Tag: community

  • About Cortland Ohio VFD

    OCTOBER is FIRE PREVENTION MONTH Cortland Volunteer Fire Department (1960’s) Chief? How are you today, Chief? (As I recall, I wasn’t even in my teens and ‘chief’ of nothing.) The question came from the always-smiling face of Herm McLaughlin who actually had been the Chief of the Cortland Volunteer Fire Department. He lived next to…

  • That’s Not Fair! Possessions and Community

    The Saga of Ananias and Saphira From a background of my own evangelical christian American thinking I had always squirmed with a certain sense of unfairness that Ananias and Saphira died instantly at Peter’s feet when the Apostle confronted them about a sale of THEIR OWN possessions. Wasn’t the profit from THEIR MONEY from a…

  • Growing into Christ

    The Christian community is built with fellowship, the Christian heart with prayer. Let’s consider the community of believers we call ‘church’ for a moment. Paul addresses some of the ‘issues’ of worship style in his letter to the Corinthians [ch.14] and his first direction of guidance instructs: “Pursue love… agapē.”  1 Corinthians 14:20  Brothers, do not be children…

  • Christian Social Witness

    Christian Readers  Bloggers & Authors TALK of Jesus Christ our Lord: A new Christian #social community officially launching as a group of followers of Christ Jesus to SHARE with one another and witness to others. http://talkofJesus.com + Christian Social Witness Join us: (officially) Monday, 2 September, 2013 + For your first post: Simply copy what…