Daylight Savings time and the Mayberry Cafe
All the hubbub about Daylight Savings Time starting this week reminded me of one of the, shall I say, less than memorable moments in my work with teenagers (for those who don’t know it, I was a youth pastor for a long time). As a youth pastor, I wanted trips to be memorable, so when […]
131 Christians Everyone Should Know
One of the things I hope to do in my blog is to point people to some resources that challenge me. So here is the first entry of that type. Too often, we lose sight that we are part of the larger story of God and His work in church history. I spent most of […]
This past week, the message looked at obedience in the life of a Christ-follower. In fact, obedience to the commands of God is one of the key themes for all of John’s writing, including 1 John. He seems to make it very clear that there is a connection to genuine faith and a person’s desire […]
FoxFaith – Films You Can Believe In…Sort Of
In his new blog, Benjamin Lancaster addresses issues of Faith, the Gospel, and the Arts. The topic for his first blog is the rash of Christian movies invading the market. What’s a Christian to do? Films You Can Believe In…Sort Of “What we want is not more little books about Christianity, but more little books […]
I grew up going to a church that did not observe Lent, so when I heard people talking about what they gave up for Lent, I wasn’t sure what they were talking about. I really couldn’t figure out what the stuff you find in your belly button had to do with eating fish on Fridays […]