Where Sunday's Message Meets Everyday Life

  • What It’s All About

    At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire. (This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.) All returned to their own ancestral towns to register for this census. And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Continue reading

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  • Gift Giving

    In the midst of our shopping sprees and wrapping frenzies, remember this quote from Robert Flatt:  “The giving of gifts is not something man invented.  God started the giving spree when he gave a gift beyond words, the unspeakable gift of His Son.” You may be disappointed that the box doesn’t contain the gift you Continue reading

  • 5 Less Conventional Ways to Celebrate Christmas

    Every year Americans spend bucket loads of money (much of it on credit cards) in order to give Christmas gifts to family and friends. Some of those gifts are appreciated and used during the year. Others find their way to the back of the closet never to be seen again. In truth, we end up Continue reading

  • I’m Glad the Church Needs Money!

    The following is a blog from Don Linscott. It is thought-provoking! “I wish we didn’t talk so much about money,” is a comment I have often heard while working with churches to raise funds for their important purposes. I understand the sentiment but hold an opposing viewpoint. In fact, I hope my church always needs Continue reading

  • Easily Angered

    I have been privileged to officiate at two weddings over the past two weekends.  In each of them, the beautiful and powerful expression of love found in 1 Corinthians 13 has been read.  As I reflected on those words, one phrase has kept echoing back – “Love is not easily angered.” We live in a Continue reading

  • A Dying Preacher

    An old preacher was dying. He sent a message for his doctor and his lawyer, both church members, to come to his home. When they arrived, they were ushered up to his bedroom. As they entered the room the preacher held out his hands and motioned for them to sit, one on each side of Continue reading

  • You be Jesus!

    A mother was preparing pancakes for her sons, Kevin, 5, and Ryan, 3. The boys began to argue over who would get the first pancake. Their mother saw the opportunity for a moral lesson. If Jesus were sitting here, He would say, “Let my brother have the first pancake. I can wait.” Kevin turned to Continue reading

  • Is Heaven Overrated?

    In the Los Angeles Times, Joel Stein wrote, “Heaven is totally overrated. It seems boring. Clouds, listening to people play the harp. It should be somewhere you can’t wait to go, like a luxury hotel. Maybe blue skies and soft music were enough to keep people in line in the 17th century, but Heaven has Continue reading

  • Ready to Go to Heaven?

    I remember hearing the story of a preacher conducting revival services in a large country church.  As he began to wind down his message, he asked the congregation, “How many of you want to go to heaven?”  Every hand in the place went up … except for one boy sitting on the front row of Continue reading

  • It’s Your Choice

    World renowned British physicists Stephen Hawking said of the afterlife:  “I regard the brain as a computer which will stop working when its components fail. There is no heaven or afterlife for broken down computers; that is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark.” Stephen Hawking a pretty smart guy, but is he Continue reading