The List
I have never failed to get my Christmas shopping done by Thanksgiving. (One year I finished by Halloween, but that was too soon.) It's...
Don't Call It Turkey Day
I thought since I started this yesterday, I may as well finish it today. As I said, I have a pet peeve concerning the upcoming holiday....
Where We Are Known
We've all just had our pictures taken for the new photo directory. Everyone smiled pretty (or at least tried to), and now we wait for the...
Roller Coaster
The last twenty-four hours have been an emotional roller coaster for our congregation. At the end of yesterday's service, we celebrated...
Remembrance
Today we honor all those who have served and are currently serving our country through military service in the Air Force, Army, Coast...
It's Over
If you didn't stay awake last night to watch the results roll in, and in case you've deliberately avoided the news this morning, let me...
Children in the Church House
Children's ministry programs are one of the great church innovations of the twentieth century. Sunday School classes have existed for far...
Remember Your Baptism
Thirteen years ago today, I accepted Christ as my Savior and was baptized in the more-than-slightly-chilly waters of Laurel River Lake. I...
The Reformation at 499
Yes, today is All Hallow's Eve, as tomorrow is All Saints Day, but let's not talk about what that's turned into. October 31st is also --...
Christmas in the Halloween Aisle
I've written of it before, but the great time poem of Ecclesiastes 3 continues to be so relevant it bears quoting here in its entirety:...