The longer I live, the more I appreciate living in the “land of the free.” For I can say just about anything I want to say without the fear of reprisal. I don’t. I hold my tongue because wisdom typically trumps freedom. I can go wherever I want to go, so long as I have … [Read more…]
When Faith Family Fellowship launched seven years ago, we got kick-started in the most inconceivable manner conceivable. Not even Hollywood could have scripted so unimaginable a series of events that gave us birth: an heretical sermon, a mass church exodus, an unmarketable minister, a motley crew of discontents, a disorganized powwow, and a prophetic and … [Read more…]
Our church motto for the current year can be whittled down to but three words, “Believing is Seeing,” meaning that in order for any of us to discern spiritual Truth as revealed in God’s Word, we must first believe. When we do, we will “see” a spiritual path forward, we will grasp Divine Truth. As … [Read more…]
Several years ago, I lovingly confronted one of my closest Christian brothers when I suspected he was having an affair. His response was typical of most of us when we’re being faced with admitting to some upsetting sin. He denied any guilt; and not just once, but several times – until his adult son walked … [Read more…]
One of my very least favorite Christmas songs is the perennial favorite of many children, “Santa Claus is Coming to Town.” Now I possess no yearning to be a Mr. Scrooge who “Bah! Humbugs!” the annual holiday, much less do I wish to be another grinch who steals the Christmas spirit from the kiddos. At … [Read more…]
