …
Read MoreGrace and Peace
In class last week Dr. Loken pointed out something that seems pretty basic, but it was just something I never really thought about before. Paul uses the phrase “grace and peace” alot. Here’s why – “Grace” was a standard greeting for the Gentiles. “Peace” or …
Read MoreLiving Examples
Dr. Loken suggested in class today that we journal about some of the “living examples” in our lives. We were studying Colossians and at the end of all the things Paul tells the people there – he lifts up a few guys as examples for …
Read MoreQuestions for Paul
I thought this was a cool pic – even the earth has questions! The Corinthians were given the chance to ask Paul some questions – you can read Paul’s answers to them in 1 Corinthians 7:1-16:4. Dr Loken took some time out of class the …
Read MoreA New Church
I had to write a paper for class the other night about a new church. The assignment was to read 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus and using only those books come up with a plan for building a new church in your neighborhood. Since …
Read More“Go Fourth and Teach”
Yes – I spelled “fourth” wrong on purpose – you’ll understand later. (It’s a really bad pun – but I’m just that stupid.) Are you growing the way you should? An interesting thought came out in class last night. We were talking about 1 Corinthians. …
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