by ccvadmin | Apr 15, 2020 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 22 (April 15, 2020) The beautiful final song on U2’s 2000 album All That You Can’t Leave Behind is called “Grace.” Bono sings, “Grace—she takes the blame, she covers the shame, removes the stain, it could be her name…grace finds goodness in...
by ccvadmin | Apr 14, 2020 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 21 (April 14, 2020) Several years ago I read an article (I forget where specifically) about which words come to mind when people think about the church. You would think the words would perhaps include “kind”, “welcoming” or “encouraging” but...
by ccvadmin | Apr 14, 2020 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 20 (April 13, 2020) Christianity is a resurrection faith. Christians are resurrection people. We worship Jesus Christ, the Resurrection and the Life (John 11:25) who, yes, was crucified, died and was buried—but who was also raised from the...
by ccvadmin | Apr 14, 2020 | News
Christ Episcopal Church, Valdosta “Do Not Be Afraid” (Matthew 28:1-10) Easter Sunday: April 12, 2020 Dave Johnson In the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Alleluia, Christ is risen! The Lord is risen indeed, Alleluia! Although we are not together physically...
by ccvadmin | Apr 10, 2020 | News
Christ Episcopal Church, Valdosta “God’s One-way Love of Grace” (John 19:30) Good Friday: April 10, 2020 Dave Johnson In the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. In the 2015 documentary De Palma legendary film director Brian De Palma discusses his decades of...
by ccvadmin | Apr 10, 2020 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 19 (April 10, 2020) In my favorite Denzel Washington film, the gritty Man on Fire (2004) he plays John Creasy, a former United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance operative (and severe alcoholic,) who accepts a job to be the bodyguard for...
by ccvadmin | Apr 9, 2020 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 18 (April 9, 2020) The concept of being a “servant leader” is very popular, both in the corporate world and in the church. Yet, while this has its upside, the downside is that Jesus never spoke about being a “servant leader”, he simply spoke...
by ccvadmin | Apr 8, 2020 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 17 (April 8, 2020) The classic 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird, which won the Oscar for Best Picture and is based of course on Harper Lee’s moving 1960 novel of the same name, recounts the struggle for justice in the midst of a small southern...
by ccvadmin | Apr 8, 2020 | News
Daily Word of Grace #16 (April 7, 2020) Recently we lost another brilliant songwriter, the legendary Bill Withers, whose hits included “Ain’t No Sunshine”, “Lovely Day”, “Just the Two of Us,” and a song all of us know, “Lean on Me”, a high octane gospel song:...
by ccvadmin | Apr 6, 2020 | News
Daily Word of Grace # 15 (April 6, 2020) When I was thirteen years old, with crooked teeth and acne and the other “joys” of adolescence I had an awesome soccer coach, Coach Lundberg, a large intimidating former football player. One day at practice he told us that if...
