The Empty Truth
As I awoke this year on Easter morning and crawled out of bed, I began to reflect on that word, "empty" and what it truly means.
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We Are "Living Land!"
At a funeral we may hear the phrase "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust." The phrase is not in the Bible – but comes from the Anglican Book of Common Prayer. It is derived from Genesis 2:7 – "And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man ...
Stepping on Blocks
There is little pain like the pain felt from stepping on a plastic building block. The small size and sharp edges make it prime for hiding between the carpet strands, hidden away, like it is awaiting the perfect opportunity to injure the parent's foot.
Rethinking Legacy
The word "legacy" brings to mind the monetary and material gifts which testators normally leave behind to their chosen beneficiaries in their wills. It rarely occurs to us that a more meaningful legacy consists of the intangible gifts or footprints of the soul which are often etched for a lifetime ...
Notre Dame's Cross
This time of year, Christians all over the world celebrate the resurrection of the Son of God. We talk about the cross and the symbolism it holds. But it's not the cross that holds the power. No. It's the man who overcame the cross.
The Return to Convicting Preaching that Riles Demons
Where are the soul crushing, convicting preachers that stir up demons and set the captives free today?
Have You Been Stifled?
In the hit TV comedy series Archie Bunker, one of Archie's famous lines was "Will you stifle yourself!" The Cambridge dictionary defines "stifle" in part as: "to prevent something from happening, being expressed, or continuing...." I'd like to talk about the "being expressed" part. Whether in word ...
Major Elements of the Christian Marriage Union and How to Avoid Shipwreck
It is a secret to no one that marriage among Christians and in this society is in shambles. It is a shipwreck. Your average minister has gotten to the point they just throw their hands in the air and give up; they either don't talk about marriage often, since it's so appallingly painful to bring ...
Reaffirming Marriage in Today's Divorce Culture
Whether a celebrity couple announces the news of their divorce as did Jeff Bezos with the touching tweet, "If we had known we would separate after 25 years, we would do it all again," or the joint statement by Justin Theroux and Jennifer Aniston that the breakup was, "mutual and lovingly made," the ...
To Err is Human
For the last two years, all eyes have been on Washington as former decorated Marine and FBI agent, Robert Mueller, investigated claims that the current U.S. President may have colluded with a foreign power to rise to the highest power in the land, that of the President of these United States. At ...
How Reality TV Messes with Our Take on Reality
One woman, using her celebrity influence, recently dared to speak out against the body shaming trend which has come to dominate our image-obsessed popular culture. American singer, Demi Lovato, responded to a journalist's online comments that she had a "fuller figure" with the perfect retort – "I ...
Nurturing the Will to Live in a Culture of Death
As if death by natural causes was not enough of a challenge, we are now living in a culture of death where death by unnatural causes, such as murder, euthanasia and suicide, is on the rise. Why is life being viewed in such a fashion that many feel it can be taken so casually? What's app now has a ...
SundayDecember 22, 2024
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