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On that day, as evening drew on, he said to them, “Let us cross to the other side.” Leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat just as he was. And other boats were with him. A violent squall came up and waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was already filling up.

He said,”This is how it is with the kingdom of God; it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land and would sleep and rise night and day and the seed would sprout and grow, he knows not how. Of its own accord the land yields fruit, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.

Too much of what passes for Christianity in the West is not of the Spirit but of the soul. It’s the Christianity of dynamic personalities, brilliant thinkers, assertive leaders, and so on. But little of it is of the Spirit of God. If you read my previous post on this issue, you’ll know what I mean One of my favorite authors is Watchman Nee.

Every once in a while, I encounter a post brewing inside me that I find intimidating because it’s more than I can handle. I’m not as clever, intelligent, or compelling in myself to make the words inside come out as I’d like. This is one of those posts. So if you find this to be rambling or nonsensical, it’s all my fault, not the Lord’s.

I think the Catechism of the Catholic Church explains it nicely. Chastity and homosexuality   2357 Homosexuality refers to relations between men or between women who experience an exclusive or predominant sexual attraction toward persons of the same sex. It has taken a great variety of forms through the centuries and in different cultures.

Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables? The sower sows the word. These are the ones on the path where the word is sown. As soon as they hear, Satan comes at once and takes away the word sown in them.

rock you like a hurricane. hurricane hannah and all her fury couldn’t stop liz + stew from celebrating and having an absolutely fantastic wedding last weekend! from the moment i met these two i knew the wedding was going to be a wild celebration: liz is from portugal and stew is from louisiana - their families + friends traveled from all over to celebrate in true cajun/portuguese fashion!

On another occasion he began to teach by the sea. A very large crowd gathered around him so that he got into a boat on the sea and sat down. And the whole crowd was beside the sea on land. And he taught them at length in parables, and in the course of his instruction he said to them,  ”Hear this! A sower went out to sow.

Info is sparse for this year’s 21st Annual Greek Festival, hosted by Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church (4905 Franklin Pike), but take our word on this one and check it out. Authentic Greek food and dance are the highlights of the Greek Festival every year, but we really only need the food to keep us happy.

In his book The Truth War, popular pastor and author, John MacArthur has taken on what he considers several departures from “the faith once for all delivered to the saints” (his book is really a treatment of Jude 1-5 in light of what he considers contemporary challenges to the ancient faith).