by Kara Martin | Aug 29, 2023 | Work
Note: This was originally posted on February 15, 2017 on https://stirringouraffections.com/. Does our working shape us? Depending on what you do, you might answer that readily in the affirmative, strongly in the negative, or you might just need to ponder it a bit. I...
by Richard Herman | Aug 22, 2023 | Weddings
A wedding or a funeral? Most seasoned pastors will say, “Hands down, I’d rather do a funeral.” When you ask “Why?” you will most likely hear things like: Everybody wants a “Princess Di Wedding.” Not only couples (usually the bride) but families, too, can be more...
by Bill Rowley | Aug 16, 2023 | Prayer
As August wraps up and Labor Day is right around the corner, your congregation is gearing up to go back to school for the 2023-2024 academic year! With it comes excitement and plenty of anxiety about what entering school or moving up a grade means for students and...
by Colleen Strachan | Aug 15, 2023 | Movie Reviews
Spoiler Alert:This review contains some minor spoilers about the plot of Barbie. When I was a girl, at a certain age I had only one wish each time I opened a gift, and that wish was, “Please be a Barbie doll.” I was obsessed then, and although I never collected as...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Aug 15, 2023 | Movie Reviews
Spoiler Alert: This review contains some minor spoilers about the plot of Oppenheimer. Content Alert: Oppenheimer contains adult themes, nudity, and graphic language. If I were to tell you that Hollywood would be releasing a 3-hour film during the summer blockbuster...
