http://www.fairhopechristianchurch.org/modules/wordpress/index.php Weekly comments from the Pastor Fri, 09 May 2008 16:11:40 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss092 chinsg@bellsouth.net chinsg@bellsouth.net en A very big thanks to all who made the Good Friday Experience a very meaningful event in the life of the family of Fairhope Christian. Janet Loyed, Sandra Nelson and Bill Nelson transformed the Fellowship Hall into a 1st century banquet hall using props made by Janet’s late husband ... http://www.fairhopechristianchurch.org/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=35 Easter is the center of our Christian life and faith. Christians are Easter people. We find the source of our salvation in the cross and resurrection. In addition to the weekly celebration of the Resurrection, an annual observance of Easter became a part of the churches celebration very early ... http://www.fairhopechristianchurch.org/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=34 In 1989, Dr. Henry R. Rust wrote Worship Through the Centuries according to an Early Third Century Liturgy. In this booklet, Dr. Rust wrote the following: A classic description of the early Christians is given in the Book of Acts. The late New Testament scholar, Dr. William Barclay distills ... http://www.fairhopechristianchurch.org/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=33 May we hear some of the good news of God to humankind. God is a God of promise, a God of covenant. In Deuteronomy 11, we read the following: ”…Place these words on your hearts. Get them deep inside you. Tie them on your hands ... http://www.fairhopechristianchurch.org/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=31 Advent is a time of contrasts and ironies; a very complex season. It is a festival season. It is the beginning of the Christmas story, the preparation, the hope that the birth of Jesus our Savior brings. It is also a penitential season in which we examine ... http://www.fairhopechristianchurch.org/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=30 What will you do on Thanksgiving Day? Will you feast on turkey and/or ham and all the trimmings? Will you be traveling to be with family? The American Thanksgiving holiday is a combination of a very ancient harvest festival and the Christian tradition of acknowledging that God is the ... http://www.fairhopechristianchurch.org/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=29 I am pleased that the leadership of Fairhope Christian Church felt led to call me as your interim minister. I really look forward to our time together. In the Bible in Ecclesiastes 3:1 we are told: “There is a time for everything and a season for every activity.” ... http://www.fairhopechristianchurch.org/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=28 ” All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” [2 Timothy 3:16] This will be my last article to this newsletter and, probably, any church newsletter. As I confront the future, ... http://www.fairhopechristianchurch.org/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=27 Do you remember when our denominational magazine The Disciple closed its doors and ceased publication? What a disappointment! I didn’t even like the magazine, but it did let me know what was happening in the denomination. However its editorial policy was biased, I thought, by the fact ... http://www.fairhopechristianchurch.org/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=26 “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven:” [Ecclesiastes 3:1] Once again in our lives I am faced with the prospect of packing my office and preparing to move. In many ways this isn’t any different from other moves, but in another way it is ... http://www.fairhopechristianchurch.org/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=25