Cross Point Blog
Everyday theology and useful resources; relevant to our church, our city and current culture.
Latest Posts
Refugee Awareness
Knowing the stories of immigrants and refugees in our own backyard helps remind us of God’s command to love the foreigner and it reminds us of our own status as foreigners in the world. It puts real faces and names to people that may otherwise remain as a news headline on our TVs.
Celebrating Juneteenth
On January 1, 1863 over 2 million slaves were set free due to the Emancipation Proclamation given by Abraham Lincoln. Unfortunately, that wasn’t all enslaved peoples. There were still approximately 250,000 more slaves in Texas who were still considered property. They had been declared free. They just didn’t know it yet, they hadn’t experienced it yet.
Spotlight
Happy Belated Birthday Bob
My introduction to Bob Marley came during my freshman year in high school. I had heard songs like “No Woman, No Cry” and “Three Little Birds” on the radio, but I had never really dug into his music. Like most people, that introduction was through the Legend album. I soon found myself singing along to each song, taking in the lyrics and reading up on his life. At the time I didn’t always know why, but his music moved me in ways few others could do.
Where Are You From?
Having just moved to Nashville, it is very common to get into a conversation and within the first 3 minutes the question is asked, “where are you from?”
Sabbath
Sabbath. What comes to your mind when you think of that word?
I Have an Ache
I have an ache that Advil can’t help.
This pain doesn’t reside in a muscle;
It sits in the background of my soul.
Hymn Project: Joy To The World
When you read the lyrics to the song “Joy to the World” you cannot help but start humming along. Joy To the World is one of the most recognizable Christmas songs of all time, but it actually wasn’t written to be a Christmas song at all. If Christmas is about Jesus’ first advent, Joy to the World is really about Jesus’ second advent. As the old saying goes, ‘if the shoe fits, wear it,’ and Joy to the World wears the Christmas shoe quite well.