The Two Crosses

The Two Crosses
Each Lent, we bring in a big, ugly oak cross that one of our congregation made for us. It sits on the floor and we bring symbols of Lent to it. It really is an ugly thing, and it contrasts with the beautiful mahogany cross on the wall behind me. Which cross is Jesus talking about in Mark 8:31-37? Click the title, or click here.

Community Presbyterian Church of Bellefonte, Kentucky, was built on the casting floor of a 19th Century iron blast furnace. We use "The Casting Floor" as an image for the power of the Spirit to form us. Visit us at http://communitypresbyterian.org.

I love you all

Rev. Stew

A Zero-Sum Game

Mark tells us that Jesus was driven by the spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted by Satan. What in the world could Satan have offered? And who is Satan, anyway? Rev. Schneider draws on his extensive knowledge of UK Basketball to look at what sort of game Satan might be playing as we continue to meditate on our question for Lent, "Who is this Jesus, and how are we to understand Him?" To hear "A Zero-Sum Game", click the title, or click here.

Community Presbyterian Church of Bellefonte, Kentucky, was built on the casting floor of a 19th Century iron blast furnace. We use "The Casting Floor" as an image for the power of the Spirit to form us. Visit us at http://communitypresbyterian.org.

The Hinge of Mark

Lent is a time when we can review our understanding of Jesus as we walk with Him through His final days. It is a time of great introspection, and one of my favorite times of the church year. The question that Mark poses is "Who IS this Jesus, and how do we understand him?" CLICK HERE to hear our worship service for February 22, 2009 as we view Jesus's answer to his Disciples.

Community Presbyterian Church of Bellefonte, Kentucky, was built on the casting floor of a 19th Century iron blast furnace. We use "The Casting Floor" as an image for the power of the Spirit to form us. Join us online at http://communitypresbyterian.org/

I love you all

Rev. Stew

Squandering the Gospel

President Kennedy famously said, "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country". You might say the same thing about our relationship with God. Is it based on "what's in it for me", or is it based in service? CLICK HERE or on the title to hear our worship service for February 15, 2009.

Oh...and I've now reached the age where I can't find the word I want in TWO languages. The Hebrew for "man of God" which escaped me was "ish elo'him"...not that it matters...but still...

Community Presbyterian Church of Bellefonte, Kentucky, was built on the casting floor of a 19th Century iron blast furnace. We use "The Casting Floor" as an image for the power of the Spirit to form us. Visit us at http://communitypresbyterian.org.

Ungomming the Gospels

We are blessed to have four, unique, accounts of the life of Jesus in the four Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Since each Gospel differs from the others, the early church looked at several "harmonizations". Ultimately, they were rejected. The church admitted only the four separate accounts into the canon. This Sunday, for year B in the Revised Common Lectionary, we'll begin to unravel the gommed up Gospel ball we have all created mentally so that we can hear Mark's account more clearly.

By the way, if you don't know what "gommed" means, you ain't from around here.

Community Presbyterian Church of Bellefonte, Kentucky, was built on the casting floor of a 19th Century iron blast furnace. We use "The Casting Floor" as an image for the power of the Spirit to form us. Visit us at http://communitypresbyterian.org.