One day I was watching TV with my kids, and the next show was the Rugrats Passover Special. I wanted to watch, since I knew that the Passover was a very important Jewish celebration related to the book of Exodus. While it was interested to see the grandpa tell the story of Moses incredible feats, […]
Treasuring Traditions at Christmas
This is from an article that I wrote for the Member’s Newsletter last Christmas. I decided to post it on the blog to encourage families as the Christmas season begins this year. OK, let’s be honest. We tend to be a pretty non-traditional church, so writing an article on traditions at Christmas may seem a […]
We live in a society that does not want to accept the fact that God judges people. They want to believe that God is love without understanding that He is also holy and just. Take the following people as an example. They might represent people you know. “I am a Christian, but I don’t believe […]
Remember the Rocky movies. Sylvester Stallone plays the great champion, Rocky Balboa. In Rocky III, the champion Balboa has a new challenger on the horizon. Clubber Lang (Mr. T) begins to challenge Rocky, calling him a chump. Rocky gets mad and accepts a fight with Lang, but he hasn’t really considered the abilities and strength […]
Why do I feel so far away from God sometimes and so close at other times? It’s been a couple weeks since I answered one of these questions, but here is another good one. A few weeks back we talked about dealing with questions and doubts in the Sunday service. We gave people in the […]