At this time of year, the word “Believe” is a frequently used word. We are told to “Just Believe,” but people don’t always state what to believe in. The movie “The Polar Express” is about believing. It is one of my favorite Christmas movies and I try to watch it every year. It is aContinue reading “Where are Your Beliefs?”
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Deliver Us
It amazes me how much of familiar scripture passages I often read and move on, failing to probe the depths of what the passage is saying. There is a phrase in The Lord’s Prayer that has recently caught my attention in that regard. Matthew 6:13 records Jesus as saying “And lead us not into temptation,Continue reading “Deliver Us”
The Simple Meaning of Life
Greetings! I am Pastor David Hewitt of King of Glory Lutheran Church in Carmel, Indiana, and I welcome you to our latest “Boost from the Bible,” where we gather together to delve into the depths of scripture, always finding there God’s wisdom and love in this COVID time. Let us begin! Monty Python, the veryContinue reading “The Simple Meaning of Life”
I Can Do…
As we approach the close of 2020, I feel that I am safe in saying that everyone of us had some unfulfilled plans or dreams for the year. I personally missed out of two bucket list items that I had long been anticipating. We may breathe a sigh of relief as the calendar turns fromContinue reading “I Can Do…”
As the World Gives
One of the phrases I’ve heard thrown around—not frivolously—by people during the election process, months dealing with Covid-19, the tumultuousness of protests against police brutality, and racist policies are the words’ trauma’ or ‘traumatized.’ I thought about how trauma may keep Christians or the hurting from attending church services, feeling integrated into the Church proper,Continue reading “As the World Gives”