Sermons, resources, conference recaps, book reviews, and reflections on faith
Where do babies come from? Depending on when you asked that question you probably got a different answer. Parents have been answering that question in different ways since time began. There’s the stork story, the cabbage patch story, the story of the birds and… Continue Reading “Where Do Babies Come From?”
Chocolate is good for you. Before we found out that chocolate was good for you, it was just a sin we lived with because we liked it so much. So when studies came out saying it provided real health benefits, it gave us every… Continue Reading “The Truth Is Out There”
What difference has Christ made in your life? How do you see God at work in the world? It seems more than ever we are living in an age of disbelief and distrust. With over 250,000 deaths in the United States alone there are… Continue Reading “Atheists Are People, Too”
A Thanksgiving unlike any other… How many times have we said that this year… about EVERYTHING?! Easter, July 4th, Halloween, and now Thanksgiving. It will seem strange to be without family around the table, but it’s for the best. With so many cases of… Continue Reading “Humble Pie”
Do dogs go to Heaven when they die? My oldest daughter, Eve asked me this question on our way to the bus stop one morning. She was about 7 or 8 years old at the time and we were living in Georgia. I was… Continue Reading “Do Dogs Go to Heaven?”
Being sick is miserable. But I have to tell you, some of the moments I’ve felt the most loved are when I’ve been laid up in bed with a fever. When you’re sick, people are just nicer to you overall. They help you out… Continue Reading “More Than Chicken Soup”
Who isn’t “pro-life?” Really. Let’s take a look at that. I don’t know many people who are not pro-life. We like life. Some of us even love it. The closer we get to the end of it, the more we seem to treasure it. … Continue Reading “Cradle to Grave”
Sometimes it takes someone outside of our group to speak truth to us. If you haven’t heard of E. Stanley Jones, he was a very influential Methodist preacher and missionary, best known for his work in India. Of his many friends was a man… Continue Reading “Until that Day”
Since when did Christianity become synonymous with the Republican Party? In my lifetime, the most devout president was Jimmy Carter and he was a Democrat. From Georgia no less. He was at one time the state’s governor and got elected on a platform of… Continue Reading “Red State / Blue State”
The Land That Time Forgot That’s what they should call Tomorrowland, because it stopped being about tomorrow a long time ago. Take for instance Autopia. I used to love Autopia. As a kid, it was one of the rides I always wanted to go… Continue Reading “Tomorrowland”