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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
October is Pastor Appreciation Month, and it brings to mind one clear reality: The role of the pastor in America seems to be more difficult with each passing year.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
People can gain access to contraceptives and abortion pills without the government forcing religious and pro-life groups to provide them. But California, Delaware, Maryland, New York, and Virginia can't seem to accept that.
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.
It seems that any attempt at a discussion on abortion, especially if it forwards an alternative to the current (public) position held by the church, is akin to touching the dreaded third rail.