Articles for tag: Jars Of Clay

December 10, 2015

By Becky Ahlberg Thursday, December 10 Today brings another atypical Christmas passage, 2 Corinthians 4:7-9, 16-18. This “jars of clay” passage is one of my favorites for lots of reasons, but maybe never more so than today as I ponder a new thought: Jesus chose to become a jar of clay himself! Fully man, fully God. Now that is a treasure in a jar of clay! What could illustrate the fragility of the life Jesus embarked upon more poignantly than a newborn baby? What life on earth ever embodied the images in this passage more than Jesus? “Pressed . .

July 14, 2015

Mark A. Taylor

Christian Living

Claiming the Right Identity

By Mark A. Taylor It is easy, too easy for me to make my identity all about me. Can you relate? For example, many of us take identity from our family relationships. (Whose son are you? Which child is yours?) Or we boost identity with what we can afford to buy or experience. (Is this your new car? You live in that neighborhood? Your cruise lasted how long?) We claim identity from the title behind our names. (Instructor or professor or dean? Manager or director or vice president?) But when life changes””and life always changes””when the job ends or the

July 8, 2007

Christian Standard

Church & Ministry Community Outreach

By Dale Reeves “Open your mouth and taste, open your eyes and see””how good God is. Blessed are you who run to him” (Psalm 34:8, The Message). In case you haven”t noticed, coffee is big business these days. In 2006 Starbucks posted overall sales of $7.8 billion. No wonder more and more restaurants are jumping on the ultra-cool coffee bandwagon. Panera Bread is only one of the many places you can order specialty drinks these days. Vanilla and hazelnut iced coffees can now be purchased at Dunkin” Donuts and McDonald”s. Burger King just introduced Mocha BK Joe Iced Coffee (now