A NOTE FROM PASTOR TIM

The Glory of the Lord

Many still consider Thomas Aquinas, born 800 years ago, to be the greatest theologian that ever lived. His crowning work, Summa Theologica, attempted to bring 'all the truth that was known in all the world' together in one work and so bring all of knowledge "under God". What a project! There were 38 treatises, 3,000 articles, and 10,000 objections.

Yet one day he abruptly stopped his work. During worship one morning he said that he "caught a glimpse of eternity" and suddenly realized that all efforts to speak of God were puny and fell far, far short of God's glory. And that was the end of the project. He died a year later without ever adding another word. As he told his secretary, "...all I have written seems as so much straw."

Have you ever beheld the glory, the majesty, the wonder of the Lord? I would love to hear about it!

FAITH PONDERING 

Israel and Jordon

Pastor Tim and Martha are planning to return to the Holy Land in November 2012 (before Thanksgiving) or April 2013 (after Easter). This is a special journey that enriches faith and makes scripture come alive. We will see where Jesus was born, lived, and taught; we will follow the "Palm Sunday Road" and climb the steps of Golgotha, hear the sounds of the waves on the Sea of Galilee, and walk the roads where Jesus walked. This 13 day trip will Jordon to visit Mount Nebo where God showed Moses the promised land, Bethany on Jordan where we'll renew our Baptismal vows, the rose-red city of Petra, and a journey through the Wadi Rum - the setting for the film "Lawrence of Arabia". If you are interested in receiving more information about this Holy-land pilgrimage, please email Tim at tim@faithcapecoral.org. 

THE FAITH ARCHIVES

• Beware of Vultures (11-7-11)
• The Gift of Hospitality (10-31-11)
• The Leopard (10-24-11)
• The problem is there is no deserts, only dude ranches (10-17-11)
• The Skeptical Passionate Christian (10-10-11)
• Mushiness (10-3-11)
• The Rebirth of Ayn Rand (9-26-11)
• How do you understand this? (9-19-11)
• "What to Say, perhaps nothing" 9-12-11
• "All the lonely people" (9-5-11)
• Divine Reading (8-29-11)
• Servant Leadership (8-22-11)
• Consumerism (8-15-11)
• Sharing the World (8-8-11)
• What do we need to do? (8-1-11)
• A Culture of Generosity (7-25-11)
• Down with Sound Bites! (7-18-11)
• Death and Dying (7-11-11)
• 10A (7-4-11)
• Stem Cell Research... Continued (6-27-11)
• Stem Cell Research (6-20-11)