Today’s lengthy slow and steady drizzle of raindrops seemed more than appropriate. Music lost a legend this past weekend. He was a five-time Grammy award winner and a member of music’s Hall of Fame. His recordings hit the top ten charts 26 times and sold […]
Several years ago, I taught a series of Bible study lessons called “Doctrines of Contention” with my friend Dan Hamm. The lessons attempted to explain why there are so many variants within the Christian faith. The premise I operated under assumed that most change in […]
Are there times in the Bible when you so identify with the characters and the situation that you can almost imagine yourself in the scene? About a month before Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, a close knit family of three siblings experience pain and grief up […]
From time to time, I have taught classes prompted by questions asked by members of the class. Some teachers cringe at that style of teaching. The teacher can’t “prepare” for class ahead of time. The teaching content – even how to glorify God – provides […]
The two words don’t seem to belong together, do they? Oh I suppose there were years when it took courage to get up at 3:30am on Black Friday to shop at Walmart, but some would say that is more craziness than courage. Surely it doesn’t […]
My youngest daughter Rachel was a part of the worship service at Eastside Christian Church last weekend. The role of participating in worship services is not foreign to Rachel. On many occasions, she has played a piano keyboard, an electric or an acoustic guitar, and […]
This week as we are counting down the days until Christmas, let’s look at two verses from the Biblical accounts of the birth of Jesus to center some thoughts. The verses focus on a group of political and religious leaders who followed a star to […]
“Isn’t there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?” The lament came from the lips of Charlie Brown in the animated Christmas classic, A Charlie Brown Christmas. Charles Schultz’ lovable gang of kids and a dog subtly offer answers to that question throughout the […]
Our counting from Easter to Pentecost readies itself for the fourth week of the study. By Wednesday of this week, we will be at the halfway mark of the adventure. During the time, we focused on characteristics of spiritual growth, looking at unity and the […]
The qualities that are emphasized in week two are strength, sound judgment and discipline. What will it take to develop those characteristics in your life? Perhaps more importantly, why are these characteristics that we should be concerned about at all? These are the issues that […]