I taught confirmation last evening and brought along a photo from our wedding day. Now, we were married almost 13 years ago, so somethings have changed in that photo. The biggest change is actually my hair! I totally had the “Chandler Bing” from Friends style to my now infamous spikey[…]
Submission Choice
I’m going to attempt something today. I’ve been spending a lot of time with the metaphor of the Bride of Christ and the scripture that pushed me into this study is Ephesians 5. It’s a passage that was written to a church in a really exciting place. The city itself[…]
The Failure of a Metaphor
Starting this sunday, we’ll be entering into a whole new chapter in the Antioch story. This new chapter involves a shift in our schedule as we will now join each week for worship. This is a big evolution for the Antioch community, one that started 2 years ago meeting only[…]
What is salvation?
I’m going to tell an embarrassing story. I’m sure my sister will not be pleased with this story but I actually feel the embarrassment is on me not her. Growing up my family had a pool. Most folks not from Florida ask me all the time if we grew up[…]
too fruit or not to fruit
When I was in elementary and middle school, we would pass a fruit market as part of our daily commute. The place was called Orange Blossoms and they would grow and harvest their own oranges and fruits and vegetables. You could go in and buy gallons of freshly squeezed orange[…]
a really big bandaid, brokenness
My sons love bandaids! If they pinch their fingers or fall down and have even the slightest scratch, there is only one fix! A Bandaid is always needed to make the tears go away. I’ve seen them walk up with the smallest amount of red showing on their little cut[…]
Singing…it’s a bit goofy
We Christians are kind of a goofy bunch of people. I was thinking about it the other day and where, other than church, do you get together with a bunch of other people and sing in unison? Maybe during the National Anthem or the 7th inning stretch? You might sing[…]
Epiphany – it means a striking appearrance
Christmas is over. Well, if you go to any shopping center you’ll be convinced that its over! I was at Target today and saw both Valentines and St. Patricks Day items! A week ago the Christmas section was full and bustling and now it has 75% off signs all over![…]
Merry making this Christmas
Grace, Peace and Merry Christmas! I know it’s early for our weekly “Thoughts from Antioch” Blog, but I’m sure many of us will be running a little crazy the rest of this week. So, instead of a Thursday blog post from my favorite coffee shop, I’m sending a Tuesday post[…]
Winter Wonderland
I’m sitting at my favorite coffee shop enjoying a cup of coffee and appreciating the invention of central heat. A minute ago, Bing Crosby was singing Winter Wonderland, which I had to laugh at. Here in Louisville, I’m looking out at snow and about 1/2 an inch of solid ice[…]