Friends Journal

Writings from some of the members of Friendswood Friends Church.

Being Sustained by God and His People

Being Sustained by God and His People

Missions seems to run in my family.  I feel that I can relate to how Luke Skywalker must have felt about the force… my parents have it, my sisters have it, my church has it.  For as long as I can remember, I have been surrounded by people who take time to love their neighbors, [...]

LIFE WAS GOOD, OR SO WE THOUGHT

LIFE WAS GOOD, OR SO WE THOUGHT

Christi and I are proud members of Friends Church and blessed by the relationships and lessons we feel we have learned during our time as members of the church. Christi and I are from Brenham, Texas and were wed just a week after graduation from Texas A&M University. Following our wedding we started our life [...]

HOW DO I PRAY?

HOW DO I PRAY?

“How do I pray?”, she asked me. She is expecting some kind of definitive answer from me. Me? I started this prayer group of neighborhood ladies some months ago at God’s urging. At His request even and in His timing, most assuredly. Let me start at the beginning. A dozen years ago I tried to [...]

Making Sense of Paul: Chapter 10

Making Sense of Paul: Chapter 10

The following is a discussion of chapter 10 of Virginia Wiles’ book, Making Sense of Paul.  Please click on the following links to read discussions of chapters 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1. In chapter 7, we learned that Christ is the revelation of God’s righteousness; these last three chapters are [...]

Making Sense of Paul: Chapter 9

Making Sense of Paul: Chapter 9

The following is a discussion of chapter 9 of Virginia Wiles’ book, Making Sense of Paul.  Click here to read previous discussions of chapters 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1. I would love to hear your answers to this week’s “Reading Check” questions.  If you would like to share or have questions, [...]

Making Sense of Paul: Chapter 8

Making Sense of Paul: Chapter 8

The following is a discussion on chapter 8 of Making Sense of Paul by Virginia Wiles.  Click here to read previous discussions of chapters 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1. The last three chapters of this book (chapters 8, 9, and 10) explore the three aspects of God’s righteousness and how Christ is [...]