Tag: jesus
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A Candle That Never Goes Out
On a cold October day in 1555, two English pastors were led to the center of Oxford to be burned alive. The first, Nicholas Ridley, was the highly intellectual bishop of London. Disciplined and sharp, he was incredibly influential in shaping the Protestant reforms in England and played a key role in developing the English…
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When Paul Corrected My Critique
I loved my time in college at Cedarville University. One of the things that distinguished it from other Christian colleges was its commitment to chapel every weekday at 10 a.m. Through my four years of college, I heard some of the greatest speakers in the country open the Word and preach. However, with roughly 1,000…
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Submitted for Approval
Last week I submitted the first draft of my Ministry Project Proposal to my seminary advisor. Eventually, after what will likely be a great deal of editing, those 5,000 words will form the first chapter of my Doctor of Ministry project. This section of my paper took countless hours of research and writing to put…
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Two Very Different Mornings
For many years I served at a church that hosted an Easter sunrise service on the beach. I would dutifully wake up far earlier than I was accustomed to, layer up since a warm Easter Sunday is more of an ideal than a reality here in the Northeast, and make my way to the seaside…
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Broken Jars, Broken Bread
This week we approach two of the darkest chapters of Scripture: the betrayal, arrest, and crucifixion of Jesus. Mark, our guide on this narrative, has raised the tension higher and higher each week. Chapter by chapter we’ve learned that while Jesus is controversial and confrontational, he’s also approachable, pure, on an uncompromising mission, and in…
Pastor Jeremy Stephens 