The Four Days of Christmas: How One Pastor Copes With the Rush of Christmas
Last night it started. We call it The Four Days of Christmas. Four—not twelve? I know it sounds odd. Hear me out. One of…
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Insane Levels of Spending at Christmas
Imagine a family— it may be your family –who goes hog wild this Christmas. Money is very tight, but you pull out the credit…
Living in an ER World—Even During Christmas
It happens every Christmas season. I anticipate a wonderful, joy filled season. I am decking the halls, attending too many parties, buying gifts, anticipating…
In Praise of Blogging: My One Year Anniversary as a Blogger
Today is my one year anniversary of blogging. Since last November 27th, I have posted about every other week. I’ve had some 6000 hits…
The Manhattan Declaration: Defending The Sanctity of Life, Traditional Marriage and Religious Freedom
This past week an historic statement was released by a group of church leaders called THE MANHATTAN DECLARATION: A CALL OF CHRISTIAN CONSCIENCE. It…
Mealtime Prayers of Thanksgiving: Getting Out of Your Rut
Kids often ask great questions that help us think through our rituals. Like….“daddy, why do we stand at baseball games to sing the national…
Fort Hood, Islam and Jesus
Our media elite habitually underestimate the power of religion and the power and consequences of ideas in modern life. It has been absolutely fascinating…
While You Were Sipping Your Latte: Worshipping with the Persecuted Church
“the noble army of martyrs praise thee.” Te Deum Laudamas, an Early Christian hymn of praise, AD 387 We in the West are casual…
Why Celebrate Reformation Sunday?
Reformation Sunday is the Sunday in October closest to October 31st. On October 31, 1517, in Wittenberg, Germany, a brilliant and brave German monk…
The Grace of Sports
My dad’s father was a tough Scottish builder. The story I’ve heard is that when he began to follow Christ, there was a radical…