I asked someone recently, “What’s your favorite memory or tradition of Christmas?” I was shocked by the reply, “None.”
None. Not one.
He
went on to exp...
I don’t remember where I first read the story, but it was probably in one of my mother’s old Ideals magazines. They had glossy covers, harder than standard pap...
Near the end of this service we will partake of Communion together. Please prepare your elements (bread/cracker and juice/wine) before beginning our worship ser...
When I was reading through the Christmas narrative again I was struck by the phrase, “And her husband Joseph, being a just man (Matt. 1:19a, ESV emphasis added...
“You can’t smoke, drink, go to movies, listen to rock and roll, or dance. The Holy Spirit won’t come into a trash can.”
I heard the pastor make this point emph...
Our world really misunderstands hope. Often people see it as a desire for something to happen. One of my favorite examples of this kind of hope is in Antiques R...
A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
-Proverbs 17:22
Why are we celebrating Christmas on December 25?
Why is there a Christ...
In this episode, Debbie and Josh discuss what Christmas is and is not. We look at the historical Christmas and how different Christmas is today. We also disc...
During the Christmas season, we often read the story of the Wise Men. Whether there were three or four or a hundred matters not, because to debate that issue i...
I was at Capitol Grille being treated to lunch by a dear friend last year right before Christmas. He’d just paid the check, and our waiter was saying thanks. “Y...
I love watching James Bond movies because he always gets into the type of situations that make you think, “How could he possibly escape this one?” When the bad ...
We have hosted families three times.
The first time, a representative of Franklin Graham’s Boone, North Carolina ministry called. They were looking for a chu...
