I expected skiing to be good family time; what I didn’t expect was the sheer joy of doing something with The Boy on equal footing. Out on the slope, anything seems possible.
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The sermon series Seven | Finding Freedom from the Evil Within begins this week with an examination of pride, often considered the root of all other sins. Perhaps the oldest form of evil within us.
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This Sunday we begin a new Lenten sermon series on the Seven Deadly Sins. Together, we'll ask the Spirit to show us what darkness is inside of us, and open ourselves to Jesus' transforming love.
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Beginning with the Makers Series on Friday night, the weekend of February 27th through March 1st will be our Imagine Weekend with Dr. James K. A. Smith, with events at Third and around the city.
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Youth Sunday. Though we are sinners in desperate need of God's redemptive grace through Jesus, and while God's grace is freely given to us by no work of our own, we do have a role to play in what we become.
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Plan to gather and begin our journey to the cross and resurrection together this Ash Wednesday with an evening service in the Sanctuary.
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I've been thinking a lot about evaluations lately, and about the fact that culturally, we are valued according to what we produce and consume.
Read MorePlease plan on joining the family of Third Church in the Fellowship Hall at 12:30 this Sunday to hear a "State of the Church" address from Corey Widmer and attend to two other important matters of church business. Click for more details.
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How do we know what we really desire, and how can we shape our lives so that we desire the right things? Join all adult classes for our February Term as we consider these things with the help of Dr. James K. A. Smith.
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In the final week of our series on the Book of Acts, we see Jesus continuing to push his church out into new territories and to engage new people--crossing racial and cultural boundaries to proclaim and to do works of healing and justice in his name.
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Noah Hutchinson reflects, "Cold weather exercise is hard. Parenting is exponentially more challenging. Following God with our whole hearts so the ruts we carve direct our children first and foremost to Him is the hardest challenge of all."
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Grace in Conflict: Acts 6: 1-7. The early church faced internal conflict that threatened to destroy it and impede the spread of the gospel; yet, they overcame their differences. How might we learn from its example and live more fully as the new Community?
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9 hours travel time each way. Nothing like extended time in close quarters to shine a spotlight on our challenges.
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Together we packed over 100,000 meals, donated enough funds to cover the cost of all of those and make an additional donation to SHN, and collected more than 50 pints of blood!
Read MoreWe'll have two special guests with us in worship and during our Sunday School hour: Dr. Sasha Tsutserov and Rev. Jill Carattini.
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Join us in the Fellowship Hall this Friday evening, January 16th, for the next installment of the Makers Series. Doors open at 6:30, the program begins at 7:00.
Read MoreThis interview aired on NPR in September — I was really struck how Dr. Brantly’s description of what it will take to turn the tide against Ebola links with what it will take to turn the tide against sin.
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Due to inclement weather, Connect3 is cancelled for tonight, January 14, 2015.
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This quote from an article in this month's HomeFront monthly magazine really encouraged me at the start of this brand new year: "Perspective. Oh, how I wish I would have had more of that from the beginning. How much time did I spend ‘majoring in the minors?’ Too much."
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