Why We Need Thanksgiving
Have you ever bought something you already had, because you forgot you have it? I am thinking right now of a tool for my chainsaw I have hanging on the …
Shoebox Sunday!
Today is one of our favorite Sundays of the year. For the past several weeks (and much longer for some) we have been packing Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes to send …
Hamartiology – The Doctrine of Sin
Where did the idea of sin come from? Is it just some old-fashioned idea that was created to help keep humans in line? Is guilt just a social construct? It …
Foundations of Our Faith – Anthropology: the doctrine of man
So when we think of anthropology, we tend to think of history and archeology and maybe even sociology or science. The truth is, the study of anthropology has many subsections, …
Political Issues and the Church
A few years ago I preached a series of messages on topics that are often considered “political” and therefore not discussed in polite churches. It was my desire in those …