Presby-Musings

Today we're going to conclude the sermon series that we've been working on for the past few weeks--a sermon series on Grace entitled "New."  For the past couple of weeks we have been focused on one passage of Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:16-17.  I know, it seems weird to just preach on one passage of Scripture for three weeks.  Just think of it as one long sermon in three parts.   So what exactly does 2 Corinthians 5:16-17 say?  Well, let's read it again.   16 So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:[a] The old has gone, the new is here! In Week 1 of the series we learned that: Who you were is in the past, who you aren't isn't interesting and who you become is a choice.  In Week 2 of the series we learned that: When Jesus loves away your past, he transforms your present.   Today we are goi...

I was watching a reality TV show the other day that really fascinated me.  It's called Bad Ink.   The show is set in Las Vegas and is essentially about two friends--one of whom is a tattoo artist--who comb the Vegas strip looking for people with really bad tattoos.  Since it's Vegas, they don't have to look that hard, to be honest.  Lots of people in Vegas have bad tattoos.   But what these guys do that is so fascinating is they offer these people with really bad tattoos the chance to fix them.  It's kind of their specialty, you see: redeeming the bad choices people made.  According to the artist on Bad Ink , most bad tattoos happen when people are either young and impulsive or drunk, or all three.   Here's a quick sample of some  "bad ink" that artists have been able to fix:  This woman took a very bad infinity/love tattoo and had it turned into a rose firefly with infinity wings.  Okay, this one is just brilliant....