Sunday Faith In A Friday World

 

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It’s post-Easter.

Sunday has already come.

In this new economy, we have the hope of our physical resurrection from this earth and translation to glory – in glorified bodies – to our forever homeland.

Amen.

Indeed, that is our “Sunday, one day” reality…but we don’t much feel like we’re people of resurrection in today’s culture…and from a slowly-turning calendar.

The calendar tells us it’s (still, ‘somewhat’) Friday for us. 

  • Gethsemane ever goads us to Golgotha.
  • Waiting with the Lord one hour is our struggle too.
  • To forgive our tormentors is our mandate.
  • We’re surrounded by our own “bulls of Bashan.”
  • A secularized culture taunts our discipleship.
  • We’re saddled with a whole earth that “lies in the power of the evil one” (1Jn 5:19)
  • Injustice is everywhere.
  • Darkness covers our earth.
  • The bread of adversity and water of affliction (Isa 30:20) is our communion.

What, then, is our play? 

How do we make it to Sunday?

How do we BE a people of Sunday?

In today’s podcast* (#25), the first of a two-parter I got to preach to my former congregation, we’ll try to navigate through this dilemma with five practical and hopeful revelations from John 19:24-27.

Join me, won’t you?


* I apologize as the quality of the recording is lacking…but the message is so important! Thank you for sticking through!!!

 

From Victim To Victor: Overcoming Sexual Abuse (Jack’s Story)


PODCAST #24

Today is Good Friday.
This day is replete with solemn tones and harrowing pictures.

Darkness.
Injustice.
Despair.

But because we are living 2 millennium later, we know the story doesn’t end on Friday; it finds vindication in Sunday’s resurrection, when all things are made new.

My friend Jack in one of our mentoring meet-ups
My friend Jack in one of our mentoring meet-ups

My guest today had his own Friday of sorts – and could have remained in emotional distress and the victim of betrayal – but God’s grace rescued Jack from darkness and despair and has changed the narrative of his life into that of an overcomer…

My Faithful Companion in the Fire (Podcast #21)

My Sandy, improving the coastline scenery of Scotland last year.
My Sandy, improving the coastline scenery of Scotland last year.

For my 21st podcast I’ve invited the love of my life, my bride, Sandy, to join me and share why she’s been my “Faithful Companion in the Fire” for over 3 decades.

If finding a wife is “a good thing” (Prov 18:22) I’ve easily scored an amazing thing. 

Proverbs 31:29

Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all.”

Quite.

I think, after listening, you’ll understand why I run out of superlatives when I speak of her. What a gift!

Here are the broadcast notes:

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