Is it a Real Awakening…One Essential Component
Revelation 3:1-3 “To the angel of the church in Sardis write…’I know your deeds, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead. (2) ‘Wake up, and strengthen the things that remain, which were about to die; for I have not found...
Don’t “Go To Church” as Consumers…”Be The Church” as a Family of Disciples
I was at a community business meeting when a friend introduced me to someone he knew.”This is my friend, Doug. We go to church together…That’s great, which church is it?”That was an awkward moment because we had used a cultural idea that...
Embracing God’s Wisdom for the New Year to Avoid Regrets Later
As we approach the ending of one year and the beginning of the next, most people have moments of reflection about the past and thoughts about the future. People think about their lives. Is my life meaningful? Am I doing what is right? Am I happy, and what needs to...
Danger in the Manger
I am old enough to remember the early broadcasts by CBS of “A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS” which began in 1965. It has been a beloved part of our culture for the past 50 years. In the special’s climatic scene, Linus relieves Charlie Brown of...