Many us have titles before and/or after our names: Mr. or Ms. or Mrs.; Jr. or Sr.; maybe Capt., Lt., or Sgt.; maybe even Your Honor or Dr. A title always tells us something about the person holding the title: if you’re a Mrs., you’re either currently married or widowed. If a Jr., you’ve been … [Read more…]
As we reflect on 2017, we all have so much for which to be thankful this Thanksgiving season. For me on the personal level, I am most grateful that though I lost my older brother in death, I’ll be reunited with him in eternal life. Then on our church level, I am most grateful that … [Read more…]
I suspect most reading this can recite that most memorable line from Alexandre Dumas’ classic historical novel, “The Three Musketeers:” “All for one and one for all.” It was their rallying cry that signaled their solidarity. Together, they’d engage their enemies as one, wielding their swords united; regardless how insurmountably lopsided the odds stacked against … [Read more…]
Even our regular attenders don’t know our church’s official dress code. This is because we don’t have one. Our church by-laws remain completely silent on this subject. So, we wear nothing then. Kidding. What we mean by our purposeful omission is that we make no demands on what anyone should wear – taking into consideration, … [Read more…]
I believe we can whittle down our contemporary celebration of Halloween to two essentials: #1: free candy; lots of it and more calories than our kids could ever count. And #2: fantasy-to-freaky costumes; kids getting the opportunity to present themselves in a wannabe identity – though hopefully not in some subliminal alter-ego outfit. I get … [Read more…]