As I was thinking about All Saints Day this past week, someone forwarded me an email concerning the fates of the apostles. It described the various ways many of them died.
It’s interesting to reflect on the apostles and what they were willing to sacrifice for the sake of the Gospel, because of Christ (the picture [...]
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A couple days back I focused on how we can celebrate Reformation Day during this time of year. What’s great is that we have another holiday on which we can focus as well- All Saints Day. This is an incredible festival that celebrates the triumphs of those who’ve died in the faith and the connection [...]
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So this Sunday a big day is coming up. Now if you ask kids about it, the first thing they’re going to do is start talking about their costume. Hey, I like costumes as much as the next guy and I think our kids were very cute as storybook characters for Trunk or Treat this [...]
Wow- what else do you say but wow. Liu Wei’s performance to win China’s Got Talent is amazing. I showed a video of this a while back when he first burst onto the scene and said it made me think of truly outside the box thinking. I had to share this update.
What an incredible testimony [...]
Watch this video by Tim Hawkins and have a laugh. He’s funny.
So I definitely enjoy Tim Hawkins; part of that enjoyment coming from the fact that he does a lot of church humor. Of course, we all realize that comedy is at its funniest when it hits home and points out something strange or inconsistent [...]
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Keeping things a little lighter while on vacation, but this link was shared with me and I thought it was a moving piece. The song, “Lead Me” by Sanctus Real is beautiful and I thought hearing the back story behind the song was moving as well. Enjoy as you ask God to lead in your [...]
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Since we’re on vacation, something on the lighter side. Here’s the link to a site with some consistently amusing Christian cartoons. Enjoy laughter as a gift from God today!
Who said piano has to be played with hands?
A thought that wouldn’t even occur to most of us, yet those were the words of Liu Wei, as he shares his story in what appears to be a Chinese version of the “America’s Got Talent” compettition. Watch his story and his skill as he plays and [...]
Is there a place for evangelism at work? If so, how would it happen?
These are some of the issues that this book, a team effort by Bill Peel and Walt Larimore, wrestle with in the chapters of their book, Workplace Grace.
They come out with an unequivocal “yes” which probably makes most people immediately fearful. And [...]
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So this week, I’m posting along with Ben Myers, a 13 year old member of Messiah and a future pastor extraordinaire, who is hanging with me today and thinking about ministry.
We discovered two videos that are very different, but share a common theme.
In the first video, you’ll meet the store manager of a cell phone [...]
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