by Mike | Dec 18, 2018 | Christmas
JOY is one of those words we associate with Christmas time, but life’s circumstances often force us into less than joyful moods. We all at times experience the burden of illness, the shock of tragedy, or the pain of losing something or someone dear. This is the...
by Mike | Sep 9, 2018 | Christian Living
From The Guardian: “Psychological and social science research supports that living amid the wealthy even when you are upper-middle class is pretty bad for your mental health. … low social rank opens people up to psychological disorders such as depression. Essentially,...
by Mike | Jun 6, 2018 | Identity, Racism
The defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945 signaled the end of Adolf Hitler’s poisonous ideas about “superior” and “inferior races” of humanity. But the recent displays of white nationalism resurging from relative dormancy in Charlottesville, Virginia remind us that evil...
by Mike | Apr 6, 2018 | Bereavement, Death, Resurrection
Ralph Waldo Emerson mused, “Life is not measured by its length, but by its depth.” Still, death eventually knocks, and our standing before God determines how we answer. THE DOORWAY OF DEATH “No tabloid will ever print the startling news that the mummified body of...
by Mike | Jun 2, 2017 | Greeters, Visitors
Invitations can be simple yet powerful. Consider how Jesus’ first disciples encounter the Lord in John chapter 1. In verses 37-29, John and Andrew approach Jesus having heard of Him from John the Baptist. They were already interested in what He had to say and clearly...
