by Neil Ellis | Jul 4, 2015 | Devotionals
What do the expressions ‘Talk the Talk’ and ‘Walk the Walk’ mean to you? In light of our passage from Mark’s gospel lesson for this week I consider those two phrases to relate to mission and evangelism. We are usually good about talking...
by Neil Ellis | Jun 18, 2015 | Devotionals
One of the most fascinating parts of the Book of Job is God’s response to Job. God answer’s Job out of the whirlwind. To be sure, God’s answers were not what Job wanted to hear. Job did not receive a direct response to his questions. God’s...
by Neil Ellis | Jun 4, 2015 | Devotionals
The Bible is full of rich stories. Many of these stories have weaved their way in and out of our modern culture. Aside from the nativity and Easter story perhaps the most well known story is that of Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden. It is a primeval story,...
by Neil Ellis | May 15, 2015 | Devotionals
This Sunday is Ascension Sunday and our Gospel text from Luke deals with this subject. It is curious that Christ’s ascension is given one sentence in Luke’s gospel. For such a grand event it is surprising that Luke spends such little time on it. While...
by Neil Ellis | Apr 23, 2015 | Devotionals
This week we used Psalm 23 as our weekly prayer. This Sunday during worship we will focus on this well loved Psalm. Psalm 23 is full of many images and metaphors that describe how we think about God. It also provides imagery about our understanding of God’s...
