by Scott Bullock | Apr 25, 2023 | Baptism, Children
The 2023 survey that was conducted by the Wall Street Journal in partnership with NORC at the University of Chicago found that only 39% of the 1000 adults polled deemed religion “very important” to them compared to the 62% from a similar study in 1998. Within the...
by Dan Baumgartner | Apr 21, 2023 | Busyness, Ministry, Work
I might not be the best person to be writing this. After an eleven-year career in business in my twenties and early thirties, I’ve been an ordained pastor now for nearly twenty-seven years. There are two phrases heavily used in ministry circles that drive me crazy–...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Apr 11, 2023 | Movie Reviews
(Spoiler Alert: This review contains some minor spoilers about the plot of The Fabelmans.) Storytelling is a bit like fire…powerful, captivating even, but also, extremely dangerous. Telling a personal story, one that involves your own family, well, the stakes are even...
by Bill Rowley | Apr 7, 2023 | Easter, Good Friday, Holy Week
The Easter Sermon of John Chrysostom (344-407) Bishop of Constantinople and Doctor of the Church Is there anyone who is a devout lover of God? Let us enjoy this beautiful bright festival! Is there anyone who is a grateful servant? Let us rejoice and enter into the joy...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Apr 5, 2023 | Good Friday, Holy Week, Pain
Do you remember the first time someone explained to you the concept of “Good Friday?” I remember my own mother explaining how it was possible that Jesus’ death was “good,” not because torture and suffering were good, but because his death enabled us to live in...