Archive for March, 2016
Mar 26
It is Finished! (Tetelestai)
At our Good Friday service we left in quiet and contemplation after viewing this animated video, “It is Finished!”
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This song was written by Caitelen Schneeberger, produced by Drew Hodge, and animated by Chris Powers with Full of Eyes. You can buy the song here.
Mar 22
Easter Weekend and a Special Request
For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.
– 1 Corinthians 15:3-4
This is going to be a full week. That is, a week full of Christ and his people. In addition to Wednesday’s Lord’s Supper service, here’s what we have in store:
- Friday, March 25: Good Friday service at 6:30 PM with childcare for children four years old and under
- Sunday, March 27: Easter services at 7:30, 9:00, and 10:45 AM, with childcare for all children during the later two services.
Of course, don’t forget to invite someone to our weekend services. Here’s a digital invitation to make that easy.
A Special Request for Easter Morning
If possible, on Sunday morning, please attend the 7:30 AM service. Imagine that you come to church once a year and this year a friend from DSC invited you to church. You plan to arrive when service starts. You show up maybe even five minutes early, but you are directed to an overflow room to watch the service on a TV. This is too-bad at a number of levels. But it is preventable if several hundred of our normal attenders attend the 7:30 AM service instead of their regular service.
If you have young children, this may not work, as we don’t provide childcare for this service. Or if you are inviting a friend or family member to join, 7:30 AM may not be the better time. But if it’s a matter of convenience we would ask that you do come early to ensure a seat for our many guests who will attend the later services. Thanks for helping us be hospitable.
Mar 21
Gender Ideology Harms Children: Eight Statements
The American College of Pediatricians (ACPeds) has released an important statement on gender identity, gender ideology, and children.
Here’s how their statement begins:
The American College of Pediatricians urges educators and legislators to reject all policies that condition children to accept as normal a life of chemical and surgical impersonation of the opposite sex. Facts – not ideology – determine reality.
In the full statement here, each of the following points is elaborated on in the space of a paragraph.
1. Human sexuality is an objective biological binary trait: “XY†and “XX†are genetic markers of health – not genetic markers of a disorder.
2. No one is born with a gender. Everyone is born with a biological sex.
3. A person’s belief that he or she is something they are not is, at best, a sign of confused thinking.
4. Puberty is not a disease and puberty-blocking hormones can be dangerous.
5. According to the DSM-V, as many as 98% of gender confused boys and 88% of gender confused girls eventually accept their biological sex after naturally passing through puberty.
6. Children who use puberty blockers to impersonate the opposite sex will require cross-sex hormones in late adolescence.
7. Rates of suicide are twenty times greater among adults who use cross-sex hormones and undergo sex reassignment surgery, even in Sweden which is among the most LGBQT – affirming countries.
8. Conditioning children into believing a lifetime of chemical and surgical impersonation of the opposite sex is normal and healthful is child abuse.
This is what they are calling a temporary statement that precedes a fuller project to be released this Summer. We can be thankful for socially conservative healthcare professions coming together in organizations like this and for these kinds of bold and needed statements.
(HT: Justin Taylor)
Mar 18
Songs from Clarus ’16
Psalm 126:2 says, “Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then they said among the nations, ‘The Lord has done great things for them.'” Like God’s people then, we are exiles longing for our home. We live in an uncertain world with challenging waters to navigate. However, we know our King is on His throne and will come again. In the meantime, we sing.
Below is a list of the songs used at this years conference. May they be used to renew your minds and tune your hearts.
Friday Night:
- Come Thou Fount - lyric, chord chart
- Oh For a Thousand Tongues to Sing - lyric, chord chart, mp3
- Coming King - lyric, chord chart, mp3
- Be Thou My Vision - lyric, chord chart
- How Firm a Foundation - lyric, chord chart, mp3
- O God Our Help - lyric, chord chart
- The Church’s One Foundation - lyric, chord chart
Saturday Morning:
- Hear the Call of the Kingdom - lyric, chord chart, mp3
- Jesus Shall Reign - lyric, chord chart
- All I Have Is Christ - lyric, chord chart, mp3
- Oh How Good It Is - lyric, chord chart, mp3
- This Is My Father’s World – lyric, chord chart
- Have Thine Own Way – lyric, chord chart, mp3
Saturday Afternoon:
- All Creatures of Our God and King - lyric, chord chart, mp3
- A Mighty Fortress Is Our God - lyric, chord chart, mp3
- Come and Dine - lyric, chord chart, mp3
- The Church’s One Foundation - lyric, chord chart
- My Father Planned it All - lyric, chord chart, mp3
- Coming King - lyric, chord chart, mp3
- How Firm a Foundation - lyric, chord chart, mp3
Sunday Morning:
- Come, Thou Almighty King – lyric, chord chart
- From Depths of Woe – lyric, chord chart
- Blessed Assurance – lyric, chord chart, mp3
- My Father Planned it All – lyric, chord chart, mp3
- Lord, We Come to Hear Your Word – lyric, chord chart, mp3
- O My Soul Arise –  lyric, chord chart, mp3