Little more than a month from now (November 6 & 7) Church of the Nativity will be hosting our second ever Church Conference. It’s called Matter and I’ve been blogging about why you should attend (see previous post for reasons #1-3). Here are some more reasons to attend: Reason #4 You should attend Matter because […]
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We have all heard it said that timing is everything. And when it comes to God’s timing, it’s perfect. In the Bible, the prophet Habakkuk understood that well. He speaks words of hope and inspiration to God’s people, amidst a period filled with daunting challenges. Despite the difficulties, Habakkuk sees God poised and ready to […]
Greetings from Sydney Australia. Tom Corcoran and I have been here all week at the invitation of the Australian Bishop’s Conference. Sydney is a big city. But also beautiful, clean, safe, and friendly. There is, as far as I can see, nothing not to like here. Did I mention that it’s beautiful, clean, safe, and […]
Everybody is already saying, where did the summer go? We get to August and it seems like fall is staring us in the face. It sure feels that way around here. Anyway, this seems like a good opportunity to bring my faithful readers up to date on what is going on around Nativity and also […]
Great leaders have great vision. Jesus Christ is the greatest leader who ever lived because he had the greatest vision. Through his ministry he painted a vision of a better future for what could be and should be in the lives of his followers. To a people living in fear, Jesus cast a vision […]
We wrapped up the final weekend of our Vision Series, though it is only just the beginning of the Vision Campaign. As we have been saying from the start, this series introduces a new season in the life of our church, which will continue for the next several years. To anyone who has not had […]
Easter is only weeks away and we are busy getting ready. This year we are hosting a single Easter Sunday Mass at the SECU Arena at Towson University, just down York Road from our Ridgely Road campus. The arena is brand new and beautiful and it is going to be an amazing experience for everyone […]
We don’t like to sacrifice, we never do. But we do it all the time anyway mostly because of what is associated with it, or what is on the other side of it. That’s because sacrifice often brings reward. The most attractive sacrifice is about giving up something of smaller or lesser value for something […]
Last week we kicked off our Vision Campaign. Vision is a new message series, but it is more than a message series too, it is a whole new season of life for our parish. We’re looking ahead to where God is blessing and where he wants us going. And as part of that process we’re […]
The vision has an appointed time, it speaks to the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it, it will certainly come. Habakkuk 2.3 This weekend was an incredibly important one for us here at Nativity. It was the start of our Vision Series. But this series is unlike any […]
