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Mark D. Roberts

On Monday I put up a post having to do with the delay in the retirement of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright from Trinity United Church of Christ. My post was based largely on an article from the TIME website called “The Unretirement of Reverend Wright.” According to this article, Rev. Wright used his power to…

Perhaps one of the most distinctive features of coming to a retreat at Laity Lodge (and Laity Lodge Youth Camps) is the fact that you drive in the river to get to the retreat. No, you don’t simply drive across the river. You drive up or down the river for anywhere from a quarter to…

I’ve been following a story that has scarcely been reported in the news. So far, I’ve only seen it at the TIME and Fox News websites. No doubt this story has been ignored by the media because it has little impact on the presidential candidacy of Barack Obama, who has now withrdrawn his membership from…

Treasures in Heaven  READ Matthew 6:19-21 “Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal.” Matthew 6:20 These words of Jesus are as relevant to us as they were to his first audience. But if he were speaking today, he might not refer to moths,…

Part 10 of series: Choosing a Church: Some Recommendations Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series From a biblical point of view, when a person enters into a relationship with Jesus Christ through faith, that person also becomes a member of the body of Christ, the interconnected network of all believers in Jesus.…

Part 9 of series: Choosing a Church: Some Recommendations Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series This recommendation might seem so obvious as to be almost not worth mentioning. What is a church, if not a place to worship? But finding a place where you can worship, truly worship, is not quite as…

My first experiences of driving in Texas left me with the impression of an endless, flat countryside. When I was a child, my family and I drove through north Texas on a couple of occasions. It was hot, dusty, and boring. Then, when I was moving from New England back to California, I drove across…

A Call to Truthfulness READ Matthew 5:33-37  “Just say a simple, ‘Yes, I will,’ or ‘No, I won’t.’ Anything beyond this is from the evil one.” Matthew 5:37 In the time of Jesus, people made vows to offer assurance that they would do as they had said. But they didn’t “swear to God” for fear…

Part 8 of series: Choosing a Church: Some Recommendations Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series It is often said that the Holy Spirit gives birth to the church. I’ve said such a thing on Pentecost Sunday, and there’s a large measure of truth in this statement. But it could also be said…

Part 7 of series: Choosing a Church: Some Recommendations Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series So far I’ve put up three recommendations for those who are looking for a new church home: #1: Clarify what you value most in a church, though with an open mind and heart. #2: Look for a…
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