“The Christians, they said, reduce our deities to devils. ‘They despise the temples as dead houses, they scorn the gods, they mock sacred things.’ To this charge there was no possible answer, inasmuch as it was true; the glory and danger of the Christian faith.” Herbert Workman, Persecution in the Early Church, pp. 69.
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O come, O come, Immanuel And ransom captive Israel That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel. “O Come, Immanuel” is my favorite Christmas hymn. The aching tune brings two things to mind each year. First, it reminds me that Christ has
“By correct instinct, paganisms of all sorts discerned in the infant Church their only rival. So, while the new Hercules was yet in the cradle, they sent their snakes to kill him. But Hercules lived to cleanse out the Augean stalls.” Herbert Workman, Persecution in the Early Church, pp. 66.
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In our most recent Wednesday night core group gathering, we considered Thanksgiving. In our consideration, we found that our thanksgiving must be discerned – largely because we are Americans. We have much. We often express thanks for the prosperity that we live in, but what is the wellspring from which our thanksgiving must truly flow
Thank you to everyone who packed boxes for Operation Christmas Child this year! Last year, a small group of women from RVC packed 5 boxes. This year, as we opened up the opportunity to the whole church, we had an ambitious goal of packing 25 boxes. As a church, we packed a total of
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