Christmas

The story is told of a father who decided that Christmas was going to be different that year. He called a family conference and challenged his family […]

“Peace on earth, goodwill toward men.” The phrase floats through Christmas carols and decorates holiday cards, painting a picture of universal harmony. But have you ever paused […]

People do the oddest things to entertain themselves. Take, for example, how in the late 1950’s there suddenly arose a fad among youth and college students to […]

On Christmas, the King of kings and Lord of Lords was born in human form, but the news about this baby’s birth didn’t initially receive the grandeur […]

There’s a saying positive thinking gurus love to teach, which is, “Showing up is half the battle.” Not necessarily. Many people show up to jobs but fail […]

We say “Christmas is a stressful time of year” but that’s not technically correct. There’s nothing about the holiday itself that’s stressful, it’s what we make of […]

For most people, how you treat a visitor to your home depends on who the visitor is. I’ve heard people say to family members and close friends, […]

I can appreciate the intent of the people we read stories about who take their sleeping bags and spend a night on the street as an effort […]

Before the holiday season began this year we had the conclusion of baseball season, capped as usual with the World Series. During a sermon, Tom Conant talked […]

What the church in America is now witnessing is the result of decades of selling and settling for a version of Christianity built around professions of faith […]