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It’s almost Christmas! It’s a wonderful time of year for many, but it can also be a time that puts a huge strain on your finances. We want to everything that our family and friends put on their wish lists- we may even feel compelled to do so – but doing so comes at a Continue reading

Growing up, the celebration of Advent wasn’t part of our Christmas experience. It was only when I started pastoring that I gained an appreciation of Advent – what it could mean in the church and what it could mean in the home. In a time when Christmas has been virtually stripped of its Christian meaning, Continue reading

17 years ago, the World Trade Center towers fell taking with it thousands of lives and dispelling the notion that America was safely at a distance from the reach of terrorists. 17 years ago, Americans sat in stunned silence watching those massive towers burn and fall, watching men and women desperately racing away from a Continue reading

This is the final part of this mini-series, and I hope you’ll find it important. It’s not rocket science, but it can be helpful. If you’re serving in any area of our Greeting Ministry, you are doing a great service to both members and guests. Never underestimate your value to the overall ministry of the Continue reading

Memorial Day is a time to remember. It is a day on the calendar that is set aside to honor those who have given their lives in service to their country. Many of these men and women volunteered to place themselves in harm’s way in order to save lives, protect their fellow Americans and others Continue reading

Never underestimate the value of a smile! One of the most important things that greeters bring to their ministry is a welcoming smile. Sure, there are days when we don’t feel much like smiling because we all have challenges in life – physical, emotional, and sometimes even spiritual. But it is exactly because we have Continue reading

Before launching into this week’s post, I wanted to share a touching response to the last week’s post: We were blessed to be able to get my dad out to church on that Sunday. He commented about how helpful the greeters were. As we pulled up to the building, we were met by that red Continue reading

Pastors aren’t very fond of those gray days when the rain is relentless, but a few weeks back we had one of those days. What made the day a bit more cheerful was one one of our greeters. He was wading out into the parking lot with a huge red beach umbrella! He could have Continue reading

This is tough… not tough like digging ditches tough or “I’ve got cancer” tough… I do have some sense of proportion here. Still, this is tough. In 28 years of ministry I can only remember missing one Sunday for medical reasons. Nancy was pregnant with Jay, and we packed up and headed to the hospital. Continue reading

Tread lightly, my brother. All this stomping and huffing, It is beneath you. Are you not His child? Do you think God fails to notice? Do you think He does not care? Do you truly believe that Your fuming and fusing Will remedy the ills of the world? Tread lightly, my brother. See how He Continue reading