This Pastor’s Notes entry was written by Ronald Kunselman, who is serving as a pastoral intern at EBC through this summer.
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“And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. [...]
Pastor's Notes
Church Fellowship
June 23, 2008 – 9:27 pmNotes from Heschel
May 14, 2008 – 10:31 amDear EBCers:
Proverbs 14:16 - A wise man is diffident and shuns evil/ but a dullard rushes in confidently.
Listen to Abraham Heschel, a mid-twentieth century Jewish teacher, discuss the Ashkenazim Jews. We can learn something here:
“For how do we appraise the historic significance of a period? By what standards do we measure culture? It is customary [...]
Read Chesterton for the Imagination.
April 25, 2008 – 10:16 amIn college I picked up a book of long excerpts from Gilbert Keith Chesterton and have never thought the same. He teaches us to look around again for the first time, and wonder:
“A thing may be too sad to be believed or too wicked to be believed or too good to be believed; but it [...]
A Deacons Fund
March 28, 2008 – 10:27 amThis week in our second deacons meeting we decided to implement a deacons fund. Look out for shiny new cars and extravagant vacations taken by these deacons, as a compensation for everything they do! (Just don’t ask what they do.)
Not really. A deacons fund is only called such because it is [...]
The Church
February 29, 2008 – 3:20 pm“Be appalled, O heavens at this;/ be shocked, be utterly desolate,/ declares the LORD,/ for my people have committed two evils:/ they have forsaken me,/ the fountain of living waters,/ and hewed out cisterns for themselves,/ broken cisterns that can hold no water.” – Prophet Jeremiah speaking for God
“We need to draw ever nearer to [...]
EBC Distinctions
January 29, 2008 – 7:27 pmThe “blog” has long lain dormant, and church members have been asking to see my schedule. We hope to revive it this year and update it twice/month. This first post contains thoughts on our church’s distinctions. These were in response to Jacob W’s request as we are looking to develop our discipleship [...]
Read this entry »Reflections on Last Saturday Night’s Generic Bible Study
March 23, 2007 – 2:04 pmGod’s emphasis on time does not cease with Genesis 1. The Old Testament is careful to place its events in history. Lives are often measured only by years lived. And the wisdom books that offer to teach us how to live assert that much of wisdom is responding properly to the time, or, living appropriately. “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven…”
Read this entry »True Religion vs. Gnosticism
March 8, 2007 – 10:03 amWilliam Blake said, “If you would do good, you must do it in Minute Particulars.”
Read this entry »Proverbs and Plowing
January 25, 2007 – 9:28 amPart of the savvy and cunning of living well is factoring in a God who has declared His investments and opinions, and then making decisions accordingly. In other words, living well is not just doing the smart thing, it is also doing the good thing.
Read this entry »Think Small
January 19, 2007 – 10:54 amA hankering for the spectacular and grandiose is not a first century Temple Judaism problem; it is a human problem; as is being captivated by generalities and broad slogans; as is choosing the abstract concept over the concrete reality. For example, how many times did Jesus remind us of our duty to love humanity? The answer is, surprisingly, zero. Instead you are to love your neighbor as yourself.
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