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Glory/Fire/Light — Good Friday 2014 Recap
CS Lewis in the book the weight of glory writes, " Glory suggests two ideas to me, of which one seems wicked and the other ridiculous. Either glory means to me fame, or it means luminosity." He is speaking of glory for ourselves (he says he doesn't want fame and...
Four Letter Words
…and not the kind you’re thinking of. I was hanging out with some friends recently, and the topic of personality happened to come up. This subject has always fascinated me—my husband and I even took a whole semester-long course on it in college (yes, we are...
Blessed Are
Today's blog comes from the wisest person who ever lived: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. “Blessed are those...
Q&A: Communion in the Creeds?
Why isn't Communion, the Eucharist or the Lord's Supper, mentioned in the creeds of the church? This could be a very short answer, but I will do my best to string it out a bit. The Nicene Creed came about in 325AD and it was essentially a way to combat Gnosticism...
Q&A: Nicene Creed and Baptisms
In the Nicene Creed, one of the most quoted and respected creeds, it says, "We acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins." What does that mean? Did they believe baptism saved a person? One of the things that we, westernized people, like today is what we...
Q&A: John 14:14
I have a relative who has been grilling me about some verses and brought up John 14:14, which he says can't be true since we clearly don't get everything we ask for from God. Do you have any insight? Do I have any insight? I have an opinion about everything. In...
It’s Easier To Be A Zombie
I like the Walking Dead, I mean who doesn’t like zombies being mowed down during the apocalypse. What is easy about being a Zombie is that your life is over, you just walk around looking for something living to eat its brains…that’s it, nothing else. That is how a...
Q&A: Dating an Unbeliever
I would like to know your thoughts on a believer dating an unbeliever. I've talked to several people of faith, and been looking through scripture, and cannot find anything concrete. Please give me your honest opinion about this. When you say "people of faith" I am...
HALLOWEEN IS FOR MISSION
This week is Halloween, and like every year at Element we encourage you to see it as an opportunity to be missional to your neighbors (which means find a way to participate). Matthew 28:18-20 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth...
It’s A Question of Definition Part II (Consumption or Love)
In the last blog I talked about how we are too often defined by what we consume and not our legacy that we are to leave behind us. This misunderstanding of our calling has led ultimately to our misunderstanding of everything including love. It is why today fathers...
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ELEMENT’S MISSION
To Glorify God by teaching and living out the Scriptures, transforming community into Gospel Community, and planting churches.
