It was the best of times…
The opening lines of the Charles Dickens classic, A Tale of Two Cities, goes as follows: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it [...]
Stand Firm
By: Didi Bacon Paul’s concluding remarks to First-Century Christians living in the Roman province of Asia Minor are captured in Ephesians 6:10-17. While we typically focus on the imagery of the soldier donning his armor in this text, I want you to read through this text and notice the call to action that runs throughout Paul’s exhortation (I have bolded the key phrases to help [...]
David and David! Staff changes at Mount Carmel
Did you know that we have three Tims on our staff? We also have an Erin and an Aaron! Well, we are soon going to have two Davids! 2021 is the final year of a five-year strategic plan that we put together in 2017. The most significant push of our plan was to increase our investment in discipleship. We wanted to intentionally reshape our ministry [...]
Before You Move On To The Next Play…
August 1 is this coming Sunday. And, I have to admit, I’m enjoying this moment in Cincinnati sports. As of writing this blog, the Reds are still relevant at this point in the season despite a roller-coaster season primarily due to ownership that didn’t want to spend a little extra money on a couple of pitchers and a shortstop. I mean, who am I to [...]
What counts is new creation
By: Didi Bacon The apostle Paul ends his letter to the Christians in Galatia with these emphatic words: Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything; what counts is the new creation. - Galatians 6:15 NIV What had happened to these Galatian Christians is that their faith in Jesus had been shaken. Men from the “big church” in Jerusalem had come to them saying that faith in [...]
Relationships
By: Aaron Adams Relationships, at least good, authentic, genuine relationships, will teach us a few things. One of those things: It’s that it’s not all about me! Good friendships, good dating relationships, good marriages, they all take sacrifice and a lot of it! If we want our relationships to succeed, to be the most beneficial and fruitful they can be, we MUST sacrifice for the [...]