When Martin Luther banged his mallet into the door of Castle Church in Wittenberg 500 years ago, he corrected the church and its leaders. Today, as we lament the downturn in baptisms and ministry effectiveness in many of our churches, it seems a good time to correct ourselves. Luther’s 95 Theses were built under the […]
It is time to ring in what is affectionately called “The Christmas Season.” The Christmas holiday is so big that, like spring or autumn, it now qualifies as its own season. Even non-Christ-followers celebrate this holiday as a time of joy, laughter and hope. Yet, for many, it is a sad time of year. Maybe […]
There is no chapter in the Bible like Luke 15. Even without this poignantly unique passage, we know Jesus cares about lost things. He ate with sinners, He healed the broken, and He exceedingly preferred the company of the outcasts. Yet His passion for these things is most dramatically explained in three parables of Luke […]
Every year, millions recognize the third Sunday in January as “Sanctity of Life” Sunday. The abortion issue is always a hotly debated subject, and considering all that is at stake, it should be. For the Christ-follower, Jesus has changed us. This change must have the greatest impact on both what we believe and how we […]
It has been 50 years since that tragic day in Dallas when bullets from an assassin’s rifle ended the life of our nation’s 35th president, John F. Kennedy. His death remains one of the darkest moments in our nation’s history. All who were old enough at the time still remember where they were when they […]