Monday, December 15, 2008
Regardless of our ages, the Christmas season tends to be a time of travel. The Christmas journey of the wise men is surely the most mysterious and exotic story in all the infancy narratives of Jesus. As they followed a star...they found a stable.
Monday, December 08, 2008
Santa, or rather Saint Nicholas, was a real person, though it takes a little digging to sort through fact and fiction. The true story of Saint Nicholas shows us the way lives can change once we see the promise revealed at Christmas. It's not the gifts...it's the PEACE IN CHRIST that we should celebrate.
Monday, November 24, 2008
God created us \"needy people\". We need water, we need food, we need air, we need sleep and not just sometimes but all the time... three squares a day, 8 glasses, every breath, 7 hours a night.... every day. Ever thought about why God created us needy? We are needy in other ways too. We need Him and each other.
Monday, November 17, 2008
The Samaritan woman at the well is no angel. Mixed up with a wrong crowd, this poor woman has quite a reputation. After meeting Jesus, The woman had her sins "washed away" by Jesus. The story shows that Jesus offers divine mercy in the living water of grace, which washes away sins and cleanses souls. The woman went to the well to get a jug of water. Instead, she got much more, including a cleansed and refreshed spiritual life.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Betts shares his struggles with addiction and the impact Living Free has had in his new found glory in Christ.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
When Jesus wants to help us or one of our neighbors, the Spirit is at work setting it all up so God's will is done. From the Spirit's work in John the Baptist's birth to His work in Mary and Elizabeth; from Simeon and Anna to the shepherds and the wise men; and even the stars and angels. Truly all the cosmos participated in the birth of Jesus.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Ever wonder why we end up with low self-esteems or immobilizing stumbling blocks that keep us from getting to where we want to be? It always has something to do with what we believe about ourselves and what we believe about God. At the Gathering, we are going to look at how God works that all out.
Monday, November 03, 2008
Crosswind welcomes the Jesus Painter (Mike Lewis) as we celebrate two years of outreach and ministry in our community.
Monday, November 03, 2008
Gates shares his life-long struggle with addiction and the impact Crosswind has had in his new found glory in Christ. He has become a huge part of the Crosswind ministry efforts in the Farmington Arms community.
Monday, October 27, 2008
"DON'T GO THERE!" Do you hear yourself say that when someone is about to push your buttons and you are about to go through the roof? Ever wonder how that works? Do you wish that God would rewire you so when you are pushed to your limit that you don't get so upset? Well, He can and He will. You may never have to say, "DON'T GO THERE" again!
