Just as another reminder, COVID-19 is not the first plague The Church has survived. In 1519, a plague struck Zurich and led to one man to pen this old hymn that has become somewhat popular since coronavirus reminded us that plagues exist and that our society isn’t immune to them. The writer of the...
COVID-19 may be new, but a plague that causes sickness, death, division and brings the world to its knees is nothing new. The early church dealt with a well-document plague from 250 to 270 A.D., and the actions of the early church during that plague should make us question our response to a modern...
By Stephen Kimball As a Christian, I have been struggling with my own response to all that is going on in the country right now. I confess, I can get riled up in a “New York minute”, as they say, watching practically any news media. Politics couldn’t be more polarizing and it’s hard not to...
“I love your Jesus. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Jesus.” -Mahatma Ghandi “Jesus is the only Savior, but not everybody who is being saved by Him is aware that He is the one who is doing the saving”-Tony Campolo “I am an historian, I am not a believer, but...
Three years is not even a full term for a United States President. It is the time that a child is in middle school. It isn’t a long time. Married couples who are in their third year of marriage are still considered newlyweds, and a three-year-old child can barely walk and talk. The American...
Last night I had the “pleasure” of hosting a movie night for a half-dozen first graders. Overall, I suppose it was a decent experience with the possible exception of when they started dancing in the middle of the movie and overturned a bowl of popcorn on my living room carpet. We watched the Veggie...
You say Jesus lives inside of you. Does he? I mean, where it really counts? Let’s take an inventory. Is Jesus in your racism?Is He there in your homophobia?Is He the one throwing stones at people who have made mistakes in their lives?Is it Jesus who is causing your self-righteousness and arrogance?Is the one...
When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him with criminals, one on his right, the other on his left. Jesus said… “Act now! For a one time fee of just $250, I will teach you how to make the most of your spiritual gifts. Now you can be just like...
Most of us can accept that a man will be born who will be called Wonderful Counselor. Many of us, could probably think of people in our lives to whom we could ascribe that title. But when Isaiah says the Messiah will be called “Mighty God,” he has added a new wrinkle that most...
Hurry! All the big Christmas sales start today. We have to wake up, get dressed, and go. We have to snag that $300 laptop, those 50 percent off shoes, we must have all those outfits that are discounted, and if we get there early enough, we’ll get free holiday knickknack’s at some of the...
