by Space Welch | Aug 8, 2022 | Celebration and Wonder, Miscellaneous Musings, Redemption and Grace
Many of you may not know it, but I sometimes struggle with depression. I have learned, over the course of a lifetime, and a quarter-century of being led by the Holy Spirit, how to fight it, but also how to spot the warning flares in the road. One flaming torch of...
by Space Welch | Jun 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
There are two things I want to tell you about this picture… The first is that this is my pastor, and this is a perfect picture of why we love him so much. I was just about to teach these same kids about ]Jesus doing the same thing. He got on their level and...
by Space Welch | Jun 10, 2022 | Miscellaneous Musings
I think a lot about practicing who I want to become. You can see it on elderly faces… the deeply etched lines of complaining or gratitude. The naturally formed smile, practiced over decades of a life. But it’s not only smiling or frowning, complaining or...
by Space Welch | May 31, 2022 | Miscellaneous Musings, Redemption and Grace
Did you know Joseph was sold for less than the redemption price of a slave (Exodus 21:32)? (For the record, Jesus was sold for the exact price of a dead slave.). Not only was he sold for two-thirds the price of a dead slave… He was sold by his own brothers! He...
by Space Welch | May 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
I peered over the pages of a well-worn story, noticing something I’d previously overlooked. Genesis 14 is the first encounter we have of one of Scripture’s most puzzling characters, Melchizedek. In Hebrews, He is expounded upon, and sounds something like...