Author Archives: rthenderson

BLOG 12/9/13. CHRIST’S INCARNATION AND OURS: RIGHTEOUSNESS The point I’m attempting to make in these Advent blog posts is: that God was made flesh and blood in Jesus … but it doesn’t stop there. It is also God’s purpose that … Continue reading →

BLOG 12/4/13. GOD’S INCARNATION AND OURS: KNOWLEDGE  It is not sufficient for us who call ourselves by the name of Jesus Christ, to allow our observance of Advent and Christmas to be a brief remembrance of the “Holy Child of … Continue reading →

BLOG 12/2/13. INCARNATION: GLORY AND EXCELLENCE Picking up on my last Blog … Advent and Christmas have such huge implications for you and me. They are, ultimately, not about the baby Jesus or about the manger and wise men (though … Continue reading →

BLOG 11/27/13: IN ALL THINGS, GIVE THANKS “Let all things now living A song of thanksgiving To God our Creator triumphantly raise; Who fashioned and made us, Protected and stayed us, By guiding us on to the end of our … Continue reading →

BLOG 11/25/13. THE FEAST OF CHRIST THE KING: IMPLICATIONS. Yesterday, in the liturgical year, was the celebration of the Feast of Christ the King. Never heard of it? Well, it is a latecomer in the liturgical calendar, having only been … Continue reading →

BLOG 11/20/13. CHURCH: “ … FOR WE FORGET SO SOON …” In the grand old gospel hymn: Tell Me the Old, Old Story, there is the wonderful line, which says: “Tell me the story often, For I forget so soon.” … Continue reading →

BLOG 11/18/13. (CONT.) THE CHURCH AND THE MONDAY MORNING WORLD Continuing on from my last (11/13) Blog … the church, essentially, has two forms: 1) the church gathered for encouraging and equipping, and 2) the church scattered as the sons … Continue reading →

BLOG 11/13/13. ONE ALWAYS HAS TO ASK THE BASIC QUESTIONS One of my favorite television mysteries has been P.B.S.’s Inspector Morse. In a recent episode Morse is exhorting his young aide that in any criminal investigation and about evidence, one … Continue reading →

BLOG 11/11/13. CONCEIVING OF ‘THE CHURCH FOR THE OTHER SIX DAYS’ (CONT.) Stick with me as I pursue the theme of the 10/31/13 Blog on a ‘church for the other six days.’ One of the initial complications I face in … Continue reading →

BLOG 11/7/13. A CHURCH FOR THE OTHER SIX DAYS: LEADERSHIP A church for the other six days must somehow equip and encourage every member to function in a context that is often frustrating, complex, alien, and replete with polluted ethics. … Continue reading →