Our family has been enjoying the new Disney+ series titled, The Santa Clauses; a sequel TV series to the three Santa Claus films with actor, Tim Allen. During the writing of this series, a bit of discord between Allen and the Disney writers surfaced.
Read MoreTransforming communion from a traditional ceremony into a community remembrance. Facilitating communion has actually been a struggle for our church to work through as we’ve been on our revitalization journey.
Read MoreOne of the greatest gifts God gave me in my life was a diverse Christian background. This journey has led me to get baptized 3 times! (Crazy right?) Here’s the story.
Read MoreThe Comparison Game. In Western culture, Christmas has become a season of comparisons. Sometimes we like to brag about having the perfect Christmas. We buy
Read MorePaul Calls Them “Enemies of The Cross“. In the last passage of Philippians 3, Paul gives a stern warning to the church. There were false
Read MoreIt turns out results do matter! I’ve heard the arguments many times before. “We have enough churches in this town! What’s the point of planting another
Read MoreBack in the day, small communities predominantly revolved around the community at large. Big city newspapers with big city stories ended up being more of an exciting read than a true sign of things to come.
People tended to cling to long-time traditions and an overall familiar way of life. The thought of new thoughts and new ways of life seemed distant and unrealistic. Those were the days when travel and communication were limited.
Read MoreChurch was different when I was a kid. Everything seemed to happen inside the church building. Back then, it wasn’t unusual to be at the church in
Read MoreMeeting for coffee is about building relationships, not just enjoying a beverage.
Read MoreChristian culture has definitely not been sustained and preserved like the churches and cathedrals have. After spending some time in British culture, my perspective is that England is definitely showing the signs of a people who are caring less about God nor the church.
Read MoreWhen we lived in Alaska, there was an interdenominational softball league. Each church put together a team of members to compete against each other…for fun of course! As I stood in the field, I wondered, what team would Jesus play for? Would Jesus even play church league softball?
Read MoreThe Prefrontal Cortex is where we make decisions to take action on thought. The Prefrontal Cortex handles one’s behaviour. This brings greater understanding into Deut. 6:4-8, “These commandments that I give you today…bind them on your foreheads.” Perhaps the God who designed our brains, was leading Moses to be as specific as possible, in exactly where we should store His commandments?
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