Two weeks into Chris’ REAL MEN series, I am still no closer to becoming a real man… which my husband is thankful for. Anyone who heard his sermon on Sunday, though, knows that his points had plenty for the ladies to apply as well. Near the end of his talk, Chris brought two men up on stage to give some personal accounts and advice on being godly men and leaders. It was a comment from …
Author Archives: Julie Cudney
This may come as a big surprise to those who have met me, but I am not a man. Shocking, I know. This week, Chris started his series on REAL MEN as we continue through Mark, and I wasn’t sure how it would apply to me, but I quickly learned there was much to glean from Mark 3:13-15. This passage is about the calling of the 12 disciples. Since I am a believer, I, too, …
March 14, 2012
by Julie Cudney
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Like many other things in life, our perspective of heaven is often (wrongly) shaped by the secular world around us. This was something that guest speaker Jack Hughes pointed out during his sermon on Sunday on Luke 18: 28-30. I have to admit that I am not above being influenced by what the world says about heaven. Even though I know better, the image that comes to mind is that of clouds, harps and other …
March 8, 2012
by Julie Cudney
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Faith Bible Church’s Book of the Month for March is “Uneclipsing the Son” by Rick Holland. The premise of the book is that we as Christians allow our One True Love, Jesus, to be eclipsed in our lives. Is this a book you should read? I will let Holland answer that question for me. In the opening pages of his book, he gives some warning signs of a possible Son eclipse
March 6, 2012
by Julie Cudney
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I am a middle child. While some kids don’t like being in the middle, I loved it. I always had a playmate! Of course, I also had more than a few conflicts with my older sister and younger brother. With my sister, the conflicts would happen when I rebelled against her self-appointed leadership. With my brother, he sometimes chafed under my decision to rule with a (small) iron fist. Little did I know at the …