At the last Board meeting I mentioned that today would be the Super Bowl and right before Valentines' Day - so I might preach about love or teamwork. To the credit of every man there - they acknowledged Valentines' Day and wisely suggested love. So I'm going to talk about sports. Just kidding...
My very first youth ministry, I was fresh out of Bible College, and I went to work at a church that I had actually been told had a reputation as a 'preacher killer'. The record for any youth minister before me was only one year, and most had only lasted about 6 months. I made it 2 ½ years and was then ready to throw in the towel. ...
Last month, before Benji and I were to fly to Cincinnati, I had to arrange shuttle rides from the airport and back the next day. I emailed the hospital concierge exactly as I had before and provided all the same details. She replied and asked for the hangar information. So, I contacted the pilot and then sent the additional information....
Last Sunday morning, my son Winston served me communion. That was pretty cool. Those of you who know my family understand that I was blessed to have my first son enter our family by way of a Crisis Pregnancy Center. His birth would not have happened if it were not for a Christian woman who loved her daughter and her unborn baby...
Every new year brings new predictions of some new danger in one form or another. The past few years have of course brought pandemics, threats of giant asteroids, and who could forget 'murder hornets'..? I recently learned about a new threat - 'zombie fires'. You may remember the orange haze this past summer from Canadian wildfires...?
So here we are in the New Year. Many are making resolutions and new personal budgets for the year. - I think that many people may have a complicated relationship with money. There are many who think, 'people with more than us probably got it by cheating - and people with less than us are probably lazy'. That's where...
What do you think of first when I say the word "church"? Some will think about a 'building'. Others may think about a 'worship service' or various programs. Do you ever think of the church as 'family'?
If a person doesn't believe in God - the 'Christmas story' sounds a bit crazy. - Immaculate conception, angels, God being born in the flesh...? If you don't believe in the supernatural; if you don't listen with 'spiritual ears' - it really makes no sense. It's like when I hear the mythology of ancient...
Many say that Christmas is just too commercialized. And I'd have to wholeheartedly agree with that assessment – but I'm just not ready yet to pull the plug on the whole celebration. I love Christmas lights, I love the decorations, I love Christmas cookies! And I'm aware that some of the traditions of Christmas have been...
It's that time of year where people are looking for just the right gift for that special someone. I'd suggest perhaps somehow checking with that person's social media algorithm... It tracks everything we do in order to predict what we want, even before we know! It's not creepy at all...
