The Election Day Sermon
Election Day of the 18th and early 19th century was very different than it is today. In Colonial New England, Election Day was a holiday, and there would be gr...
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Max Lucado’s Prediction for November 9th
Pastor Max Lucado has a prediction for what will happen the day after the election in the United States. We are really ready for this presidential election to b...
The Next Reformation
October 31st saw the 499th anniversary of the day that Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the Wittenberg church in Germany and, as some would say...
Characteristics of a Healthy Church Community
Here is a question, are we more interested in large communities or healthy communities? This is an important question for those of us in leadership in t...
Sermon: The Sin of Pride
Pride is one of those things that can be a positive and a negative it is however in inwardly directed emotion. If we view this from, the negative meaning of th...
Sometimes we Have to Climb Trees
The 19th Chapter of the Gospel of Luke contains the story of Zacchaeus and is a story that points out to us that the grace of God can accomplish what humanity c...
Withdrawing for Prayer
One of the most important, yet often overlooked, aspects of pastoral ministry is self-care. As ministers, we need to take care of ourselves, so we are in the r...
Christian Values, What are They?
There has been a lot of talk during this presidential election cycle about Christian values. Candidates have talked about their faith more in this election tha...
A Warning to Today’s Religious Leaders
Of all of the things that I learned during my seminary education that has stuck with me is the Eastern Orthodox sense of being responsible for those God placed ...
Sermon: The Greatest of These
You have heard me preach about love before, well I think I mention love in almost every sermon I preach. I do this because love is central to the Gospel messag...