A verse for non-morning people
Proverbs 27:14: Whoever blesses a neighbor with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, will be counted as cursing. My footnotes add some commentary: “A humorous proverb on untimely behavior.” Amen. 🙂
Following Jesus: Marks of a disciple
[Part 2 of a blog adaptation of Sunday’s message at The District Church: “Come Follow Me”] The second part of our recently-started series title is, “Marks of a Disciple.” The Greek word for disciple in the New Testament is mathetes, which means learner. In Jesus’ day, Jewish disciples would follow their master around, learning how to be like him—how to …
Following Jesus: The stewardship of influence
[Part 1 of a blog adaptation of Sunday’s message at The District Church: “Come Follow Me”] Jesus says, “Come, follow me …” and we have a choice to say yes or to say no, to follow Jesus or to walk away, to step into a new life or to stay where we are. There really …
Exciting news on the East Side
The District Church East Side has a place to meet!! We just received the go-ahead to meet at Miner Elementary School, which is such an answer to prayer in so many ways, not only because of its location (right in the area where we were hoping to meet) but also because of the partnership of …
Easter’s coming
Come join us to celebrate the greatest weekend in history. – Good Friday, 7pm, at Next Step Public Charter School (3047 15th St NW). – Easter Sunday, 10:30am, at Columbia Heights Educational Campus (3101 16th St NW). It’s gonna be a blast.