Monday, January 23, 2012
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Monday, January 16, 2012
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Friday, January 13, 2012
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Monday, January 09, 2012
Sunday, January 08, 2012
Saturday, January 07, 2012
Hazel at 4 Months
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Friday, December 30, 2011
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Monday, December 26, 2011
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Friday, December 23, 2011
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Monday, December 19, 2011
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Friday, November 04, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Monday, October 10, 2011
Sunday, October 09, 2011
September Photos
Over 40 photos last month! What do you expect now that Hazel's on the scene?!?!
Here are the photos for viewing online in Picasa Web Albums.
Here are the photos for ordering prints via Walgreens.
Here are the photos for viewing online in Picasa Web Albums.
Here are the photos for ordering prints via Walgreens.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Friday, September 16, 2011
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
August Photos Again
After searching our iPhones, I did find a few notable photos of Eli for the month of August. Enjoy.
View them on Picasa Web Albums.
Order them from Walgreens.
View them on Picasa Web Albums.
Order them from Walgreens.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
August Photos
Sunday, September 04, 2011
Saturday, September 03, 2011
Friday, September 02, 2011
Thursday, September 01, 2011
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Monday, August 29, 2011
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Monday, July 18, 2011
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Friday, July 15, 2011
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Monday, July 11, 2011
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Saturday, July 09, 2011
Friday, July 08, 2011
Thursday, July 07, 2011
Wednesday, July 06, 2011
Tuesday, July 05, 2011
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Monday, June 20, 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Friday, June 17, 2011
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Friday, May 20, 2011
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Why we baptized Eli today
Our pastor asked us to share with the congregation why we wanted to have Eli baptized. Here's what we told them:
1. Children have always been part of the covenant God has made with his people. Children were included all the way back in Genesis 17 in God's covenant with Abraham and again on Pentecost when Peter speaks about God's promise being "for you and for your children." Jen and I place our faith in this God, are members of Christ's church, and are filled with the Holy Spirit. As our son, Eli is part of our family, this New Community congregation, and the covenant community we call the Church.
2. We realize that baptizing Eli as a baby runs counter to the hyper-individualism rampant in America today. Baptism places the emphasis on God and what God has done in Christ and what God is doing in Eli. Eli's baptism today is far more about God than it is about Eli. Rather than focus on Eli's helplessness, just like our own, focus on God's graciousness. This sacrament is a visible sign of the invisible grace that God gives to Eli. Perhaps the easiest way to express it is that God says "yes" to Eli.
3. Baptism is not just a sign of God's faithfulness and unrelenting love, it is also a promise of future faith. We look forward to the day when Eli says "yes" back to God. Baptizing Eli makes blatantly clear what we already know - that God acts first in our salvation and that whatever faith we do have, it is because God has given it to us. We baptize Eli today in the promise of faith that is to come. Eli already has a relationship with Christ and the Church even if he has not made a decision to convert. In baptizing Eli, we demonstrate what is true: that Eli belongs to God and is a part of the covenant community until the day that he should reject them. In other words, Eli's "in" until he takes himself "out."
1. Children have always been part of the covenant God has made with his people. Children were included all the way back in Genesis 17 in God's covenant with Abraham and again on Pentecost when Peter speaks about God's promise being "for you and for your children." Jen and I place our faith in this God, are members of Christ's church, and are filled with the Holy Spirit. As our son, Eli is part of our family, this New Community congregation, and the covenant community we call the Church.
2. We realize that baptizing Eli as a baby runs counter to the hyper-individualism rampant in America today. Baptism places the emphasis on God and what God has done in Christ and what God is doing in Eli. Eli's baptism today is far more about God than it is about Eli. Rather than focus on Eli's helplessness, just like our own, focus on God's graciousness. This sacrament is a visible sign of the invisible grace that God gives to Eli. Perhaps the easiest way to express it is that God says "yes" to Eli.
3. Baptism is not just a sign of God's faithfulness and unrelenting love, it is also a promise of future faith. We look forward to the day when Eli says "yes" back to God. Baptizing Eli makes blatantly clear what we already know - that God acts first in our salvation and that whatever faith we do have, it is because God has given it to us. We baptize Eli today in the promise of faith that is to come. Eli already has a relationship with Christ and the Church even if he has not made a decision to convert. In baptizing Eli, we demonstrate what is true: that Eli belongs to God and is a part of the covenant community until the day that he should reject them. In other words, Eli's "in" until he takes himself "out."
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Friday, May 13, 2011
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Monday, May 09, 2011
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