by markfeldmeir | Feb 20, 2012 | Faith, Hospitality, Obedience
A few months ago a friend of mine invited me to go to a Ben Harper concert with him. He guaranteed me beforehand that he’d find a way to get us backstage. When we arrived at the security gate, my friend flashed a “badge” and, sure enough, security waved us right...
by markfeldmeir | Feb 15, 2012 | Featured, sermon, Updates & Announcements
This past Sunday I spoke about the well-intentioned, but naive advice to “practice random acts of kindness.” It’s not that we don’t need more kindness in the world; it’s that “random” just doesn’t get the job done. The...
by markfeldmeir | Feb 12, 2012 | Hospitality, Jesus, Obedience
I saw a bumper sticker the other day that should be banned. I imagine that the owner of that car had the best intentions when she stuck the sticker on the back of her blue hybrid. She’s probably one of the kindest, warmest, most peace-loving persons in all of North...
by markfeldmeir | Feb 7, 2012 | Faith, Obedience
At some point in our lives, we will be asked to do something that, depending on our response, will either disappoint the one doing the asking, or disappoint ourselves. Every one of us lives with expectations – those which we have of ourselves, and those which others...
by markfeldmeir | Jan 19, 2012 | Featured, Grace, Humility
Donald Miller wrote about a question one of his teachers asked his elementary school class one day. The lesson was on values clarification, and the question was this: if there were a lifeboat adrift at sea, and in the lifeboat were a male lawyer, a female doctor, a...
