“If I know -BLANK- is coming, [we reason] I can make it through today (Pg 2).”

Since this is the first review for this Spring Resource, let me start by saying that I am excited to experience this journey together through this helpful book on the return of Christ. The author made it clear in the introduction that his intention is not to get into the debates regarding “how” or “when” Christ will return. Instead, his aim is to look at this vital topic and see how it transforms our daily life.

The next pericope (or section) in John’s gospel, 7:53-8:11, is undeniably one of the most beloved stories about Jesus. The story famously known as The Woman Caught in Adultery.

Unfortunately, it isn’t a story that exists in the earliest manuscripts of the Bible that are available. Which leads Bible scholars to several conclusions regarding its validity in Holy Scripture and prominence in Christian teaching. And because of this, many Bible translations have included notes about it, including the ESV that we use.

There is an old saying, “A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they know they shall never sit.”

The trees we are gathered under today were planted decades ago by people who likely knew that they would never enjoy the shade we do today. And yet, they planted and cared for them for years. As we celebrate the 130th anniversary of when our church was first incorporated in 1893, we acknowledge that there were pioneer people who planted a church in which we all enjoy the shade of today…