This Sunday I focused my attention specifically on the graduates we were honoring. If you’ve got a graduate in your life, this is a great message to share with them. Even if you’re not a graduate, though, this is a message you need to hear. In what follows I offer an answer to the question of how we can be prepared to give a reason for the hope we have in an increasingly non-Christian context. Thanks for reading.
The One Thing
I don’t know about you, but new things always make me at least a little bit nervous. I thrive in environments that are stable and consistent. I can tolerate a little bit of change…a very little bit of change…but it’s got to be within preset limits. Beyond that, I’m outside my comfort zone. Perhaps the most nervous I have gotten at various points in my life is when I have started a new job. I remember starting work at OfficeMax in seminary. The first week was nice because I got to sit in the back office and take training courses on the computer. They were functionally meaningless since I didn’t remember any of them once I left the room and in any event I learned everything I needed to know while I was actually doing it, but I did get to spend the whole first week hiding out. Once I hit the floor, that’s when things got scary. Read the rest…
The Nexus 