Halloween's Hype & Hidden Dangers

Halloween's Hype & Hidden Dangers

Halloween has made its way into mainstream culture to such an extent that it now ranks second only to Christmas in terms of total retail expenditure.

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Prayer – In Times of Hate

CNN's main headline on Sunday morning was "72 Hours in America." The subheading stated, "3 Hate-filled Crimes. 3 Hate-filled Suspects." But hate is not new in America.

Caravan – Care A Little

Everyone knows it is coming – the second or even third caravan built of thousands of immigrants escaping poverty in Central America for a more promising version of poverty in these United States. If it isn't the lead news story in the paper, on the evening telecast, or on the Web, it's easily story ...

Money, Money, Money, Money!

God is still God even after someone wins $1.6 billion in Mega Millions. He was God before the windfall and He will be God after.

Why the Church and World Can't Afford to Lose US Millennials

Fifty-nine percent of millennials who grow up in the US church drop out. We've pressed on with thoughtful outreach programs, and we have been fueled with evangelistic zeal. But when it comes to interacting and engaging with millennials, time and time again the church has been criticized for coming ...

The 2 Olive Trees

Lately we are seeing in the news an alarming number of pastoral failures. I think it was about eighteen years ago when it hit me that God is all about team ministry. The Holy Spirit began to speak to my heart about the mystery of the two's found throughout the scripture. When we remember that ...

How to Live a Long Life

I know a number of people whose life's motto is that everyone out there is trying to either rob or kill them. Years ago, I would have laughed it off as paranoia. But nowadays I think it's somewhat justified.

Reformation Hymns

Reformation Sunday is coming up on October 28. In our church, each year on Reformation Sunday we sing Reformation hymns, that is, hymns that in some way connect to the Reformers and the movement they sparked.

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