Top Stories of 2012
Last week you voted and we heard you. Thank you all for chiming in! We’re so excited to share with you your (and our) favorite stories of 2012. Hopefully it will give you some good, reflective reading...
View ArticleGo to the Ant
Go to the Ant Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. Pr. 6:6-8...
View Article7 Revival Guidelines for Young People – Part 17 | Revival Series
#GTH Blog I wish I could say “revival” and “the youth” are synonymous. It may not seem so in the literal sense, but there is a lot of truth in it. It happens to be the young people (and children) who...
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Hope as Wide as the Prairie
Our pioneer ancestors scraped and sacrificed and barely got by, in many ways living a similar lifestyle to what millions of subsistence farmers still lead around the world.My Account l Sponsor a Child...
View ArticleDeath of Bishop Jane Holmes Dixon
[Episcopal Diocese of Washington] Bishop of Washington Mariann Edgar Budde writes the following letter concerning the death of Jane Holmes Dixon, former bishop suffragan and bishop pro tempore of the...
View ArticleArchbishop of Canterbury to become Baron Williams of Oystermouth
[Lambeth Palace] The Queen has been pleased to confer a Peerage of the United Kingdom for Life on the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Dr Rowan Williams Lord Archbishop of Canterbury upon his...
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“Walk in the Light”
If we walk in the light as He is in the light . . . the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin —1 John 1:7 To mistake freedom from sin only on the conscious level of our lives for...
View ArticleCharles Newbold books for $1
The Crucified Ones by Charles Newbold is the best book I’ve read describing (in an incredibly succinct way…it’s short, but very dense) what is happening as the Kingdom of God advances and where...
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My favorite articles of 2012
Tis the season for bloggers to write their annual “best of” lists. Recently I shared my favorite reads of 2012; today I want to share a few of my favorite articles of the year. These don’t necessarily...
View ArticleGo to the Source
Where does our help come from? Why can we have hope? Psalm 33:20 We put our hope in the LORD. He is our help and our shield. Psalm 33:22 Let your unfailing love surround us, LORD, for our hope is in...
View ArticleWhy people think Christians are fake. (#3 in 2012)
There was no yelling or screaming. Nobody raised their voices there in the green room. Nobody slammed their hands down on a table of free granola bars in rage. It wasn’t that type of argument at all,...
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Wednesday Link List
The picture: Don’t let padded seat backs stop you from having a place to store your hymnbook. This is North Christian Church in Columbus, Indiana. If there aren’t enough links for you here, and you’re...
View ArticlePeace is Powerful!
During World War I, in the winter of 1914, on the battlefields of Flanders, one of the most unusual events in history took place. The Germans had been in a fierce battle with the British and French....
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A Second Christmas poem..
Captured last week during the meteor shower. A planet (either Venus or Saturn) shining through light cloud coverage.Here is a second poem that I wrote that was read at the Christmas Eve service. Two...
View ArticleLady Jane Grey
Simonetta Carr, Lady Jane Grey (Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books, 2012), $18.00, hardcover.One of the most encouraging trends in Christian children's literature is the publication of more...
View ArticleBook Review: Engaging Exposition by Akin, Curtis & Rummage
The call to preach the Word of God is the highest calling of the pastor. For centuries preachers have recognized that it is not enough just to open ones Bible and speak your mind on a passage and call...
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Matthew: The Magi
We do not know exactly who the Magi were. Efforts to describe them as “kings” are not scripturally supported. It is assumed there were three because of the three gifts that were presented to Jesus. The...
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Les Miserables- A Grace Story
We ventured out to watch Les Miserables and were not disappointed. This was my first full understanding of this sweeping love story. What overwhelmed me was the grace story that was woven throughout....
View ArticleThe Unconditional Love of Mothers Deciphers Religion
As I look out into the world, I see a common thread in humanity. It transcends race and religion....and it has to do with mothers. Most mothers have an undying and unconditional love for their...
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